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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6941 COCA: 6159

lethal

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le·thal /ˈliːθəl/ ●●○ adjectiveadj  
1  KILLcausing death, or able to cause death 致命的，致死的，具杀伤力的 → fatal
 a lethal dose of heroin
致命剂量的海洛因
 a lethal weapon
致命的武器
 death by lethal injection
注入致命剂量造成的死亡
 a lethal cocktail of drink and pills
一种酒和药的致命混合物
lethal to
 These chemicals are lethal to fish.
这些化学品对鱼类是致命的。
2  informalDANGEROUS likely to be powerful or dangerous – often used humorously 危险的，要命的〔常为幽默用法〕
 They were all drinking lethal amounts of tequila!
他们都在不要命地喝特奎拉酒！
 Higher taxes and higher inflation were a lethal combination.
重税加上高通货膨胀真是让人没法活了。
Examples from the Corpus
lethal• The bite itself is painful, but never lethal.• That cocktail looks pretty lethal.• Kaczynski sought to build increasingly lethal bombs by improving his bomb design and his bomb-making techniques.• Potential lethal cardiac arrhythmias and convulsions are recognised complications of both iatrogenic and self inflicted overdoses.• A lethal cocktail of pollutants is being poured into Scotland's coastal waters, according to Greenpeace.• a lethal dose of heroin• If his execution proceeds as scheduled, he would become the first to die by lethal injection in California.• Death will come by lethal injection, rather than cyanide gas, since gassing has been challenged in California as unduly cruel.• California has executed four San Quentin inmates since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978, the last two by lethal injection.• More than 40,000 of these lethal machines were sold between 1986 and 1988.• The poison produced by the frog's skin is so lethal that it can paralyze a bird or a monkey immediately.• Most pesticides are lethal to earthworms on or near the surface.• Almost any sharp or pointed object can potentially be a lethal weapon.
lethal dose• Some workers received lethal doses because the rest of the site was not evacuated.• What effect on pain might, say, three-quarters of the lethal dose have had?• Shipman was convicted last year of murdering 15 female patients with lethal doses of diamorphine.• Usually one of Robert's business prospects would be invited for a lethal dose of glamour.• The river still carries a lethal dose of poisons.• Operators received lethal doses of radiation while needlessly reconnecting the water supply to the devastated reactor.• The prison staff member will then begin to administer lethal doses of three chemicals.
a lethal combination• Together however, these factors can prove a lethal combination.• The little church has suffered from the rigours of time and town planning, normally a lethal combination, and survived.
Origin lethal
(1500-1600) Latin lethalis, from lethum “death”, from letum (influenced by Greek lethe; → LETHARGIC)
le·thal adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6941 COCA: 6159
lethal

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, prove致命；證明致命ADVERB➤absolutely, highly (especially NAmE) 絕對／高度致命◇All these drugs are highly lethal.所有這些藥都是高致命性的。➤potentially有致命可能的◇It was a potentially lethal mixture of drugs.這種混合藥物可能會致命。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯來說致命◇The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.這種殺蟲劑可以殺死所有昆蟲。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6941 COCA: 6159
lethal noun
⇨ fatal
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6941 COCA: 6159
lethal
Dangerous or harmful: dangerous, harmful, disastrous...
Successful: successful, leading, thriving...

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