causing or ending in death 致命的 a fatal accident/blow/illness 致命的事故／一击／疾病 a potentially fatal form of cancer 潜在致死型癌症 If she gets ill again it could prove fatal. 如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1He has not driven since his nearly fatal accident earlier this year. 自从今年较早时那次差点儿丧命的车祸之后，他就没有开过车。 Her disregard of this advice was ultimately fatal. 她不听这个建议，结局是灾难性的。 The disease is potentially fatal. 这种疾病可能会致命。 This kind of accident is almost always fatal for the pilot. 飞行员遇到这类事故，几乎无一幸免于难。 a chemical which is invariably fatal to small mammals 对小型哺乳动物无一例外会致命的一种化学品 He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a car. 他让车撞了，受了致命伤。 Most farmers are alert to the potentially fatal consequences of an overturning tractor. 大多数农民对拖拉机倾覆的潜在致命后果保持警惕。 They were involved in a fatal accident. 他们卷入一起出了人命的事故中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- nearly
- always
- invariably
- …
- for
- to
causing disaster or failure 灾难性的；毁灭性的；导致失败的 a fatal error/mistake 灾难性的错误 Any delay would be fatal. 任何延误都可能导致失败。 There was a fatal flaw in the plan. 计划中有一个致命的缺陷。 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec1a possibly fatal setback to his plans 可能导致他计划完全失败的因素 Tax increases have proved fatal to the nation's business community. 事实已证明，加税对该国的企业界造成了致命打击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- absolutely
- ultimately
- to
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘destined by fate’ and ‘ominous’): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.