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terminate + noun
及物动词，后接名词表示终止某事物。
The company decided to terminate the contract.
公司决定终止合同。
终止；结束；终结
terminates — third person singular of terminate
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终止；结束；终结
To bring something to an end, or to come to an end; to conclude.
The company decided to terminate the contract.
公司决定终止合同。
结束某事,尤其是在未完成状态下
To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
结束
To conclude.
设定或成为界限
To set or be a limit or boundary to.
为(电线、电缆、软管、管道等)形成适当的终端,如应用电缆终端或软管套圈
To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule.
terminate
Base
原形
terminates
3rd person
第三人称单数
terminating
-ing
现在分词
terminated
Past
过去式
terminated
Past participle
过去分词
The contract terminates at the end of the month.
合同在月底终止。
They terminated the employee yesterday.
他们昨天解雇了这名员工。
The company has terminated all pending projects.
公司已经终止了所有待定项目。
注意：'terminate'是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The company decided to terminate the contract after the disagreement.
公司决定在分歧之后终止合同。
Our lease terminates at the end of June.
我们的租约在六月底到期。
The manager terminated the employee because of repeated lateness.
经理因员工屡次迟到而将其解雇。
及物动词，后接名词表示终止某事物。
The company decided to terminate the contract.
公司决定终止合同。
被动语态，表示被解雇。
He was terminated from his job for misconduct.
他因行为不当被解雇。
不及物用法，表示以某种结果结束。
The negotiation terminated in a deadlock.
谈判以僵局告终。
不及物用法，表示（交通线路等）终止于某处。
This train terminates at Beijing West Station.
这趟列车终点站是北京西站。
Not this
The meeting will terminate at 5 PM.
Use this
The meeting will end at 5 PM.
中文使用者可能会混淆“terminate”和“end”。“Terminate”通常用于更正式或永久的结束，而“end”更常用于日常对话中。
Not this
He terminated his job last week.
Use this
He quit his job last week.
中文使用者可能会误用“terminate”来表示主动辞职。实际上，“terminate”通常指被动解雇，而“quit”表示主动辞职。
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终止合同
The company decided to terminate the contract due to breach of terms.
由于违反条款，公司决定终止合同。
终止雇佣关系
The manager had to terminate employment for several employees after the merger.
合并后，经理不得不终止几名员工的雇佣关系。
结束关系
They agreed to terminate their business relationship amicably.
他们友好地同意结束商业关系。
终止妊娠
She decided to terminate the pregnancy due to health risks.
由于健康风险，她决定终止妊娠。
结束会话
Please save your work before you terminate the session.
请在结束会话前保存你的工作。
终止程序
You can terminate the program by pressing Ctrl+C.
你可以通过按Ctrl+C来终止程序。
你被终结了。
The Terminator's mission is to terminate Sarah Connor.
终结者的任务是终结莎拉·康纳。
以极端偏见终结。
Captain Willard's mission was to terminate Colonel Kurtz with extreme prejudice.
威拉德上尉的任务是以极端偏见终结库尔兹上校。
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联想 'term'（学期），学期结束即 'terminate'（终止）。
formal
可及物或不及物
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