kill
vt.& vi. 杀死…
vt. 使停止[结束,失败]; 破坏,减弱,抵消; 使痛苦,使受折磨; 使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了
n. 杀死; 猎; 被捕杀的动物; 猎物
If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die.
More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces...
1,000多人被武装部队杀死。
He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions...
他好几次试图自杀。
The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill .
After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.
捕杀过后,男人们和老年妇女们聚集到一片空地上吃了一顿鲸鱼肉。
If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it.
His objective was to kill the space station project altogether...
他的目的是使空间站项目全面停止。
Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.
舆论可能最终会扼杀这个提议。
If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was.
He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
他被迫服用鸦片来止痛。
If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain.
My feet are killing me.
我的脚疼死了。
If you say that you kill yourself to do something, you are emphasizing that you make a great effort to do it, even though it causes you a lot of trouble or suffering.
You shouldn't always have to kill yourself to do well.
你不该总是为了做到尽善尽美而累坏自己。
If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them.
Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.
告诉理查德,一旦抓住他,我要杀了他。
If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem.
Three or four more weeks won't kill me!
再过3周或4周不会要了我的命!
If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it.
I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses...
在和其他目击者交谈前我只是在打发时间。
To kill the hours while she waited, Ann worked in the garden.
为了打发等待的那几个小时,安在菜园里干些活。
If you say that you will do something if it kills you, you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it even though it is extremely difficult or painful.
I'll make this marriage work if it kills me.
再难我也要努力使这桩婚姻幸福美满。
If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny.
If you move in for the kill or if you close in for the kill, you take advantage of a changed situation in order to do something that you have been preparing to do.
Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
看到机会来了,丹尼斯开始采取行动。
1. the act of terminating a life
2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile;
1. cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly;
2. thwart the passage of;
3. cause the death of, without intention;
4. end or extinguish by forceful means;
5. be fatal;
6. be the source of great pain for;
7. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration;
8. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games;
9. hit with great force;
10. deprive of life;
11. drink down entirely;
12. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase;
13. tire out completely;
14. cause to cease operating;
15. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in;
kill, murder, slaughter, massacre, assassinate, execute
这些动词均有"杀,杀死"之意。
kill off
屠杀:摧毁大多数造成绝种
be in at the kill
企业成功交易时在场或受益
go (或 move in 或 close in) for the kill
采取决策改善形势
if it kills one
(非正式)无论多难;无论如何
kill oneself laughing
(非正式)笑不可抑
kill or cure
(英)(问题的补救)孤注一掷;非死即活;不成功便成仁
kill two birds with one stone
(谚)一石二鸟,一箭双雕
kill with (或 by) kindness
溺爱,宠坏
kill someone/thing off
杀光,消灭
kill out
(动物)屠宰后出(肉量)
in at the kill 或 in on the kill
获胜时在场
Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.
电流常强得足以致命.
Tom refused to join the army, believing that he had no moral right to kill.
汤姆认为自己在道义上无权杀人而拒绝入伍.
Having found out that his wife had an affair with another man, the poor man wanted to kill himself.
那个可怜的男人由于发现他的妻子与另一个男子有私情而想自杀.
Smoking a lot of cigarettes can harm and even kill over a long period of time.
长期大量吸烟会危害身体健康,甚至导致死亡.
How shall we kill time?
我们怎么消磨时间?