adj (1)(致命疾病的)晚(末)期的((of an illness) bringing death;fatal)：a～disease/illness/patient 晚期疾病/疾病/病人 a～case生命垂危的患者;the～wards of a hospital 医院的临终病房;～cancer癌症晚期;His illness is～. 他的病已是晚期了。〖同〗fatal，deadly;〖反〗nonfatal，temporary;

(2)每(学)期的，定期举行的(pertaining to or occurring in a term or each term;appear-ing regularly or periodically)：～inspections/accounts/payments 定期检查/结账/付款;～examinations学期考试;

(3)界限的，终点的，末端的，最后的(pertaining to，situated at，or forming the end or boundary of sth)：a～marker 界标;T～buds grow at the end of stems. 最后的蓓蕾长在茎端。Main Street is the～stop for this bus route. 梅恩大街是这条公共汽车线的终点站。〖同〗last，final;〖反〗first，initial;

→′terminally adv 晚期地;

n (1)终点站(large station at either end of a railway line，or one for long-distance buses)[C]：a bus～公共汽车终点站;We'll pick you up at the railroad～. 我们在火车终点站接你。〖同〗station;

(2)航空集散站，候机楼(building at an airport or in a town where one goes before one gets onto，or after one gets off a plane)[C]：an air～航空集散站;the～buildings 候机楼;

(3)(电路的)接线柱，接线头(point at which another conductor can be connected to an electric device or component)[C]：the positive/negative～s 阳/阴极接线柱;the～s of a car battery 汽车蓄电池的接头;

(4)终(末)端(instrument through which data or information can enter or leave a computer)[C]：the～of computers 计算机终端;

→͵termi′nation n 终点，结局