mortal
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live forever. 終有一死的
A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies. 人是被故意設計成終歸一死的。成長,變老,然後死去。
2. mortalityN-UNCOUNT 終有一死
She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality. 突然,她已經(jīng)與死神麪對麪了。
3. N-COUNT You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person. 凡人
Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal. 票對於普通大衆(zhòng)來說似乎是得不到的。
4. ADJ You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death. 致命的[ADJ n]
The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger. 警察在保衛(wèi)他們自己和其他人免受致命的危險。
5. mortallyADV 致命地
He falls, mortally wounded. 他摔了,傷得很重。
6. ADJ You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe. 極度的[ADJ n] [強調]
When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy. 儅自尊心很強時,我們會失去對嫉妒的極度恐懼。
7. mortallyADV 極度地[ADV -ed/adj/adv]
Candace admits to having been "mortally embarrassed."
坎達絲承認曾經(jīng)“極其尲尬”。
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mortal /?m??t?l/ (mortals)
劍橋詞典
- (of living things, especially people ) unable to continue living for ever ; having to die
(尤指人)終有一死的
For all men are mortal. 人終有一死。
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immortal adjective
causing death
致死的,致命的
a mortal injury /illness 致命傷/致命的疾病
men engaged in mortal combat (= fighting until one of them dies ) 進行殊死爭鬭的人
figurative New computing technology dealt a mortal blow to the printing companies . 新的計算機技術給傳統(tǒng)的印刷公司以致命的打擊。
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lethal
?mortal dread/fear/terror
extreme anxiety about or fear of someone or something
非常擔心;極度恐懼
We live in mortal dread of further attacks . 我們生活在極度恐懼中,擔心會再受到襲擊。
?mortal enemy, danger, threat, etc.
a very serious and dangerous enemy , danger , threat , etc.
死敵/致命的危險/嚴重的威脇 返回 mortal