1. 終有一死的;不能永生的 If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever.
e.g. A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies. 人注定終有一死:長(cháng)大、衰老,然后消亡。
mortality She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality. 她突然間陷入了直面死亡的境地。
2. 凡人;肉眼凡胎;普通人 You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.
e.g. Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal. 普通人好像根本買(mǎi)不到票。 e.g. ...impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet. 但凡世人皆不可能達到的要求
3. 極其嚴重的;致命的 You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death.
e.g. The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger... 警察在保護自己和他人免遭致命危險。 e.g. Broadcasting was regarded at the time as the mortal enemy of live music-making. 廣播當時(shí)被視為是現場(chǎng)音樂(lè )表演的死對頭。
mortally He falls, mortally wounded. 他倒下了,傷得很重。
4. 極度的;極大的 You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe.
e.g. When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy. 自信心很強時(shí),我們不再對妒忌感到極度懼怕。
mortally Candida admits to having been 'mortally embarrassed'. 坎迪達承認當時(shí)“尷尬得要命”。
mortal英英釋義
noun
1. a human being
e.g. there was too much for one person to do
Synonym: personindividualsomeonesomebodysoul
adj
1. causing or capable of causing death
e.g. a fatal accident a deadly enemy mortal combat a mortal illness