Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4463
Fully loadedfatal
致命的
Causing death or destruction.
- 1.
Causing death or destruction.
导致死亡或毁灭的。
- 2.
bringing death
导致死亡
- 3.
Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.
导致程序突然终止的。
- 4.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev
具有重大后果；决定性的重要性
- 5.
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
(事件)具有极其不幸或可怕的后果；带来毁灭
灾难性的；带来毁灭的；导致程序崩溃的；决定性的；重大的；导致死亡或毁灭的。；导致死亡
In use
A fatal mistake was made by the pilot during the landing.
The doctor told us the disease could be fatal if not treated early.
Ignoring safety warnings can have fatal consequences.
the fatal day of the election finally arrived
such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory
it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it
fatal + noun
常用搭配：fatal accident/disease/mistake/blow
a fatal accident
一次致命的事故
be fatal
Connections
Collocations
- fatal accident
- 致命事故
- The driver died in a fatal accident on the highway.司机在高速公路上的致命事故中丧生。
- fatal mistake
- 致命错误
- Forgetting to check the brakes was a fatal mistake.忘记检查刹车是一个致命错误。
- fatal error
- 致命错误
- The software crashed due to a fatal error.软件因致命错误而崩溃。
- fatal blow
- 致命一击
- The scandal dealt a fatal blow to his political career.丑闻给他的政治生涯带来了致命一击。
- fatal illness
- 绝症
- He was diagnosed with a fatal illness at the age of forty.他在四十岁时被诊断出患有一种绝症。
- fatal wound
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fate（命运），致命的厄运。
Context & Register
常见场景：通用、医学、法律、新闻 通常用于正式或严肃语境，如医学、法律、新闻报道，但也常见于日常对话中强调严重后果。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-al' but have different stressed vowels. 'Fatal' rhymes only with words like 'natal' or 'patal' (rare); none of the listed words are perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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