fatal
adj
~ (to sb/sth)
1 causing or ending in death 致命的
a fatal accident 致命的事故 * fatal injuries 致命伤.
2 causing disaster 灾难性的: His illness was fatal to our plans, ie caused them to fail. 他生病後我们的计画就落空了.
a fatal mistake 造成严重後果的错误.
3 (fml 文) fateful; decisive 命中注定的; 决定性的
the fatal day/hour 决定性的一日[时刻].