| 单词 | terminate |
| 释义 | terminate —terminative, adj. —terminatively, adv. /terr"meuh nayt'/, v. , terminated, terminating. v.t. 1. to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract. 2. to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play. 3. to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of. 4. to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession. v.i. 5. to end, conclude, or cease. 6. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to end a scheduled run at a certain place: This train terminates in New York. 7. to come to an end (often fol. by at, in, or with). 8. to issue or result (usually fol. by in). [1580-90; v. use of late ME terminate (adj.) limited < L terminatus, ptp. of terminare. See TERM, -ATE1] Syn. 1, 2. end, finish, conclude, close, complete. |
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