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ultimatum n.最后通牒 (1) 这一纸最后通牒必然会引起严重危机。(2) 他们给那个国家下了一道最后通牒。 The noun ultimatum has Latin roots meaning "final" and that's still what the word means today. It is the final demand, usually with an implicit or explicit "or else" attached to it. Often, the person on the receiving end of the ultimatum rebels, however, and will say something like, "Don't give me any ultimatums!"

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英 [ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm] 美 [ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm] (1) This ultimatum was bound to create a grave crisis.(2) They delivered an ultimatum to that country. An ultimatum is a final demand attached to a threat, like "If you don't do it, I'll never speak to you again." Ultimatums are serious business. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]最后通牒 An ultimatum is a warning to someone that unless they act in a particular way, action will be taken against them. They issued an ultimatum to the police to rid an area of racist attackers, or they will take the law into their own hands.他们向警方发出了最后通牒，要求肃清整个地区的种族主义暴徒，否则他们将自行采取行动。...a 48-hour ultimatum.期限为48小时的最后通牒

英语单词	ultimatum
英美音标	英 [ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm] 美 [ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm]
中文释义	n.最后通牒
英语例句	(1) This ultimatum was bound to create a grave crisis. (2) They delivered an ultimatum to that country.
中文例句	(1) 这一纸最后通牒必然会引起严重危机。 (2) 他们给那个国家下了一道最后通牒。
vocabulary简明	An ultimatum is a final demand attached to a threat, like "If you don't do it, I'll never speak to you again." Ultimatums are serious business.
vocabulary扩展	The noun ultimatum has Latin roots meaning "final" and that's still what the word means today. It is the final demand, usually with an implicit or explicit "or else" attached to it. Often, the person on the receiving end of the ultimatum rebels, however, and will say something like, "Don't give me any ultimatums!"
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]最后通牒 An ultimatum is a warning to someone that unless they act in a particular way, action will be taken against them. They issued an ultimatum to the police to rid an area of racist attackers, or they will take the law into their own hands. 他们向警方发出了最后通牒，要求肃清整个地区的种族主义暴徒，否则他们将自行采取行动。 ...a 48-hour ultimatum. 期限为48小时的最后通牒

Ultimatum Final Attached 英 ˌʌltɪ'Meɪtəm] 美 ˌʌltɪ'Meɪtəm N.最后通牒 Bound