- The adjective fatal describes something that is capable of causing death. Certain cleaning products, for instance, are labeled, “Could be fatal if swallowed.” Here's a helpful suggestion: don't swallow them.
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- adj. 致命的；灾难性的
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1. a fatal accident, a fatal blow, a fatal illness
致命的事故╱一击╱疾病
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2. If she gets ill again it could prove fatal.
如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。
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3. a fatal error, a fatal mistake
灾难性的错误
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4. Any delay would be fatal.
任何延误都可能导致失败。
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5. There was a fatal flawin the plan.
计划中有一个致命的缺陷。
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6. fatally injured, fatally wounded
受致命伤
- fatal (adj.) late 14c., "decreed by fate," also "fraught with fate," from Middle French fatal (14c.) and directly from Latin fatalis "ordained by fate, decreed, destined; destructive, deadly," from fatum (see fate (n.)); sense of "causing or attended with death" in English is from early 15c. Meaning "concerned with or dealing with destiny" is from mid-15c.
fatal / ˈfeɪtl ; NAmE ˈfeɪtl / adjective 1 causing or ending in death 致命的 ◆ a fatal accident/blow/illness 致命的事故╱一击╱疾病 ◆ a potentially fatalform of cancer 潜在致死型癌症 ◆ If she gets ill again it could prove fatal. 如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。 ☞compare mortal (2 ) 2 causing disaster or failure 灾难性的；毁灭性的；导致失败的 ◆ a fatal error/mistake 灾难性的错误 ◆ Any delay would be fatal. 任何延误都可能导致失败。 ◆ There was a fatal flawin the plan. 计划中有一个致命的缺陷。 ◆ It'd be fatal to try and stop them now. 现在要试图制止他们就会导致灾难性后果。 ▶ fa·tal·ly / ˈfeɪtəli ; NAmE ˈfeɪtəli / adverb ◆ fatally injured/wounded 受致命伤 ◆ The plan was fatally flawedfrom the start. 这个计划一开始就有致命的缺陷。 fatal fatals fatal / ˈfeɪtl ; NAmE ˈfeɪtl / fa·tal·ly / ˈfeɪtəli ; NAmE ˈfeɪtəli /
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