fatal
adjective uk/ˈfeɪ.təl/ us/ˈfeɪ.t̬əl/
B2 致命的
A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death.
This illness is fatal in almost all cases. 这种病几乎是不治之症。
the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old 对手无寸铁的15岁少年的致命枪击
B2 灾难性的；毁灭性的
very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
He made the fatal mistake/error of believing what they told him. 他听信了他们的话，犯了致命的错误。
It just shows how you should never say how well things are going for you - it's fatal (= it causes bad things to happen). 这件事恰恰说明你决不能说事情进展很顺利——这么讲会带来大麻烦。
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- The conspirators' plot failed because they made two fatal miscalculations.
- Hepatitis is a potentially fatal disease.
- It is a form of anaemia which is nearly always fatal if left untreated.
- There's a fatal flaw in your reasoning.
- The police are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred last night.