/ˈtɜ:mɪnl ||; ˈtɝmənḷ/adj
(used about an illness) slowly causing death (指疾病)晚期的,末期的:
terminal cancer晚期癌症 ➔terminally /-nəli ||; -nḷɪ/ adva terminally ill patient 晚期病人
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/ˈtɜ:mɪnl ||; ˈtɝmənḷ/noun[C]
1 a large railway station, bus station or building at an airport where journeys begin and end (铁路、公共汽车的)终点站,总站;候机楼;航站:
the bus terminal公共汽车总站Which terminal are you flying from?你从哪个航站起飞?
2 the computer that one person uses for getting information from a central computer or for putting information into it (计算机的)终端
terminal1/ˋtɝmənḷ; ˈtɜːmən$l or ˈtɜːmIn$l/n [C] 1 a building where you get onto planes, buses, or ships〔飞机﹑公共汽车﹑轮船的〕乘客集散站﹔终点站: They’re building a new terminal at the airport. 他们正在机场建造一幢新的候机楼。see box at见 AIRPORT 方框2 a KEYBOARD and screen connected to a computer〔电脑的〕终端﹐终端设备
terminal2adj a terminal disease cannot be cured, and causes death〔疾病〕不治的﹐晚期的: terminal cancer 晚期癌症 —terminally adv : terminally ill 病危
terminalterminalterminalsnouna building where people begin and end their journeys by bus, train, plane or ship: All remaining passengers for Nairobi should go to Terminal 2.