fatal; deadly; mortal
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
fatal; deadly; lethal
neutralDirectly describes something that can cause death, such as an injury, disease, or weapon.
Tā他
yīn因
yī一
chù处
zhì致
mìng命
shāng伤
ér而
sǐ死
wáng亡
。
He died from a fatal injury.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
duì对
miǎn免
yì疫
lì力
dī低
xià下
de的
rén人
qún群
kě可
néng能
shì是
zhì致
mìng命
de的
。
This virus can be fatal to people with low immunity.
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Bèi被
dú毒
shé蛇
yǎo咬
le了
yī一
kǒu口
kě可
néng能
huì会
shì是
zhì致
mìng命
de的
。
A bite from a venomous snake could be deadly.
adjective
extremely serious; crippling; devastating
neutralUsed figuratively to describe a flaw, mistake, or problem so serious it leads to ruin or failure.
Jiāo骄
ào傲
zì自
mǎn满
shì是
tā他
de的
zhì致
mìng命
ruò弱
diǎn点
。
Arrogance and complacency are his fatal flaws.
Gōng公
sī司
nà那
cì次
jué决
cè策
shī失
wù误
shì是
zhì致
mìng命
de的
。
That decision-making mistake was devastating for the company.
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Duì对
shì市
chǎng场
biàn变
huà化
de的
fǎn反
yìng应
chí迟
huǎn缓
shì是
qǐ企
yè业
zuì最
zhì致
mìng命
de的
cuò错
wù误
zhī之
yī一
。
A slow response to market changes is one of the most crippling mistakes a business can make.