单词 | lethal |
释义 | lethal From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlethalle‧thal /ˈliːθəl/ ●●○ adjective1 KILLcausing death, or able to cause death → fatallethal dose of heroin a lethal weapon a lethal injection death by lethal cocktail of drink and pills a lethal to These chemicals are lethal to fish.2 informalDANGEROUS likely to be powerful or dangerous – often used humorously They were all drinking lethal amounts of tequila!a lethal combination. Higher taxes and higher inflation were Examples from the Corpuslethal• The bite itself is painful, but never lethal.• That cocktail looks pretty lethal.• 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.• 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.• More than 40,000 of these lethal machines were sold between 1986 and 1988.• Most pesticides are lethal to earthworms on or near the surface.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?• 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) |
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