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| /ˈfeɪtl/ |
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| 1 | causing someone to die 致命的；致死的 |
| a fatal accident/injury/disease etc a fatal road accident 致命的交通事故 |
| a fatal heart attack 致命的心脏病 |
| prove fatal (=cause death) In the nineteenth century childbirth often proved fatal. 致人死亡 |
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| 2 | with very serious negative effects 毁灭性的；灾难性的 |
| prove fatal (=destroy something) The recession has proved fatal to many businesses. 是毁灭性的；是灾难性的 |
| a fatal blow The sudden resignations dealt a fatal blow to the government. 这些人突然辞职给了政府致命的一击。 |
| fatal flaw (=serious fault) Yesterday’ s report highlighted fatal flaws in the system. 致命缺陷；严重缺陷 |
| a fatal mistake/error I made the fatal mistake of falling in love with him. 我犯了个严重的错误，就是爱上了他。 |
| | 2a | a fatal error is one that stops a program from working correctly （使计算机程序无法正常运行的）严重错误 | |
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