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  • Derivatives : n  ultimacy ; n  ultimateness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

ultimate ['^ltɪmət]
  1. 1. adjective [+aim] [ success] [ result] (final) 最终
  2. 2. adjective [+responsibility] [ authority] (greatest) 最大的
  3. 3. noun the ultimate in luxury {etc} 最奢华{等}之物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ultimate [ˈʌltɪmət]
  1. 1. adjective 最高的极限的,终极
  2. 2. adjective 最后的;总括的
    A distinction between the verb and noun senses of "conflict" is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable.
    “Conflict”的动词意义名词意义之间区别在于重音最终的(或者最后的)音节上。
  3. 3. adjective [Spoken] 无法超越的,最好
  4. 4. adjective 基本的根本的
  5. 5. n.[u] [Spoken] 极品最好或最先进的事物
  6. 6. n.[u] 终点终极
  7. 7. n.[u] 基本原理基本原则

Collins English-English Dictionary

ultimate ['^ltɪmɪt]
  1. 1. adj conclusive in a series or process; last; final
    an ultimate question
  2. 2. adj the highest or most significant
    the ultimate goal
  3. 3. adj elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential
  4. 4. adj most extreme
    genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights
  5. 5. adj final or total
    an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds
  6. 6. n the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C17: from Late Latin ultimare to come to an end, from Latin ultimus last, from ulter distant

Examples

The Yukon Arctic Ultra is the ultimate human powered adventure race, which will take place in the Y.T. of Canada.
育空北极极端是最终极的人类冒险赛跑,在加拿大的育空领地进行。
The ultimate goal of the space program is to build a colony on the moon.
这个空间计划的最终目标是在月球上建立聚居地。
An atom may be the ultimate substance unit that can not be decomposed.
原子也许是能被拆分的最基本粒子了。
This is the ultimate thrust the engine can generate.
这是这台发动机所能产生的最大推力。
Having a massage chair is the ultimate in office comfort.
坐按摩椅是办公室里的一种极大享受。

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