fatal
英 [ˈfeɪtl] 美 [ˈfetl]

adj.

致命的，攸关的；毁灭性的，严重的；命中注定的；重大的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 致命的 causing or resulting in death
2. 灾难性的 causing disaster
3. 重大的,决定性的 fateful; decisive

英英释义

fatal[ 'feitl ]

• adj.
  • bringing death
  • having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

    "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"

    同义词：fateful

  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

    "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"

    同义词：blackcalamitousdisastrousfateful

  • controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

    "a fatal series of events"

    同义词：fateful

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• fatal accident死亡事故
• fatal illness致命疾病
• fatal mistake造成严重后果的错误
• the fatal day〔hour〕决定性的日子〔时刻〕

词组短语

fatal accident死亡事故

fatal disease绝症；不治之症

fatal error致命错误，不可恢复的错误

fatal attraction致命的吸引力（电影名称）；致命的诱惑（电影名称）

fatal illness绝症

同近义词辨析

mortal, fatal, lethal, deadly

这组词都有“致命的”的意思，其区别是：

mortal语气强，指导致死亡的直接原因。

fatal正式用词，强调死亡的不可避免性，多用于指伤或疾病等。

lethal指由于某物本身具有致命的性能。

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. We gave the enemy a fatal blow.
   我们给敌人以致命的打击。
2. There is a fatal flaw in the plan.
   计划中有一个致命的缺陷。
3. A possibly fatal crisis may be at hand.
   毁灭性的危机可能近在咫尺。
4. The fatal day of the election finally arrived.
   大选决定命运的一天终于来到了。

权威例句

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Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT
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