例句
英語六級真題
On their way to creating a feminist paradise, the Swedes have unintentionally created a haven (避風港) for normal mortals.
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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ADJ
終有一死的;不能永生的
If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever.
例句
A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
人注定終有一死：長大、衰老，然后消亡。
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N-COUNT
凡人;肉眼凡胎;普通人
You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.
例句
Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.
普通人好像根本買不到票。
...impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet.
但凡世人皆不可能達到的要求
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ADJ-GRADED
極其嚴重的;致命的
You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death.
例句
The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger...
警察在保護自己和他人免遭致命危險。
Broadcasting was regarded at the time as the mortal enemy of live music-making.
廣播當時被視為是現場音樂表演的死對頭。
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ADJ
極度的;極大的
You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe.
例句
When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.
自信心很強時，我們不再對妒忌感到極度懼怕。