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| /ˈtɜːmɪn(ə)l/ |
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| 1 | a terminal illness cannot be cured and will cause someone to die , usually slowly （疾病）不治的，晚期的 |
| Terminal cancer was diagnosed. 诊断为癌症晚期。 |
| | 1a | a terminal patient has a terminal illness （患者）患不治之症的，晚期的 | |
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| 2 | continuing to get worse until the end is reached 逐步衰亡的；越来越糟的 |
| in terminal decline The coal industry is now feared to be in terminal decline. 人们现在担心煤炭工业会逐步衰亡。 |
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| 3 | humorous extreme 极度的；极其的 |
| terminal boredom The biggest challenge the soldiers had to face was terminal boredom. 士兵们必须面对的最大挑战是极端枯燥的生活。 |
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| 4 | only before noun technical at the end of something 终端的；末端的 |
| a terminal branch/bud 顶枝/顶芽 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| terminally adv |
| terminally ill patients 患不治之症的病人 |
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