a mortal blow

a mortal blow
1. 【生】 (bound to die) [+ being] (尤指人类)终有一死的, 不能永生的
- Remember that you are mortal. 记住人总是会死的。
- A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies. 人注定终有一死：长大, 衰老, 死亡。
2. 【生】 (relating to life) [+ existence] 世间的；尘世的
- a life which transcends this mortal existence 超越凡尘的生命
3. (deadly) [+ danger] 致命的；极其严重的； [+ combat] 殊死的；惨烈的
- The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger. 警察一直在保护自己及他人免遭致命危险。
- There is just Keanu in mortal combat with the three men in black. 只有基努一人在和三个黑衣人进行殊死战斗。
4. (unrelenting) 不共戴天的；至死方休的
5. (dire) [+ fear, terror] 极度的；极端的
- When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy. 我们非常自信时就不会再对嫉妒感到极度害怕。
- It was a scream of mortal terror. 这是极度恐惧下发出的尖叫。
6. <俚> (tedious) 漫长的；没完没了的
- three mortal hours 漫长的3小时
7. a mortal blow
(blow that kills) 致命一击
- The Republican Guard may have taken a mortal blow after missiles flattened their barracks. 导弹夷平了共和国卫队的兵营, 这可能给他们造成了致命的一击。
- The arrow dealt him a mortal blow. 这支箭要了他的命。
(action that undermines) 严重打击
- Sir Geoffrey's departure represented a mortal blow to the Thatcher government. 杰弗里爵士的离去严重削弱了撒切尔政府的力量。
- Liverpool dealt the Spaniards a mortal blow in the 16th minute when they went 2–0 ahead. 利物浦队在16分钟时以2:0领先, 大大打击了西班牙人队的士气。
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