1 ultimate /ˈʌltəmət/ adjective Learner's definition of ULTIMATE
always used before a noun
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: happening or coming at the end of a process, series of events, etc.最终的；最后的 -
Their ultimate [=final] destination was Paris.他们的最终目的地是巴黎。
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What was the ultimate [=final, eventual] outcome/result?最终结局/结果是什么？
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Their ultimate fate has not yet been decided.他们的最终命运尚未决定。
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I never doubted their ultimate success. [=I never doubted that they would eventually succeed]我从未怀疑过他们最终会成功。
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The president has ultimate [=final] authority/control/responsibility over the decision.总裁对决定具有最终的裁定权/控制权/责任。
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Our ultimate aim/goal/purpose is to increase production.我们的最终目标是增加产量。
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: greatest or most extreme极限的；终极的 —
used to say that something or someone is the greatest or most extreme example of a particular type of thing or person用于表示某事物或某人是最好的或最典型的 -
He says that dying for your country is the ultimate act of patriotism.他说为国捐躯是最高境界的爱国主义行为。
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the ultimate expression of love爱的终极表白
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the ultimate betrayal/challenge终极背叛/挑战
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He was the ultimate hero.他是终极英雄。
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used to refer to the original or basic source or cause of something原始的；基本的；根本的 4
: most distant in space or time（太空或时空中）最遥远的 2 ultimate /ˈʌltəmət/ noun
2 ultimate
/ˈʌltəmət/
noun
Learner's definition of ULTIMATE
the ultimate in
: the greatest or most extreme form or example of (something)（在某方面）最好，无与伦比