←

termination

noun
🔊/ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/
jump to other results
  1. [uncountable, countable] (formal) the act of ending something; the end of something结束；终止；末端；端
    • Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.违反这些条款将导致合同终止。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She sued the company for wrongful termination.她起诉公司不公正解聘。
    • The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy.房东给了租约终止的通知。
    • You are required to give the company six weeks' notice of termination of employment.你须提前 6 周通知公司离职。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • premature
    • abrupt
    • …
    verb + termination
    • face
    • justify
    • permit
    • …
    termination + noun
    • date
    phrases
    • notice of termination
    • termination of a contract
    • termination of employment
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable] (medical医学) a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage终止妊娠
    • She chose to have an early termination.她选择了早期终止妊娠。
    synonym abortionTopics Life stagesc2, Medicinec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • pregnancy
    verb + termination
    • have
    • undergo
    phrases
    • a termination of (a) pregnancy
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.