Word · Frequency #4011
terminal
终点站
terminal
- 1.
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
机场中供旅客从地面交通转乘至登机设施的建筑。
- 2.
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
运输工具上下乘客或货物的站点
- 3.
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
渡轮上下旅客及装卸车辆的海港设施。
- 4.
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
电气设备(如电池)上电流进出接触点
- 5.
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
铁路起点和终点的车站;线路终点。例如纽约中央车站。
- 6.
either extremity of something that has length
具有长度的事物的两端
- 7.
A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.
对所有货物不计距离收取的费率,旨在覆盖车站服务费用;区别于按距离计算的里程费率,后者通常与距离成比例,旨在覆盖运输费用。
- 8.
A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
铁路尽头的城镇,终点站所在地;更确切地称为terminus。
- 9.
A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
用于储存散装液体(如石油或化学品)的储罐,以便进一步分配。
- 10.
The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.
信号或电力传输或接收的线路(电线、电缆等)末端,或沿线路长度信号或电力可供设备使用的点;连接到此处的硬件,允许连接固定。
- 11.
An electric contact on a battery.
电池上的电接触点。
- 12.
The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
用于在线发送和/或接收信号的设备,如电话或网络设备。
- 13.
A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
用于向计算机或通信系统输入数据和/或显示接收数据的设备,尤其是配有键盘和某种文本显示的设备。
- 14.
A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
模拟物理终端的计算机程序。
- 15.
A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
形式语法中的终结符号。
- 16.
The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.
轴突等的末端分支或多肽的一个末端。
机场中供旅客从地面交通转乘至登机设施的建筑。;运输工具上下乘客或货物的站点;渡轮上下旅客及装卸车辆的海港设施。;电气设备(如电池)上电流进出接触点;铁路起点和终点的车站;线路终点。例如纽约中央车站。
In use
After we landed, we walked through the terminal to collect our baggage.
The night bus leaves from the bus terminal at ten o'clock.
The ship will dock at the passenger terminal in the morning.
the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
at the terminal
We arrived at the terminal just in time to catch our flight.
我们及时到达了终点站赶上了航班。
terminal for sth
The terminal for international flights is located on the east side of the airport.
国际航班的终点站位于机场的东侧。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- bus terminal
- 公共汽车总站
- The bus terminal is located in the city center.公共汽车总站位于市中心。
- airport terminal
- 机场航站楼
- Passengers should proceed to the correct airport terminal.乘客应前往正确的机场航站楼。
- computer terminal
- 计算机终端
- Each employee has a computer terminal on their desk.每位员工的桌上都有一台计算机终端。
- terminal building
- 终点站大楼
- The new terminal building opened last month.新的终点站大楼上个月启用。
- terminal station
- 终点站
- The train arrived at the terminal station ahead of schedule.火车提前到达终点站。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将terminal拆解为term(学期)和inal(谐音'以内'),想象学期以内最后一站=终点站。
Context & Register
Register: mixed. Typical settings: airport terminal, bus terminal, train terminal, computer terminal. Note: 名词'terminal'在交通和计算机领域都有广泛应用,通常视为中性,但在具体语境中可能带有技术性或功能性色彩。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为 'terminals'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in -al and have the same final unstressed /nəl/ sound, but none rhyme with 'terminal' because their stressed vowels differ ('terminal' has /ɝ/, 'carnal' /ɑːr/, 'eternal' /ɜːr/, etc.). They are lookalikes in spelling only.
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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