terminal
adjective
uk/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/terminaladjective(ILLNESS)
(of adiseaseorillness)leadinggraduallytodeath:
(疾病)晚期的,末期的She has terminalcancer.她患有晚期癌症。
A terminalpatientis one who isseriouslyilland willdiesoon.
(病人)病情危重的- They didn'trealizehiscancerwas terminal.
- She had a terminallungdisease.
- Theillnessprovedto be terminal.
Killing
- -cide
- abattoir
- anti-suicide
- assisted suicide
- butchery
- claimsomeone'slifeidiom
- commit
- culpable homicide
- deadly
- exterminate
- liquidate
- misery
- mortal
- neutralization
- neutralize
- non-fatal
- overlie
- poison
- sacrifice
- wring
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Disease & illness - general words
Death and dying
terminaladjective(EXTREME)
extreme, when referring to somethingunpleasantornegative:
极其的,极度的Sheclaimsthat theshipbuildingindustryis in terminaldecline.她声称造船业已经衰败到了极点。
UKHe has nothing to do alldayand issufferingfrom terminalboredom.他终日无所事事,极其无聊。
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- chronic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- stringent
- terminally
- toughness
- utmost
terminal
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/terminalnoun[C](BUILDING)
B2
theareaorbuildingat astation,airport, orportthat is used bypassengersleavingorarrivingbytrain,aircraft, orship:
站台;候机楼,航站;码头Terminal 3 is usedmostlyfordomesticflights.三号航站楼主要用于国内航班。
- Thewholeterminal wasevacuated.
- Abuswill take you to the terminal.
- Theso-calledterminalbuildingwas little more than ashed.
Train & bus stations & taxi ranks
- baggage room
- bus shelter
- bus station
- cabstand
- coach station
- depot
- inter-terminal
- interstation
- left luggage
- platform
- railway station
- rank
- request stop
- retiring room
- staging post
- station
- stop
- taxi rank
- train station
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Air travel: airports & landing strips
Ports & docks
terminalnoun[C](COMPUTER)
apieceofequipmentconsisting of akeyboardandscreen, used forcommunicatingwith thepartof acomputersystemthatdealswithinformation
计算机终端Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- gamepad
- graphics card
- hard drive
- microchip
- optical reader
- optically
- palmtop
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
terminalnoun[C](ELECTRICITY)
electronicsspecialized
thepointat which aconnectioncan be made in anelectriccircuit
(电路的)端子,线接头Electrical switches & connections
- clicker
- coaxial
- corded
- dimmer
- dimmer switch
- junction box
- national grid
- outlet
- override
- patch
- pause
- plug
- plug(something)in/plug(something)intosomething
- plug-in
- powerbank
- push-button
- putsomethingon
- spark plug
- switchboard
- wire