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有结尾的,有限的结束,终止,满期使停止,使结束,使终止
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an
effort, or a controversy.
3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to
completion; to perfect.
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.
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.
2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,
terminate on zhis side heaven. --South.
资料来源 : WordNet®
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 WWI" [syn: {end}] [ant: {begin}, {get
down}]
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" [syn: {end},
{stop}, {finish}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad
scene ended the movie" [syn: {end}]
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn:
{fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send
away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}] [ant: {hire}]