Fatal

(a.)

fatal (to sb/sth)

1. causing or ending in death

致命的

e.g. a fatal accident

致命的事故

e.g. fatal injuries

致命伤

e.g. Head injuries are often fatal, or of sufficient severity to require the hospitalization of victims.

头部受伤往往会造成死亡或者重伤，需要让病人住院治疗。

2. causing disaster

灾难性的

e.g. His illness was fatal to our plans, i.e. caused them to fail.

他生病后我们的计划就落空了。

e.g. a fatal mistake

造成严重后果的错误

3. fateful; decisive

命中注定的；决定性的

e.g. the fatal day/hour

决定性的一天/时刻

引申：fatally

(ad.)

in a fatal manner

致命地；灾难性地；注定地

e.g. Many people were fatally wounded during the bomb attacks.

在轰炸期间许多人受了重伤。

引申：fatalism

(n.)

belief that events are decided by fate; acceptance of all that happens as inevitable

宿命论；听天由命 

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