terminal /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A terminal illness or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. (疾病) 晚期的; 致命的

  例：

  ...terminal cancer.

  …晚期癌症。

• 2. 

  terminally ADV 致命地 [ADV adj]

  例：

  The patient is terminally ill.

  这个病人病入膏肓。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. 起点站; 终点站 [usu supp N]

  例：

  Plans are underway for a new terminal at Dulles airport.

  正计划在杜勒斯机场修建新的航站大楼。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A computer terminal is a piece of equipment consisting of a keyboard and a screen that is used for putting information into a computer or getting information from it. (计算机) 终端 [计算机]

  例：

  Carl sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week.

  卡尔每周要在电脑前坐40小时。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT On a piece of electrical equipment, a terminal is one of the points where electricity enters or leaves it. (电路的) 端头

  例：

  ...the positive terminal of the battery.

  …电池的正极。