terminal 英 [ˈtɜ:mɪnl]   美 [ˈtɜrmɪnl]

terminal

terminal  英 [ˈtɜ:mɪnl] 美 [ˈtɜrmɪnl]

n. 末端;终点站;终端机  adj. 临终的;晚期的;末端的 

名词复数:terminals 

A second terminal was opened in 2008. 第二个航空站是 2008 年开始运营的。
a railway terminal, a bus terminal,  铁路╱公共汽车终点站

  • Terminal is a word with many meanings. Depending on how it's used, it can describe a place where passengers end their journey, a computer screen and keyboard, or a life-ending disease.
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  • n. 末端;终点站;终端机
  • adj. 临终的;晚期的;末端的
  • 1. A second terminal was opened in 2008.

    第二个航空站是 2008 年开始运营的。

  • 2. a railway terminal, a bus terminal,

    铁路╱公共汽车终点站

  • 3. He has terminal lung cancer.

    他患有晚期肺癌。

  • 4. The illness is usually terminal.

    这种病通常为不治之症。

  • 5. a terminal patient

    晚期病人

  • 6. The industry is in terminal decline.

    这个行业每况愈下,一蹶不振。

  • 7. a terminal branch of a tree

    树顶枝条

  • 8. terminal examinations

    期终考试

  • 9. a hospice for the terminally ill

    临终病人安养所

  • terminal (adj.) mid-15c., "relating to or marking boundaries," from Latin terminalis "pertaining to a boundary or end, final," from terminus "end, boundary line" (see terminus). Meaning "fatal" (terminal illness) is first recorded 1891. Sense of "situated at the extreme end" (of something) is from 1805. Slang meaning "extreme" first recorded 1983. Related: Termninally.
  • terminal (n.) "end point of a railway line," 1888, from terminal (adj.); sense of "device for communicating with a computer" is first recorded 1954. Earlier "final part of a word" (1831).
ter·min·al AWL / ˈtɜːmɪnl ; NAmE ˈtɜːrmɪnl / noun , adjective terminal terminals noun 1 a building or set of buildings at an airport where air passengers arrive and leave 航空站;航空终点站 A second terminal was opened in 2008. 第二个航空站是 2008 年开始运营的。 2 a place, building or set of buildings where journeys by train, bus or boat begin or end (火车、公共汽车或船的)终点站 a railway/bus/ferry terminal 铁路╱公共汽车终点站;渡船码头 3 ( computing ) a piece of equipment, usually consisting of a keyboard and a screen that joins the user to a central computer system 终端;终端机 4 ( technical 术语 ) a point at which connections can be made in an electric circuit (电路的)端子,线接头 a positive/negative terminal 正极╱负极端子 adjective 1 (of an illness or a disease 疾病 ) that cannot be cured and will lead to death, often slowly 晚期的;不治的;致命的 He has terminal lung cancer. 他患有晚期肺癌。 The illness is usually terminal. 这种病通常为不治之症。 ( figurative) She's suffering from terminal (= very great)boredom. 她现在感到烦得要死。 2 (of a person ) suffering from an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death 病危的;临终的;晚期的 a terminal patient 晚期病人 3 certain to get worse and come to an end 不可救药的;无可挽回的 The industry is in terminal decline. 这个行业每况愈下,一蹶不振。 4 [only before noun ] ( formal or technical 术语 ) at the end of sth 末端的;末梢的 a terminal branch of a tree 树顶枝条 terminal examinations (= at the end of a course, etc.) 期终考试 ter·min·al·ly / ˈtɜːmɪnəli ; NAmE ˈtɜːrmɪnəli / adverb a hospice for the terminally ill 临终病人安养所 a terminally dull film 索然寡味的影片 ter·min·al / ˈtɜːmɪnl ; NAmE ˈtɜːrmɪnl / ter·min·al·ly / ˈtɜːmɪnəli ; NAmE ˈtɜːrmɪnəli /
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