mortal /ˈmɔːtəl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

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

  例：

  A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.

  人是被故意设计成终归一死的。成长，变老，然后死去。

• 2. 

  mortality N-UNCOUNT 终有一死

  例：

  She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality.

  突然，她已经与死神面对面了。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.

  票对于普通大众来说似乎是得不到的。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger.

  警察在保卫他们自己和其他人免受致命的危险。

• 5. 

  mortally ADV 致命地

  例：

  He falls, mortally wounded.

  他摔了，伤得很重。

• 6. 

  ADJ You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe. 极度的 [ADJ n] [强调]

  例：

  When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.

  当自尊心很强时，我们会失去对嫉妒的极度恐惧。

• 7. 

  mortally ADV 极度地 [ADV -ed/adj/adv]

  例：

  Candace admits to having been "mortally embarrassed."

  坎达丝承认曾经“极其尴尬”。