mortal

adjective

/ˈmɔːtl/

/ˈmɔːrtl/

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that cannot live forever and must die
- We are all mortal.
opposite immortalTopics Life stagesc2
(literary) causing death or likely to cause death; very serious
- a mortal blow/wound
- to be in mortal danger
- (figurative) Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.
compare fatal
[only before noun] (formal) lasting until death synonym deadly
- mortal enemies
- They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them).
[only before noun] (formal) (of fear, etc.) extreme
- We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

mortal

noun

/ˈmɔːtl/

/ˈmɔːrtl/

(often humorous)

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a human, especially an ordinary person with little power or influence synonym human being
- old stories about gods and mortals
- (humorous) Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves.
- (humorous) She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators!
- (humorous) a holiday resort that caters for royalty as well as for ordinary mortals
- (humorous) a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lesser
- mere
- ordinary
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

单词	mortal
释义	mortal adjective /ˈmɔːtl/ /ˈmɔːrtl/ jump to other results that cannot live forever and must die We are all mortal. opposite immortalTopics Life stagesc2 (literary) causing death or likely to cause death; very serious a mortal blow/wound to be in mortal danger (figurative) Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal. compare fatal [only before noun] (formal) lasting until death synonym deadly mortal enemies They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them). [only before noun] (formal) (of fear, etc.) extreme We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’. mortal noun /ˈmɔːtl/ /ˈmɔːrtl/ (often humorous) jump to other results a human, especially an ordinary person with little power or influence synonym human being old stories about gods and mortals (humorous) Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves. (humorous) She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators! (humorous) a holiday resort that caters for royalty as well as for ordinary mortals (humorous) a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lesser mere ordinary … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
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