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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4463 COCA: 4921

fatal

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fa·tal /ˈfeɪtl/ ●●○ adjectiveadj
1  DIEresulting in someone’s death 致命的
potentially fatal diseases
潛在致命的疾病
fatal accident/illness/injury etc
a fatal climbing accident
致命的登山事故
If it is not treated correctly, the condition can prove fatal (=be fatal).
如果治療不當，這種病可能會致命。
2  HARM/BE BAD FORhaving a very bad effect, especially making someone fail or stop what they are doing 災難性的，毀滅性的
fatal to
Disunity finally proved fatal to the rebels’ cause.
内部失和最終成爲叛亂分子此番舉事的致命弱點。
There was one fatal flaw (=serious weakness) in his argument.
他的論據中有個致命的缺陷。
His presidential hopes suffered a fatal blow in New Hampshire.
他的總統夢在新罕布什爾州遭受致命打擊。
fatal mistake/error
Telling your employees they’re unimportant is a fatal error.
當面說員工無足輕重是個災難性的錯誤。
Examples from the Corpus
fatal• The delay may be disappointing but is not fatal.• Meyer's car was involved in a fatal accident on the freeway.• Otherwise, he fears a fatal collision is on the horizon.• Recently I have experienced near fatal fevers.• a fatal heart attack• The gas can be fatal if inhaled in large amounts.• He suffered a fatal injury to the neck.• She will host the surprise get-together tomorrow as a thank you to the victims of a fatal muscle wasting disease.• Some were present in potentially fatal quantities.• Individual immortality would threaten the species as a whole - almost certainly with fatal results.• A sudden shock could be fatal to anyone with a weak heart.• Its fatal venom had no effect on him.
prove fatal• Today an estimated 150,000 people are stung each year but less than 1 percent of these attacks prove fatal.• At worst you would get a severe electric shock, which could prove fatal.• In the case of the white-tailed hawk and other forms of wildlife, this destruction of suitable habitat may prove fatal.• One of them, 26 year old Anthony Clarke, gave him an injection of heroin which proved fatal.• That manoeuvre might lead to a diamond ruff for West at trick two, but even that is unlikely to prove fatal.• German measles can prove fatal to an unborn baby.• He said the fumes could have proved fatal to some one on their own or an older person.• The combination of recession, falling property values, rent and rate increases have proved fatal to the nation's business community.• The loss could prove fatal to their championship hopes.• An instantaneously absorbed dose of five grays would prove fatal within the space of two weeks.
fatal mistake/error• But then we asked him a bit more about it and he made his fatal mistake.• But then, during the monsoon of 1661, she made her fatal mistake.• It was an expensive, almost financially fatal mistake.• This determination then leads him into his fatal error.• This may be a fatal mistake.• Which uncle had told him that was a fatal mistake?• It had made the fatal error of overkill.• I almost made a fatal mistake when she asked me to transfer the call to the Oval Office.
Origin fatal
(1300-1400) French Latin fatalis, from fatum; → FATE
fa·tal adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4463 COCA: 4921
fatal

adjective¹

 1causing death致命VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, prove致命；證明致命ADVERB➤nearly (especially NAmE) (near-fatal in BrE) 幾近致命◇He has not driven since his nearly fatal accident earlier this year.自從今年較早時那次差點兒喪命的車禍之後，他就沒有開過車。 (near-fatal in BrE) ➤always, invariably總是／無一例外地有致命性➤often, sometimes, usually常會／有時會／通常會致命的▸➤rarely很少會致命的▸➤possibly, potentially可能致命的；有潛在致命威脅的◇a possibly fatal setback to his plans可能導致他計劃完全失敗的因素◇The disease is potentially fatal.這種疾病可能會致命。PREPOSITION➤for對⋯來說致命的◇This kind of accident is almost always fatal for the pilot.飛行員遇到這類事故，幾乎無一幸免於難。➤to對⋯致命的◇a chemical which is invariably fatal to small mammals對小型哺乳動物無一例外會致命的一種化學品
fatal

adjective²

 2causing serious trouble引發災難VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, prove有毀滅性；證明有毀滅性ADVERB➤absolutely絕對毀滅性的▸➤ultimately結局悲慘的◇Her disregard of this advice was ultimately fatal.她不聽這個建議，結局是災難性的。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯是毀滅性的◇Tax increases have proved fatal to the nation's business community.事實已證明，加稅對該國的企業界造成了致命打擊。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4463 COCA: 4921
fatal

adjective

fatal ♦︎ deadly ♦︎ lethal ♦︎ malignant ♦︎ terminal ♦︎ incurable ♦︎ inoperableThese words all describe things that cause or can cause death. 這些詞均表示致命的、致死的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆fatal / deadly / lethal to sb / sth◆fatal / lethal for sb / sth◆a fatal / a deadly / a lethal / a malignant / a terminal / an incurable disease◆a fatal / a terminal / an incurable illness / condition◆a deadly / lethal cocktail / poison / venom / weapon◆potentially fatal / deadly / lethal / malignant■ fatal ˈfeɪtl causing or ending in death 致命的◆They were involved in a fatal accident.他們卷入一起出了人命的事故中。◆He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a car.他讓車撞了，受了致命傷。ⓘ Fatal is used to talk about accidents, injuries, illnesses or attacks on people. It is not used to talk about poisons or weapons. * fatal用以形容傷及人命的accident、injury、illness和attack，不能形容poison和weapon。   see also fatality ⇨ victim 1 ▸ fatally

adverb

◆fatally injured / wounded受致命傷■ deadly causing or likely to cause death 致死的；可致死的◆The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes.眼鏡蛇是世上毒性最劇烈的蛇類之一。◆The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population.恐怖分子故意要同平民百姓玩死亡遊戲。ⓘ Deadly is used to talk about poisons and poisonous animals, weapons and attacks. It is not used about accidents or injuries. It collocates with disease and virus but not illness. * deadly用以形容poison、weapon、attack和有毒性的動物，不能形容事故和傷害。deadly可與disease和virus搭配，但不可與illness搭配。■ lethal ˈliːθl causing or likely to cause death 致死的；可致死的◆She had been given a lethal dose of poison.已給她服下致死劑量的毒藥。◆He has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.他被判死刑，以注射毒劑方式執行。ⓘ Lethal is most commonly used with dose, cocktail, mixture, injection and weapon. It is not used to talk about accidents, injuries or attacks. * lethal最常與dose、cocktail、mixture、injection和weapon連用，不能用以形容事故、傷害和襲擊。■ malignant məˈlɪgnənt (medical 醫學) (of a disease or tumour) that cannot be controlled and is likely to cause death （疾病或腫瘤）惡性的◆The tests found some malignant cells.檢查發現了一些惡性細胞。ⓘ Malignant is most often used with the words disease and tumour. A tumour is a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not be. Other words that are used frequently with malignant are more technical medical words describing these types of cells, such as carcinoma and melanoma. * malignant最常跟disease和tumour連用。tumour指瘤、腫瘤、腫塊。還有一些較爲專業的描述此類細胞的醫療術語也常跟malignant連用，如carcinoma（癌）和melanoma（黑素瘤）。■ terminal (rather formal) (of an illness or disease) that cannot be cured and will lead to death, often slowly; (of a person) suffering from a terminal illness （疾病）晚期的，不治的；（人）患絕症的，晚期的◆He has terminal lung cancer.他患有晚期肺癌。◆Many terminal patients would prefer to end their days at home.許多晚期病人甯願在家裏度過最後的時光。▸ terminally

adverb

◆terminally ill patients臨終病人■ incurable ɪnˈkjʊərəbl; NAmE ɪnˈkjʊrəbl(of an illness or disease) that cannot be cured （疾病）不能治愈的◆He's suffering from an incurable disease.他得了不治之症。 OPP curable ⓘ A curable illness or disease can be cured. * curable指疾病可醫治的、可治愈的◆Most skin cancers are curable if treated early.如果及早治療，多數皮膚癌是可以治好的。 ▸ incurably

adverb

◆incurably ill病入膏肓NOTE 辨析 Terminal or incurable?Both terminal and incurable collocate with disease, condition and illness. Terminal is more formal and is used in more technical medical contexts; incurable is more likely to be used in everyday English. Terminal is the preferred term for talking about cancer. 這兩個詞均可與disease、condition和illness搭配。terminal較正式，用於較專業的醫療語境；incurable更多用於日常英語中。描述癌症一般用terminal。■ inoperable ɪnˈɒpərəbl; NAmE ɪnˈɑːpərəbl(of a disease or tumour) that cannot be cured by a medical operation （疾病或腫瘤）手術無法治愈的◆He was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.他被診斷患有不能用手術治療的腦瘤。 OPP operable ⓘ An operable disease or tumour can be treated by a medical operation. * operable指疾病或腫瘤可以動手術治療的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4463 COCA: 4921
fatal
Dangerous or harmful: dangerous, harmful, disastrous...
Serious, severe and extreme: serious, severe, extreme...
Relating to computer software, systems and equipment: adaptive, antivirus, asynchronous...

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