terminate
/ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/verb
with obj.
1- bring to an end终止, 结束, 使终止：
he was advised to terminate the contract.
人们建议他终止这份合同。
1.1
- no obj.
terminate in
(of a thing) have its end at (a specified place) or of (a specified form)在…结尾, 以…收尾： the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes.
链条的尾端是一个布有大钉的铁球。
1.2
- no obj.(of a train, bus, or boat service) end its journey（火车, 公共汽车, 船）结束行程（或旅程、航程）：
the train will terminate at Stratford.
火车终点将是斯特拉特福德。
1.3
- end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means人为终止（妊娠）; 人工流产。
1.4
- chiefly N. Amer. end the employment of (someone); dismiss〈主北美〉免…的职, 解雇：
Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you.
亚当森正给我施压要解雇你。
1.5
- chiefly N. Amer. assassinate (someone, especially an intelligence agent)〈主北美〉暗杀, 行刺（尤指特工）：
he was terminated by persons unknown.
他被不明身份的人暗杀了。
1.6
- archaic form the physical end or extremity of (an area)〈古〉终结; 以…为末端。
短语
terminate someone with extreme prejudice
- chiefly US murder or assassinate someone (used as a euphemism)〈主美, 婉〉暗杀; 谋杀。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'direct an action towards a specified end'）： from Latin terminat- 'limited, ended', from the verb terminare, from terminus 'end, boundary'.