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terminate 音标拼音: [t'ɚmən ,et] a. 有结尾的,有限的
vi. 结束,终止,满期
vt. 使停止,使结束,使终止 有结尾的,有限的结束,终止,满期使停止,使结束,使终止 terminate终止 terminate终止 terminate v 1: bring to an end or halt; " She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; " The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" [ synonym: { end}, { terminate}] [ ant: { begin}, { commence}, { get}, { get down}, { lead off}, { set about}, { set out}, { start}, { start out}] 2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; " the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; " Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; " My property ends by the bushes"; " The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [ synonym: { end}, { stop}, { finish}, { terminate}, { cease}] [ ant: { begin}, { start}] 3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; " This sad scene ended the movie" [ synonym: { end}, { terminate}] 4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; " The boss fired his secretary today"; " The company terminated 25% of its workers" [ synonym: { displace}, { fire}, { give notice}, { can}, { dismiss}, { give the axe}, { send away}, { sack}, { force out}, { give the sack}, { terminate}] [ ant: { employ}, { engage}, { hire}] Terminate \ Ter" mi* nate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Terminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Terminating}.] [ L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See { Term}.] 1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. [ 1913 Webster] During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [ Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art. -- J. S. Harford. [ 1913 Webster] [ 1913 Webster]
Terminate \ Ter" mi* nate\, v. i. 1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. [ 1913 Webster] The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] 98 Moby Thesaurus words for " terminate": abandon, abolish, abort, attend, ax, become of, belay, boot out, bounce, button up, cancel, cap, carry to completion, cashier, cease, clean up, climax, close, close out, close up, come about, come of, come out, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, cut it out, cut off, desist, determine, develop, discharge, discontinue, dismiss, dissolve, drop, drop it, end, ensue, eventuate, extinguish, fall out, fare, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up, fire, follow, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, give over, halt, have done with, hold, issue, kick out, knock it off, lay off, leave, leave off, mop up, pan out, perfect, perorate, prorogate, prorogue, prove, prove to be, quit, recess, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, resolve, result, rise, round out, sack, scrap, scratch, scrub, sign off, stay, stop, top off, top out, turn out, ultimate, unfold, wind down, wind up, work out, wrap up
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