英语词汇“terminate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	terminate
释义	ter·mi·nate I. \ˈtərməˌnāt, ˈtə̄m-, ˈtəim-, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare to set bounds, limit, from terminus boundary, limit, end — more at term *transitive verb* 1. a. : to bring to an ending or cessation in time, sequence, or continuity : close < terminate a conference > < benediction terminated the service > b. : to form the ending or conclusion of < his acceptance terminated the interview > c. : to end formally and definitely (as a pact, agreement, contract) < his employment with the company was terminated > < the age at which the youth of each nation terminates full-time education — J.B.Conant > d. : to bring or deliver (a passenger, a freight shipment) to destination e. : to discontinue the employment of : discharge 2. : to set a limit to in space : serve as an ending, boundary, limit, dividing line < the gallery was terminated by folding doors — Jane Austen > 3. a. archaic : to perfect with finishing touches b. archaic : to express or describe in terms < censuring or rather terminating my own soul — R.W.Emerson > c. obsolete : to direct or destine to something as object or end *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to come to an end in space or extent : extend only to a point, line, surface, or other limit b. : to find or reach a terminus < a railroad line terminating at a seaport > 2. a. : to come to an end in time : cease to be < the coalition … terminated with the danger from which it had sprung — T.B.Macaulay > b. : to become nil or void after reaching a term or limit : expire < Italian sovereignty over Trieste terminated upon the coming into force of the Treaty of Peace — American Journal of Internat. Law > 3. a. : to form an ending or final part < words that properly terminate in an obscure vowel — C.H.Grandgent > < chair legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet > < the two imposing towers at the facade terminate in pale blue tile domes — American Guide Series: Michigan > < his thoughts always terminated in regret > b. : to have an indicated outcome or result < the fight terminated with the champion winning > Synonyms: see close II. \-_nə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare 1. : coming to an end or capable of ending : limited, limitable 2. : expressed or expressible in a finite number of figures < terminate decimal > < terminate number > 3. : indicating an action as a whole < terminate aspect of a verb > III. transitive verb : assassinate : kill < sent to terminate the spy >
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