N-SING 致命的打击;导致终结的原因 If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it. 致命的打击;导致终结的原因 [journalism]
The deportations would be a death blow to the peace process. [+ to]
这些驱逐行动将给和平进程带来致命的一击。
The people of Hatfield went into shock as they learned their town had been dealt a death blow.