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terminating present participle ofterminate terminate verb formaluk /ˈtɜː.mɪ.neɪt/ us /ˈtɝː.mə.neɪt/ [ I or T ] to (cause something to) end or stop: (使…)结束,停止,终止 They terminated my contract in October.他们在10月份终止了我的合同。 This train will terminate at the next stop - passengers who wish to continue should change trains.下一站就是本次列车的终点,继续行程的乘客请换车。 [ T ] to stop employing an employee: Employers must terminate all illegal employees. In most occupations, poorly performing workers can be terminated. [ I or T ] medical specialized to end a pregnancy intentionally, usually by a medical operation: 终止妊娠,人工流产 She made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy. Even the baby's father urged her to terminate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom brake cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch
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