terminally
adverb uk/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl.i/ us/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl.i/
(ILL)
绝症晚期;垂危
If someone is terminally ill, they have a serious illness and will die soon.
a terminally ill child 身患绝症的孩子
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- We spend vast sums to lengthen the lives of terminally ill patients by a few days and refuse to make modest investments that would prevent millions of needless illnesses and deaths.
- It's primarily for people who are terminally ill.
- David wrote Ted to say their father was terminally sick.
(EXTREMELY)
极度（愚蠢、沉闷等并且不会改善）地
If someone or something is terminally stupid, boring, etc., they are extremely stupid, boring, etc. and that will not change
a terminally naive college student 一个极度幼稚的大学生
See: terminal
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- He is a terminally stupid, arrogant fool on some kind of a power trip.
- Only the terminally flint-hearted visitor could fail to feel a little note of rapture.
- a daytime TV show for the terminally bored
- I brushed my long brown hair off my brow and studied my face. Yup, terminally uninspiring.
- The bizarre plot involves a terminally shy girl who acquires super powers.