3mortal enemy/foeENEMYan enemy that you hate very much and will always hate 死敌,不共戴天的敌人
He glared at Claudia as if she were his mortal enemy.
他怒视着克劳迪娅,好像她是他不共戴天的敌人。
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mortal enemy/foe• Well, it might be a big one with a misleading number-plate which simply doesn't stop that gets your mortal enemy.• It was also the mortal enemy of horses and would rip them apart in seconds with its mightytalons.• I remembered doing this sort of stuff in sixthgrade with my mortal enemy, Tommy Jancko.
mortal fear/dread/terror• The crew is in mortal terror.• She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinarymortals fear and reverence.
5somebody’s mortal remainsformal someone’s body, after they have died 某人的遗体
the churchyard where his mortal remains lie (=where his body is buried)
安葬他遗体的教堂墓地
6literaryALPERSON/PEOPLE human – used especially when comparing humans with gods, spirits etc 人的,凡人的〔尤与神灵等相对〕
Both gods and mortal men found her captivating.
人神皆为她倾倒。
7mortal coilliterary life or the state of being alive 尘世的烦扰;活着
when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died)
哈伯德撒手尘寰时
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mortal coil• Times had certainly changed since he had shuffled off the old mortal coil.• Morse and Meldrew both shuffled off this mortal coil and the telly world is diminished by their passing.
1lesser/ordinary/mere mortalsORDINARYordinary people, as compared with people who are more important, more powerful, or more skilled – used humorously 普通人,草民,平民百姓〔幽默用法〕
She dines in the executive suite, while we lesser mortals use the staff cafeteria.
她在行政套房用膳,而我们这些小民则是在职工餐厅就餐。
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lesser/ordinary/mere mortals• A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.• Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.• And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.• Lords, ladies, dukes and duchesses figure prominently among the names as well as more ordinary mortals of obviously substantialmeans.• This increased exposure allows them to exploit their advantages over more ordinary mortals more easily than their predecessors could.• She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortalsfear and reverence.• However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals.
2.literaryALPERSON/PEOPLE a human – used especially when comparing humans with gods, spirits etc 凡人〔尤与神灵等相对〕 → immortal
ADJECTIVE➤lesser, mere, ordinary (all usuallyhumorous) 小人物;平常人;普通人◇I just assumed you were a mere mortal like the rest of us.我想當然地以為你和我們一樣是平常人了。◇a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals社會名流和普通人都接待的度假勝地➤foolish傻乎乎的人