lethal

英 [ˈliːθl]

美 [ˈliːθl]

adj.  致命的; 可致死的; 危害极大的; 破坏性极大的

复数：lethals　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6941 / COCA.6159

牛津词典

adj.

• 致命的；可致死的
  causing or able to cause death
  1. a lethal dose of poison
     毒药的致死剂量
  2. a lethal weapon
     致命的武器
  3. The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town.
     那家工厂的关闭对这座城镇是一个致命的打击。
• 危害极大的；破坏性极大的
  causing or able to cause a lot of harm or damage
  1. You and that car─it's a lethal combination!
     你和那辆车——真是一对杀手！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 致命的；可致死的
  A substance that islethalcan kill people or animals.
  1. ...a lethal dose of sleeping pills.
     剂量足以致命的安眠药
  2. ...chemicals lethal to fish and aquatic mammals.
     会杀死鱼类和水生哺乳动物的致命化学品
• ADJ-GRADED 危害极大的；毁灭性的
  If you describe something aslethal, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.
  1. High-powered cars are lethal weapons in the hands of inexperienced drivers...
     马力大的汽车到了缺乏经验的司机手中便成了毁灭性的武器。
  2. Frost and wet are the lethal combination for plants.
     霜雨天气对植物危害极大。

英英释义

adj

• of an instrument of certain death
  1. deadly poisons
  2. lethal weapon
  3. a lethal injection
  Synonym:deadly

双语例句

• Did you bring lethal injection.
  你带了毒液注射来。
• Frost and wet are the lethal combination for plants.
  霜雨天气对植物危害极大。
• In gorillas and chimpanzees, Ebola infection is often lethal, the study said.
  该研究称，在大猩猩和黑猩猩身上，埃博拉感染通常是致命的。
• This ability of the lethal virus to'recombine'genetic material has important implications for vaccine development, write the researchers.
  这组研究者写道，这种致命病毒“重组”遗传物质的能力对于疫苗研发有重大的影响。
• Children and guns are a potentially lethal cocktail.
  让儿童接触枪支可能会有致命的危险。
• John and Steve working together? That's a lethal compound.
  约翰和史蒂夫一起工作？那是个很危险的组合。
• With a steady hand and good eyesight, this can be a lethal.
  如果你拥有稳定的手和很好的眼力，这将会是致命的武器。
• It is transmitted to humans from female Anopheline mosquitoes and can be lethal unless treated.
  它是由雌性按蚊传播给人类的，并且如果不治疗的话可能致命。
• He went on to make lethal gas for chemical warfare and genocide.
  他之后着手于用于化学战争和种族灭绝的致死毒气的制造中。
• He said that this could be the form of a massive lethal weapon.
  他说，这可能就是大规模杀伤性武器可能的形式。