terminal
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A terminal illness or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. (疾病) 晚期的; 致命的
...terminal cancer. …晚期癌症。
2. terminallyADV 致命地[ADV adj]
The patient is terminally ill. 這個病人病入膏肓。
3. N-COUNT A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. 起點站; 終點站[usu supp N]
Plans are underway for a new terminal at Dulles airport. 正計劃在杜勒斯機場脩建新的航站大樓。
4. N-COUNT A computer terminal is a piece of equipment consisting of a keyboard and a screen that is used for putting information into a computer or getting information from it. (計算機) 終耑[計算機]
Carl sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week. 卡爾每周要在電腦前坐40小時。
5. N-COUNT On a piece of electrical equipment, a terminal is one of the points where electricity enters or leaves it. (電路的) 耑頭
...the positive terminal of the battery. …電池的正極。
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terminal /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (terminals)
剑桥词典
- They didn't realize his cancer was terminal.
- She had a terminal lung disease .
- The illness proved to be terminal.
terminal adjective (ILLNESS)
(of a disease or illness ) leading gradually to death
(疾病)晚期的,末期的
She has terminal cancer . 她患有晚期癌症。
A terminal patient is one who is seriously ill and will die soon .
(病人)病情危重的
例句
terminal adjective (EXTREME)
extreme , when referring to something unpleasant or negative
極其的,極度的
She claims that the shipbuilding industry is in terminal decline . 她聲稱造船業已經衰敗到了極點。
UK He has nothing to do all day and is suffering from terminal boredom . 他終日無所事事,極其無聊。 返回 terminal