terminal
adj
noun
ˈtɜːmɪənəl
adj
1
a
terminal
illness
cannot
be
cured,
and
causes
death
〔疾病〕晚期的，不治的
terminal
cancer
晚期癌症
2
(in) terminal decline
in
a
state
of
becoming
worse
and
worse
and
never
getting
better
[英] 越来越糟; 一蹶不振
BrE
The
once
great
industry
is
now
in
terminal
decline.
这个曾经十分兴旺的行业现在变得一蹶不振。
terminally
ill
patients
病危患者
noun
3
a
big
building
where
people
wait
to
get
onto
planes,
buses,
or
ships,
or
where
goods
are
loaded
〔飞机、公共汽车、轮船或货物运输的〕集散站，终点站
the
airport’s
passenger
terminal
机场的候机楼
ferry/bus
terminal
4
a
piece
of
computer
equipment
consisting
of
at
least
a
KEYBOARD
and
a
screen,
that
you
use
for
putting
in
or
taking
out
information
from
a
large
computer
〔计算机的〕终端; 终端设备
5
one
of
the
points
at
which
you
can
connect
wires
in
an
electrical
CIRCUIT
〔电路的〕端子
positive/negative
terminal