fatal
英 ['feɪt(ə)l]
美['fetl]
- adj. 致命的；重大的；毁灭性的；命中注定的
- n. (Fatal)人名；(葡、芬)法塔尔
词态变化
副词: fatally;
中文词源
fatal 致命的
来自fate, 命运。
英英释意
- 1. bringing death
- 2. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance;
- "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev
- "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
- 3. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
- "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"
- "a calamitous defeat"
- "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"
- "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin
- "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur
- "a fateful error"
- 4. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined;
- "a fatal series of events"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
deadly, fatal, mortal, lethal
这些形容词均表示"致命的"之意。
deadly： 指能致命或实际已致命的事物，也可指企图致死他人的人。
fatal： 正式用词，强调死亡的不可避免性，多用于指伤或疾病等。
mortal： 语气强，指导致死亡的直接原因。
lethal： 指由于某物本身具有致命的性能。
考试真题
- What was Kodak's fatal mistake?
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary ( ' , and thereby the FAA) from regulating the de sign or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- It masks the fatal weaknesses of government policy.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- They would help to spread a fatal disease.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s that could've been just that fatal.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- Any crack in that front could be fatal for tech companies that must operate worldwide.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Such wariness is well founded: statistics show, for example, that a teenage driver with a same-age passenger in the car is at higher risk of a fatal crash than an adolescent driving alone or with an adult.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
- The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary and thereby the FA from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck’s fatal flaw.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
- since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw.
2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- a fatal accident/blow/illness
- 致命的事故 / 一击 / 疾病
牛津词典
- a potentially fatal form of cancer
- 潜在致死型癌症
牛津词典
- If she gets ill again it could prove fatal .
- 如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。
牛津词典
- a fatal error/mistake
- 灾难性的错误
牛津词典
- Any delay would be fatal.
- 任何延误都可能导致失败。
牛津词典
- There was a fatal flaw in the plan.
- 计划中有一个致命的缺陷。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- fatally injured/wounded
- 受致命伤
牛津词典
- The plan was fatally flawed from the start.
- 这个计划一开始就有致命的缺陷。
牛津词典
- It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America...
- 欧洲若与美国反目显然会有致命的后果。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He made the fatal mistake of compromising early...
- 他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the fatal stabbing of a police sergeant...
- 对警官致命的一刺
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.
- 医院发言人说她死于心脏病发作。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The fatal enemy of heart is the lass of time.
- 心灵的致命的仇敌,乃是时间的魔合.
期刊摘选
- However, the inhaled form can be fatal if a person does not receive antibiotic treatment.
- 但是吸入形式的感染却能够致命,如果没有得到抗菌素的治疗.
期刊摘选
- It would be fatal to bring in outsider.
- 把外人引进来可能招致灾难.
《简明英汉词典》
- In 1742 he suffered a fatal attack of smallpox.
- 1742年,他染上了致命的天花.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is a fatal absurdity.
- 这真是荒谬极了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- One moment of inattention when driving could be fatal.
- 开车时稍一疏忽就可能出人命.
《简明英汉词典》
- The bite of a mad dog is fatal.
- 被疯狗咬伤会致死的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Her children's death is a fatal blow on her.
- 孩子们的死对她是致命的打击.
《简明英汉词典》
- I made the fatal mistake of letting her talk.
- 我让她讲话是犯了严重的错误.
《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy got a fatal blow in the battle.
- 敌人在战斗中受到致命的打击.
《简明英汉词典》
- The wound may be fatal.
- 伤势危急.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The loss of all my money was fatal to my plan.
- 钱都亏损了,把我的计划也毁灭了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The patient has contracted a fatal illness. There is little chance of his recovery.
- 这个病人已病入膏肓, 没有多少痊愈的希望了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The disease is potentially fatal.
- 这种疾病可能会致命.
《简明英汉词典》
- This fatal miscalculation lost them the final victory.
- 这个致命的错误估计使他们未能夺得最后胜利.
《简明英汉词典》
- Fatal accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
- 近年来死亡事故发生的频率已经下降.
《简明英汉词典》