词根\词缀释义：end，limit 结束、界限

Conterminous（adj.）=con +term =together +limit =接壤的（共同的边界）

/kən'tɝmɪnəs/

1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous

2. coextensive or coincident in range, time, scope, etc

a genealogy conterminous with the history of the USA.

和美国历史相同的系谱。

the forty-eight conterminous United States.

四十八个相邻的合众国。

Terminal（n.）=终点站

/'tɝmɪnl/

1.ADJ 形容词(疾病)致命的，不治的，晚期的 A terminal illness or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

...terminal cancer.

晚期癌症

...his illness was terminal.

他的病没治了。

terminally

The patient is terminally ill.

那个病人患了不治之症。

2.ADJ 形容词(病人)患绝症的，晚期的,病危的 A terminal patient is dying of a terminal illness or disease.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

They have started a hospice for terminal patients.

他们为身患绝症的病人开办了一个安养所。

3.N-COUNT     可数名词(车辆、乘客、货物的)集散地，起点站，终点站 A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey.

【搭配模式】：usu supp N

Plans are underway for a fifth terminal at Heathrow airport.

正在制定在希思罗机场修建第 5 航站楼的计划。

4.N-COUNT     可数名词终端;终端机 A computer terminal is a piece of equipment consisting of a keyboard and a screen that is used for putting information into a computer or getting information from it.

【FIELD标签】：COMPUTING 计算机

Carl sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week.

卡尔每周在电脑终端前坐 40 个小时。

5.N-COUNT     可数名词(电路的)端头，端子，线接头 On a piece of electrical equipment, a terminal is one of the points where electricity enters or leaves it.

...the positive terminal of the battery.

电池的阳极

Term（n.）=期限、学期

/tɝm/

1.PHRASE 短语在…方面;从…角度看;根据…来说 If you talk about something in terms of something or in particular terms, you are specifying which aspect of it you are discussing or from what point of view you are considering it.

【搭配模式】：PHR after v

Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety...

我们的产品在质量、可靠性，尤其是品种方面颇具竞争力。

Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.

不仅仅在政治方面，而且在经济实力上巴黎在法国也都一直处于支配地位。

2.PHRASE 短语用…术语;用…语言;用…字眼 If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.

【搭配模式】：usu PHR after v

The video explains in simple terms how the new tax works...

录像用简单易懂的语言解释了新税法。

The document is expressed in terms that are readily understood and agreed.

文件用语浅显易懂，让人易于接受。

3.N-COUNT     可数名词术语;学科用语 A term is a word or expression with a specific meaning, especially one which is used in relation to a particular subject.

【搭配模式】：usu with supp

Myocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack.

心肌梗死是心脏病的医学用语。

4.VERB     动词把…称作;把…叫作 If you say that something is termed a particular thing, you mean that that is what people call it or that is their opinion of it.

【语法信息】：be V-ed n

【语法信息】：V n n

【语法信息】：Also V n as n

He had been termed a temporary employee...

他被称作临时雇员。

He termed the war a humanitarian nightmare.

他称这场战争是一场人道主义噩梦。

5.N-VAR    可变名词学期 A term is one of the periods of time that a school, college, or university divides the year into.

...the summer term.

夏季学期

...the last day of term.

学期最后一天

6.N-COUNT     可数名词(政党、政府的)任期 A term is a period of time between two elections during which a particular party or government is in power.

【搭配模式】：with supp

Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in Spain's election.

费利佩·冈萨雷斯在西班牙选举中获得第 4 次连任。

7.N-COUNT     可数名词(工作、居住的)期间，期限 A term is a period of time that someone spends doing a particular job or in a particular place.

【搭配模式】：with supp

...a 12 month term of service...

为期 12 个月的任职期

Offenders will be liable to a seven-year prison term.

违犯者可判处 7 年监禁。

8.N-COUNT     可数名词(合同、保险的)有效期 A term is the period for which a legal contract or insurance policy is valid.

【搭配模式】：with supp

Premiums are guaranteed throughout the term of the policy.

在保单有效期内，所缴纳的保险费是有保障的。

9.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词怀孕期;足月;临产 The term of a woman's pregnancy is the nine month period that it lasts. Term is also used to refer to the end of the nine month period.

That makes her the first TV presenter to work the full term of her pregnancy...

那样，她就成了首个怀孕期间一直上班的电视节目主持人。

Women over 40 seem to be just as capable of carrying a baby to term as younger women.

年过 40 的女性好像和年轻女性一样能够怀孕到足月。

10.N-PLURAL  复数名词(协议、条约等的)条款，条件 The terms of an agreement, treaty, or other arrangement are the conditions that must be accepted by the people involved in it.

【搭配模式】：usu with supp

...the terms of the Helsinki agreement...

《赫尔辛基协议》的条款

Mayor Rendell imposed the new contract terms.

伦德尔市长强加了新的合同条款。

11.PHRASE      短语勉强接受;向…让步;对…妥协 If you come to terms with something difficult or unpleasant, you learn to accept and deal with it.

【搭配模式】：V inflects

She had come to terms with the fact that her husband would always be crippled.

她只好接受了丈夫将终生残疾这个现实。

12.PHRASE      短语在平等的条件下;在相同的基础上 If two people or groups compete on equal terms or on the same terms, neither of them has an advantage over the other.

【搭配模式】：PHR after v

I had at last found a sport where I could compete on equal terms with able-bodied people...

我终于发现了一个可以和体格健全的人平等竞争的体育项目。

The focus was on women gaining access to work on the same terms as men.

核心问题在于女性应与男性享有平等的就业机会。

13.PHRASE      短语关系融洽;友好相处 If two people are on good terms or on friendly terms, they are friendly with each other.

【搭配模式】：v-link PHR

Madeleine is on good terms with Sarah...

马德琳和萨拉相处很好。

We shook hands and parted on good terms.

我们握了握手，友好地告别。

14.PHRASE      短语See also:long-term;medium-term;short-term;从长远来看/从短期来看/从中期来看 You use the expressions in the long term ,in the short term, and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.

【搭配模式】：PHR with cl

The agreement should have very positive results in the long term...

从长远来看，这个协议将会产生非常积极的影响。

In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests...

从短期来看，喷洒化学药品显然能有效控制虫害。

In the medium term the UK car industry has a brighter outlook.

从中期来看，英国汽车行业前景将会更好。

15.PHRASE 短语

按照…的条件;根据…的意见 If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power.

【搭配模式】：PHR after v

They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.

只有同意他们的条件，他们才会在联盟条约上签字。

16.PHRASE      短语正在考虑，正在打算(做某事) If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.

【搭配模式】：V inflects

United should be thinking in terms of winning the European Cup...

联队应该在考虑要赢得欧洲杯。

She was thinking in terms of a career.

她在考虑干一番事业。

17. a contradiction in terms→see: contradiction; in no uncertain terms→see: uncertain; in real terms→see: real; on speaking terms→see: speak;

Determine（v.）=down +end =决定（下了结论）

/dɪ'tɝmɪn/

1.VERB     动词是…的决定因素 If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V wh

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time...

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner...

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?

事业的成败取决于哪些因素？

determination

...the gene which is responsible for male sex determination.

决定男性性别的基因

2.VERB     动词确定;查明 To determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.

【语法信息】：V wh

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V that

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

The investigation will determine what really happened...

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans...

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。

Science has determined that the risk is very small.

科学已经探明其危险性非常小。

3.VERB     动词决定;敲定 If you determine something, you decide it or settle it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V wh

【语法信息】：Also V that

The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future...

波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。

The final wording had not yet been determined...

最终措辞仍未敲定。

My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.

我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么。

determination

We must take into our own hands the determination of our future.

我们必须将未来的决定权掌握在自己的手中。

4.VERB     动词下决心;决意;决定 If you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it.

【语法信息】：V to-inf

【语法信息】：V that

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

He determined to rescue his two countrymen...

他决意营救自己的两名同胞。

I determined that I would ask him outright.

我下定决心要直截了当地问他。

Exterminate（v.）=out +end =消灭（终结）

/ɪk'stɝmə'net/

1.VERB     动词消灭;灭绝;根除 To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them.

【语法信息】：V n

A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats...

灭鼠花了大力气。

They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war...

他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。

Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help.

人类正在导致过多物种灭绝，动物园也无济于事。

extermination

...the extermination of hundreds of thousands of their countrymen.

他们几十万同胞的灭绝