fatal

adj.

1. 致命的
   causing or ending in death
   1. a fatal accident/blow/illness
      致命的事故 / 一击 / 疾病
   2. a potentially fatal form of cancer
      潜在致死型癌症
   3. If she gets ill again it could prove fatal .
      如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。
2. 灾难性的；毁灭性的；导致失败的
   causing disaster or failure
   1. a fatal error/mistake
      灾难性的错误
   2. Any delay would be fatal.
      任何延误都可能导致失败。
   3. There was a fatal flaw in the plan.
      计划中有一个致命的缺陷。
   4. It'd be fatal to try and stop them now.
      现在要试图制止他们就会导致灾难性后果。

1. ADJ-GRADED (行为)致命的，后果极严重的，毁灭性的
   A fatal action has very undesirable effects.
   1. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America...
      欧洲若与美国反目显然会有致命的后果。
   2. He made the fatal mistake of compromising early...
      他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。
   3. It would deal a fatal blow to his fading chances of success.
      这将给他日渐渺茫的成功机会带来致命的一击。
2. ADJ (事故或疾病)致命的，致死的
   A fatal accident or illness causes someone's death.
   1. ...the fatal stabbing of a police sergeant...
      对警官致命的一刺
   2. A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.
      医院发言人说她死于心脏病发作。

1. Perhaps that illness, diagnosed as fatal, gave him a sense of living on borrowed time.
   也许是那种被诊断为绝症的疾病让他有了时日无多之感。
2. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America
   欧洲若与美国反目显然会有致命的后果。
3. He made the fatal mistake of compromising early
   他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。
4. It would deal a fatal blow to his fading chances of success.
   这将给他日渐渺茫的成功机会带来致命的一击。
5. A hospital spokesman said she had suffered a fatal heart attack.
   医院发言人说她死于心脏病发作。
6. Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States.
   囊性纤维化是美国最常见的致命遗传疾病。
7. There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.
   他的性格有致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他陷入了久久的沉默，或者变得漠然。
8. It seems to me a fatal illusion to expect one's children simply to reproduce one's own views.
   在我看来，期望孩子一味照搬自己的观点是一种后果极其严重的错误观念。
9. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
   很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。
10. The wound may be fatal.
    伤势危急。
11. The bite of a mad dog is fatal.
    被疯狗咬伤会致死的。
12. The patient has contracted a fatal illness. There is little chance of his recovery.
    这个病人已病入膏肓，没有多少痊愈的希望了。
13. The delay proved fatal to our plans.
    结果是因为延误而毁了我们的计划。
14. This fatal miscalculation lost them the final victory.
    这个致命的错误估计使他们未能夺得最后胜利。
15. It would be fatal to bring in outsider.
    把外人引进来可能招致灾难。
16. It is the fatal day to me.
    对我来说，这是决定性的一天。
17. The enemy got a fatal blow in the battle.
    敌人在战斗中受到致命的打击。
18. A fatal cancer is afflicting her.
    致命癌症在折磨着她。
19. Her children's death is a fatal blow on her.
    孩子的死对她是致命的打击。
20. This afflicted German intelligence with two fatal flaws: inefficiency, and subjugation to a madman.
    这给德国情报工作造成了两个致命的弱点，一个是缺乏效率，另一个是让一个疯子总管情报。
21. There is a looming threat of fatal disaster.
    恐有血光之灾。
22. That would have fatal consequences for Greece's financial system.
    这将对希腊的金融体系产生致命的后果。
23. This is harmful for the body and the cause of many fatal diseases.
    这是有害的身体和事业的许多致命疾病。
24. The loss of all my money was fatal to my plan.
    我的钱都亏损了，这对我的计划而言是致命的。
25. The virus causes fever and joint pain but is not usually fatal.
    这一病毒会导致发热和关节痛，但是通常并不致命。
26. Danger of fatal injury and damage to property.
    存在致命伤害和财产损失的危险。
27. This is leading to strains that could be fatal.
    这导致了一种可能致命的紧张状态。
28. But parasite and toxin in the soil also can cause fatal influence to the human body.
    不过，泥土中的寄生虫和毒素也会对-人体产生致命影响。
29. Delays in diagnosis and treatment could be fatal.
    诊断和治疗的延误可能致命。

  deadly fatal mortal【导航词义：致命的】

  deadly adj. 致命的

〔辨析〕指事物（如疾病、武器等）致命的。

  fatal adj. 致命的，灾难性的

〔辨析〕强调死亡的不可避免性，多用于指疾病；还可指造成失败或毁灭性后果的。

  mortal adj. 致命的，非常危急的

〔辨析〕主要指伤口等致命的，或情况非常危急的。