| 词汇 | mortal |
| 释义 | mortal adjective literaryuk /ˈmɔː.təl/ us /ˈmɔːr.t̬əl/ (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: （尤指人）终有一死的 For all men are mortal.人终有一死。 Compare immortaladjective causing death: 致死的，致命的 a mortal injury/illness致命伤／致命的疾病 men engaged in mortal combat(= fighting until one of them dies)进行殊死争斗的人 figurativeNew computing technology dealt a mortal blow to the printing companies.新的计算机技术给传统的印刷公司以致命的打击。 Compare lethal mortal dread/fear/terror extreme anxiety about or fear of someone or something: 非常担心;极度恐惧 We live in mortal dread of further attacks.我们生活在极度恐惧中，担心会再受到袭击。 mortal enemy, danger, threat, etc. a very serious and dangerous enemy, danger, threat, etc.: 死敌／致命的危险／严重的威胁 The former allies who fought together against the dictator have, in recent years, become mortal enemies. Death and dying all-cause mortality antemortem bereave bite bleed out coroner death toll ghost have one foot in the graveidiom macabre perish posthumously raise raise someone from the deadidiom remains roadkill self-extinction sepulchrally snuff itidiom toll mortal noun[ C ] mainly humorousuk /ˈmɔː.təl/ us /ˈmɔːr.t̬əl/ an ordinary person, rather than a god or a special, important, or powerful person: 凡人，普通人 The police officers guarding the door let in the celebrities, but they prevented us lesser/mere mortals from going inside.把守大门的警官让名人们进去，但不让我们这些普通人入内。 Ordinary people banausic civil ceremony commonalty community demotic grassroots Joe Bloggs Joe Public John Doe John Q. Public omnibus popular popularly prole public ruck the common manidiom the man/woman in the streetidiom the populace vernacular mortal | American Dictionarymortal adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈmɔr·təl/ (of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die: Humans are mortal and we all eventually die. As the ship began to sink, they realized they were in mortal danger (= they might die). mortal noun[ C ] us/ˈmɔr·təl/ a human, or an ordinary person: mere mortals Examples of mortalmortal Given the many variables inherent to this type of activity, he can at least be forgiven for obeying the same constraints that we, his fellow mortals are also subject to. Kings scarcely recognize themselves as mortals, scarcely understand that which pertains to man, except on the day they are made king or on the day they die. He could be absolutely relaxed when explaining to us lesser mortals the intricacies of that measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There would appear to be in this country one set of economics for farmers and another for lesser mortals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the context of the oil industry such sums are not large, although they seem so to mere mortals such as ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we can save a few unhappy, abnormal mortals from that fate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there will be the lesser mortals, those who are unable to get their bosses to fork out for the same amount of insurance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We expected something better, and in the end perhaps we got no more than could be expected of the ordinary mortals that parliamentarians are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We simple mortals understand only arithmetic and not mathematics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is in any doubt, it should do what 0rdinary mortals do and use a telephone and check. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Getting it right at any time and achieving perfection is almost an ambition to which mere mortals can never aspire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clause should not increase the powers of those people over ordinary mortals like ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To stronger mortals probably none of this mattered—to me it was depressing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The principle is that we should consider what we, as mere mortals, can do in the best interests of all the communities of this area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure whether it is an art or a science, but at least it is beyond the capabilities of ordinary mortals. 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