n.终止,结束

ˋtFmәˏnet; ˊtәːmineit< ter.mi.nate >
[次常用字]
<<动词>>
terminat.ed, terminat.ing, terminates
<<及物动词>>
1 a. 使终止
"His action terminated the most hopeful period of reform in Prussian history." (Gordon A. Craig)他的行动幻灭了普鲁士历史上最有希望改革的时期
b. 使结束
a display of fireworks that terminated the festivities庆典在烟火表演中结束
3 解雇
a company that terminated 300 workers 一家公司解雇了三百名员工
<<不及物动词>>
1 结束; 终止
The oil pipeline terminates at a shipping port. 油管直达到海港
Negotiations terminated yesterday. 谈判於昨天结束
2 归结┅
"The Peloponnesian war...terminated in the ruin of the Athenian commonwealth." (Aleander Hamilton)伯罗奔尼萨半岛的战争归结於雅典共和政治的毁灭