单词 | fatal |
释义 | fatal (feɪtəl ) 1. adjective B2 A fatal action has very undesirable effects. She knew it was fatal to try to argue with Stephen. He made the fatal mistake of compromising early. It would deal a fatal blow to his fading chances of success. Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal fatally adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Failure now could fatally damage his chances in the future. 2. adjective B2 A fatal accident or illness causes someone's death. ...the fatal stabbing of a police sergeant. A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack. Synonyms: lethal, deadly, mortal, causing death fatally adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] B2 The dead soldier is reported to have been fatally wounded in the chest. Collocations: fatal bite The spiders, whose bodies grow to almost an inch, give a painful and potentially fatal bite. The Sun It also contains myotoxins and hemotoxins it can easily give a fatal bite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, caution should be exercised and a safe distance maintained as it can inflict a potentially fatal bite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The spider quickly envelops its prey with silk and then inflicts the fatal bite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His lawyers have claimed that the singer dosed himself with a fatal combination of sedatives. Times, Sunday Times Yet the investigation from the start was a travesty, a fatal combination of corruption and unwillingness to confront reality. Times, Sunday Times It's a fatal combination, usually marked by manipulative charm and relentless cruelty. Times, Sunday Times She seems to combine indecision with obstinacy: a fatal combination. Times, Sunday Times He strove to persuade this wretched old man, almost 80, described by a critic as 'suffering from senility, pessimism and ambition, a fatal combination', to join his government. Times, Sunday Times He also documented potentially fatal damage to the liver resulting from steroid use. Times, Sunday Times She had already done her reputation fatal damage. The Sun Nevertheless, its armour protected it from fatal damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These he secured around his launch, providing added buoyancy in case it received fatal damage in the engagement he was sure would ensue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the attack, she was hit approximately eight times by shellfire, though did not suffer fatal damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their inability to swallow properly means saliva can run into the lungs, triggering the potentially fatal infection. The Sun These are microscopic worms that enter slugs, and to a lesser extent snails, via their breathing hole and then release bacteria, causing a fatal infection. Times, Sunday Times Had it been a few days later, a perforation would have caused a fatal infection. The Sun There are fewer spores around in summer, so pruning then reduces the risk of a fatal infection. The Sun The exhibition will reflect more recent evidence, which suggests that the pharaoh died after a broken leg caused a fatal infection. Times, Sunday Times But in cases where issues such as the time of death or the nature of the fatal injury were contentious, his evidence could be decisive. Times, Sunday Times Monsters were instructed in how to attack adventurers in character, including falling down dead if they were inflicted with a fatal injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The enormous creature, which had suffered fatal injuries including a broken skull, was almost as long as the 85ft vessel that found it (seen here). Times, Sunday Times Based on 2006 data that would amount to about 800 to 1,060 deaths a year, compared with 241 fatal injuries to workers in the 'traditional workplace'. Times, Sunday Times Suffering fatal injuries, she became a martyr for female emancipation. Times, Sunday Times The government said the policy would protect lives and the economy but critics said it was making a fatal mistake. Times,Sunday Times And there are also too many defenders capable of making the one fatal mistake on the night. The Sun Inertia being the one fatal mistake on a short winter afternoon, we set out to walk. Times, Sunday Times It was a fatal mistake, because radio works in the same way as books do: your imagination comes up with images to accompany the words. Times, Sunday Times The fatal mistake was to introduce smartphone apps into the process. Times,Sunday Times The ban was requested by a journalist who said she could suffer a fatal reaction if she came into contact with one. The Sun More than previously feared could now be at risk of a fatal reaction. The Sun More often the patient tolerates several - in one case 164 - doses before the fatal reaction occurs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But even low-risk medicines such as antibiotics have the potential to cause fatal reactions in a very few. Times, Sunday Times The 1998 book mentioned 10 but omitted 11 possible fatal reactions to the medicines described. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our bengal cat had a fatal stroke at the age of six, only a couple of weeks after a jab. Times, Sunday Times And they had 14 per cent less chance of a fatal stroke. The Sun Doctors at the country's leading cardiac hospital 'brushed off' the worries of a renowned barrister that his condition was deteriorating shortly before he suffered a fatal stroke, a coroner heard. Times, Sunday Times He suffered a second and ultimately fatal stroke last month. Times, Sunday Times He lived for three more years until he suffered a second, fatal stroke in 1797. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said the one-size-fits-all straitjacket nature of the single currency - and the inability of countries to leave - could prove a fatal weakness. The Sun There are two enormous strengths to this production and one fatal weakness. Times, Sunday Times But he also has a fatal weakness for melodrama and turbo-charged endings, which can run amok through argument. Times, Sunday Times Her fatal weakness seems to be for high-profile, trophy buildings, the architectural equivalent of rock stars. Times, Sunday Times People have hailed it for the quality of the tennis but, for me, it was like watching two sharks circling each other, seeking out a fatal weakness. Times, Sunday Times He died from a fatal wound to the heart. Times, Sunday Times Instead of dying, men were 'huffed' from the game of draughts - or 'copped a packet', while a 'daisy pusher' was someone with a fatal wound. Times, Sunday Times The eighteen-year-old died from a fatal wound to his abdomen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whilst on tour he died of fatal wounds, aged twenty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal tropical disease caused by parasites and transmitted by sandfly bites, is also making a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Tests revealed bronchiolitis and a potentially fatal heart murmur. The Sun (2018) The issue of deportation is a potentially fatal faultline in the constitution. Times, Sunday Times (2006) On top of all this, he has a potentially fatal aneurysm. The Sun (2013) Four aircraft were involved in potentially fatal near misses with drones in one month last summer. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Why not develop a slow-moving but ultimately fatal disease of your own? Times, Sunday Times He suffered a second and ultimately fatal stroke last month. Times, Sunday Times The couple took a huge - and ultimately fatal - risk when her husband agreed to follow her. Times, Sunday Times His battle with liver cancer, which was ultimately fatal, raised awareness of jazz musicians without medical insurance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thirteenth century medical science was not capable of determining the cause of death beyond a reasonable doubt after a significant amount of time had elapsed following the ultimately fatal blow. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 致命的 Japanese: 致命的な |
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