vital
vital
adjective
vitally
adverb
adjective
- absolutely necessary; essential
必不可少的；必要的
secrecy is of vital importance.
保密极其重要。
it is vital that the system is regularly maintained.
这个系统有必要经常维修。
■indispensable to the continuance of life
维持生命所必需的
the vital organs.
维持生命的器官。 - full of energy; lively
充满活力的；活泼的
a beautiful, vital girl.
既美丽又活泼的姑娘。 - (archaic)fatal
(古)致命的
the wound is vital.
这个伤口是致命伤。
- (vitals)the body's important internal organs
身体的重要内脏，维持生命的重要器官
vitally
adverb
- 合理进食对健康极为重要
[as submodifier]eating sensibly is vitally important for health.
- late Middle English (describing the animating principle of living beings, also in sense 2): via Old French from Latin vitalis, from vita 'life'. The sense 'essential' dates from the early 17th cent
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