mortal

1. ADJ If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live forever. 終有一死的

A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies. 人是被故意設(shè)計成終歸一死的。成長，變老，然后死去。

2. mortalityN-UNCOUNT 終有一死

She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality. 突然，她已經(jīng)與死神面對面了。

3. N-COUNT You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person. 凡人

Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal. 票對于普通大眾來說似乎是得不到的。

4. ADJ You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death. 致命的[ADJ n]

The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger. 警察在保衛(wèi)他們自己和其他人免受致命的危險。

5. mortallyADV 致命地

He falls, mortally wounded. 他摔了，傷得很重。

6. ADJ You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe. 極度的[ADJ n] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]

When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy. 當(dāng)自尊心很強(qiáng)時，我們會失去對嫉妒的極度恐懼。

7. mortallyADV 極度地[ADV -ed/adj/adv]

Candace admits to having been "mortally embarrassed."

坎達(dá)絲承認(rèn)曾經(jīng)“極其尷尬”。