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mortal

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mor·tal1 /ˈmɔːtl $ ˈmɔːrtl/ adjectiveadj  
1 DIEnot able to live for ever 不会长生不死的,终有一死的 OPP immortal
 Her father’s death reminded her that she was mortal.
父亲的去世让她认识到终有一天她也会死去。
2 mortal blow/danger/wound etc 
a) something very serious that may cause the end of something 〔可能造成事物终结的〕致命的打击/危险/伤害等
 The computer has dealt a mortal blow to traditional printing methods.
计算机 给了传统的印刷方法一记致命的打击。
 Our health service is in mortal danger.
我们的公共医疗保健服务岌岌可危。
b) KILLsomething that causes death or may cause death (可)致命的打击/危险/伤口等 lethal
 Near the end of the battle, he received a mortal wound.
战斗快要结束时,他受了致命伤。
 the screams of men in mortal combat (=fighting until one person kills the other)
殊死搏斗中士兵的叫喊声
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3 mortal enemy/foe ENEMYan 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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4 mortal fear/dread/terror FRIGHTENEDextreme fear 极度的恐惧
 She lives in mortal fear of her husband’s anger.
她终日惶恐不安,生怕她丈夫发怒。
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5 somebody’s mortal remains formal 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
6 literaryALPERSON/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。
7 mortal coil literary 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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mortal2 noun [countableC]  
1 lesser/ordinary/mere mortals ORDINARYordinary 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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2. literaryALPERSON/PEOPLE a human – used especially when comparing humans with gods, spirits etc 凡人〔尤与神灵等相对〕 immortal
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Origin mortal1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin mortalis, from mors death
mor·tal1 adjectiveadjmortal2 noun
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