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

• 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。
• 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。
• Flu pandemics in the past have been lethal on a massive scale.
  以往的流感大流行造成了规模极大的死亡。
• And that could prove important to detecting the emergence of a new lethal strain.
  事实可能会证明，这对新的致命病毒的探测非常重要。
• 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。
• Children and guns are a potentially lethal cocktail.
  让儿童接触枪支可能会有致命的危险。
• But chemical agents, lethal viruses and shadowy terrorist networks are not easily contained.
  但是化学制剂和致命病毒以及隐蔽的恐怖主义网不是那么容易就能被控制的。
• 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。
• They were close to weaponizing ricin — a lethal plant toxin.
  他们快把蓖麻毒素——一种致命的植物毒素——研发为武器了。
• Which qualifies you for special circumstances and a lethal injection.
  这能确保你的特殊情况还有注射死刑。