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    kill 的英语意思

    killkill1 /kɪl/ verb 查看全部语言翻译1make somebody/something die [intransitive, transitive] to make a person or animal die使人或动物死亡:  Why did she kill her husband?她为什么杀了她丈夫? Murray held a gun to his head and threatened to kill him.默里把枪顶在他头上,威胁要杀死他。 Four people were killed when a train plunged into a flooded river.一列火车冲入洪水泛滥的河中,四人遇难。be killed instantly/outright (=immediately)(=立刻) The driver was killed instantly.司机当场身亡。 Bleach kills household germs.漂白剂能杀死家庭细菌。 Smoking kills.吸烟致命。2kill yourself a)to cause your own death导致自身死亡:  You’re going to kill yourself on that bike.你骑那辆车迟早会送命的。 After her husband died, Mary tried to kill herself.丈夫去世后,玛丽试图自杀。 b)to work very hard to achieve something, in a way that makes you ill or tired拼命工作以实现某目标,以至于生病或筋疲力尽:  It’s not worth killing yourself over it.为这件事把自己累垮不值得。kill yourself to do something He about killed himself to make the business go.他为了让生意运转起来,几乎累垮了自己。3make something stop/fail [transitive] to make something stop operating or fail使某物停止运转或失败:  Joe pulled in and killed the engine.乔把车停好,关掉了引擎。 The out-of-town shopping centre will kill local trade.郊外的购物中心将使当地商业一蹶不振。kill your speed (=drive slowly)(=慢速行驶)4be angry with somebody [transitive] informal非正式 to be very angry with someone对某人非常生气:  Mom will kill me if I’m late.我要是迟到,妈妈会要了我的命。5annoyed/sad [transitive] to make someone feel annoyed, sad, concerned etc使某人感到恼火、悲伤、担忧等it kills somebody to do something It kills me to see him working so hard.看到他如此辛苦,我心疼极了。 What happened next? The suspense is killing me.后来怎么了?这悬念快把我憋死了。6would/could kill for something (also would kill to do something) to want something so much that you will do almost anything to get it or do it极度渴望某事物,几乎愿意不择手段去得到或做到:  I could kill for a smoke right now.我现在真的很想抽根烟。 In those days, actors would kill to break into film.那时候,演员们为了打入电影圈,什么都愿意做。7my head/back etc is killing me spoken口语 used to say that a part of your body is hurting a lot用于表示身体某部位非常疼痛:  I’ve walked miles and my feet are killing me.我走了好几英里,脚痛得要命。8kill time/an hour etc to spend time doing something which is not important, while you are waiting to do something important or waiting for something else to happen在等候重要之事时,用不重要的事打发时间:  With time to kill, he took a cab to the centre.闲着没事,他打了辆出租车去市中心。9kill a beer/bottle of wine etc spoken口语 to drink or finish drinking a beer etc quickly快速喝完啤酒等:  Let’s kill these beers and go.咱们把这几瓶啤酒干掉走人吧。10make somebody laugh [transitive] to make someone laugh a lot使某人大笑kill yourself laughing They weren’t bothered – in fact, they were killing themselves laughing.他们根本不在乎——事实上,他们笑得都快不行了。11 it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something) spoken口语 used to say that someone could easily do something, and ought to do it用于表示某人完全可以做某事且应当去做:  It wouldn’t kill you to help out once in a while.偶尔帮个忙又不会要了你的命。12(even) if it kills me spoken口语 used to emphasize that you are determined to do something, even though it is very difficult用于强调即使事情非常困难,你也下定决心去做:  I’m completing this course, even if it kills me.就算拼了命,我也要完成这门课程。13kill two birds with one stone to achieve two things with one action一举两得14kill the goose that lays the golden egg to destroy the thing that brings you profit or success毁掉带来利润或成功的东西15kill the fatted calf to welcome someone home with a big meal etc after they have been away for a long time在某人长时间外出归来后,以盛宴等方式欢迎其归来16kill somebody with kindness to be too kind to someone, in a way that actually harms them对某人过于仁慈,反而对其造成伤害17kill or cure used to say that something you are going to do will be either successful or fail completely用于表示即将做的某事要么彻底成功要么彻底失败 dressed to kill at dressed(3)THESAURUS同义词辨析kill to make someone die使某人死亡: · The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash.· 司机和他的乘客在撞车事故中身亡。· He was killed by rival gang members.· 他被对立帮派成员杀害。murder to deliberately kill someone – used when talking about this as a crime蓄意杀人——用于将此行为作为犯罪加以讨论时: · He was convicted of murdering his wife.· 他因谋杀妻子而被定罪。commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime无意中杀死某人——用于将此行为作为犯罪加以讨论时: · The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.· 法庭裁定该警卫犯有过失杀人罪。assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician蓄意杀害重要人物,尤指政治人物: · He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.· 他参与了暗杀希特勒的密谋。slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories以暴力方式杀死某人或某物——用于新闻报道及旧式故事中: · Two teenagers were slain in the shootings.· 两名青少年在枪击事件中遇难。· St. George slew the dragon.· 圣乔治诛杀了那条恶龙。· The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.· 国王在黑斯廷斯战役中阵亡。execute formal正式 (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime作为对罪行的惩罚而处死某人: · McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.· 麦克维在一次炸弹袭击中杀害168人,被执行注射死刑。eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble为防止某人惹麻烦而将其杀死: · a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals· 一个铲除了所有对手的冷酷独裁者take somebody out informal非正式 to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you为除掉某人而将其杀死,尤指敌人或给自己制造麻烦的人: · US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions.· 美军使用空袭摧毁了敌方阵地。· One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.· 其他毒贩中的某个人可能决定把他干掉。bump somebody off humorous幽默 informal非正式 to kill someone杀死某人: · He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.· 他太烦人了,我都想亲手干掉他。do away with somebody informal非正式 to kill someone杀死某人: · The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.· 詹姆斯敦的定居者遭到了杀害,但无人知晓是如何发生的。to kill yourself自杀commit suicide to kill yourself自杀: · He committed suicide after the death of his girlfriend.· 女友去世后,他自杀了。take your own life formal正式 to kill yourself自杀: · He had taken his own life while he was severely depressed.· 他在深度抑郁期间自尽了。· They believe that it is a sin to take your own life.· 他们认为自杀是一种罪孽。to kill a large number of people杀死大量人员massacre to kill a large number of people in a violent way以暴力方式杀死大量人员: · Thousands of peaceful demonstrators were massacred by the soldiers.· 数千名和平示威者遭到士兵屠杀。slaughter to kill a large number of people in a violent way. Slaughter is also used about killing animals for food以暴力方式杀死大量人员。slaughter 也用于指宰杀牲畜供食用: · The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.· 军队为镇压叛乱,屠杀了数千名平民。· The pigs were slaughtered on the farm.· 猪在农场里被宰杀。exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist大量杀灭特定群体的成员,使其不复存在: · Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jews.· 希特勒的目标是消灭犹太人。kill something ↔ off phrasal verb1to cause the death of a lot of living things导致大量生物死亡 SYN  destroy:  Pollution is rapidly killing off plant life.污染正在迅速消灭植物生命。2to stop or remove something completely彻底终止或消除某事物 SYN  destroy:  These figures kill off any hope that the economy is poised for recovery.这些数据彻底打消了经济即将复苏的任何希望。
    killkill2 noun 1[countable usually singular] the act of killing a hunted animal猎杀猎物的行为:  He raised his knife for the kill.他举起刀准备给予致命一击。2move in/close in for the kill to come closer to something in order to kill, defeat, or destroy it逼近某物以将其杀死、击败或摧毁:  Enemy submarines were moving in for the kill.敌方潜水艇正在逼近,准备发动致命攻击。3[singular] an animal that is killed by another animal被其他动物捕杀的动物:  The cubs will share the remains of the kill.幼崽们将分食猎物的残余。