bring to an end
终止,结束,使终止
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he was advised to terminate the contract .人们建议他终止这份合同。
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在…结尾,以…收尾
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the chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes .链条的尾端是一个布有大钉的铁球。
[no obj.](of a train, bus, or boat service)end its journey
(火车,公共汽车,船)结束行程(或旅程、航程)
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the train will terminate at Stratford .火车终点将是斯特拉特福德。
end (a pregnancy) before term by artificial means
人为终止(妊娠);人工流产。
〈主 北美〉 免…的职,解雇
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Adamson's putting pressure on me to terminate you .亚当森正给我施压要解雇你。
〈主北美〉 暗杀,行刺(尤指特工)
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he was terminated by persons unknown .他被不明身份的人暗杀了。
〈古〉 终结;以…为末端。
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terminate someone with extreme prejudice chiefly US murder or assassinate someone (used as a euphemism) 〈主美,婉〉 暗杀;谋杀
"late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘direct an action towards a specified end’): from Latin