kill
vt.& vi. 殺死…
vt. 使停止[結束,失敗]; 破壞,減弱,抵消; 使痛苦,使受折磨; 使笑得前仰後合,使笑死了
n. 殺死; 獵; 被捕殺的動物; 獵物
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多人被武裝部隊殺死。
He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions...
他好幾次試圖自殺。
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.
捕殺過後,男人們和老年婦女們聚集到一片空地上吃了一頓鯨魚肉。
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...
他的目的是使空間站專案全面停止。
Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.
輿論可能最終會扼殺這個提議。
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.
他被迫服用鴉片來止痛。
If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain.
My feet are killing me.
我的腳疼死了。
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.
你不該總是為了做到盡善盡美而累壞自己。
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.
告訴理查德,一旦抓住他,我要殺了他。
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!
再過3周或4周不會要了我的命!
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...
在和其他目擊者交談前我只是在打發時間。
To kill the hours while she waited, Ann worked in the garden.
為了打發等待的那幾個小時,安在菜園裡幹些活。
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.
再難我也要努力使這樁婚姻幸福美滿。
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.
看到機會來了,丹尼斯開始採取行動。
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
這些動詞均有"殺,殺死"之意。
kill off
屠殺:摧毀大多數造成絕種
be in at the kill
企業成功交易時在場或受益
go (或 move in 或 close in) for the kill
採取決策改善形勢
if it kills one
(非正式)無論多難;無論如何
kill oneself laughing
(非正式)笑不可抑
kill or cure
(英)(問題的補救)孤注一擲;非死即活;不成功便成仁
kill two birds with one stone
(諺)一石二鳥,一箭雙鵰
kill with (或 by) kindness
溺愛,寵壞
kill someone/thing off
殺光,消滅
kill out
(動物)屠宰後出(肉量)
in at the kill 或 in on the kill
獲勝時在場
Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.
電流常強得足以致命.
Tom refused to join the army, believing that he had no moral right to kill.
湯姆認為自己在道義上無權殺人而拒絕入伍.
Having found out that his wife had an affair with another man, the poor man wanted to kill himself.
那個可憐的男人由於發現他的妻子與另一個男子有私情而想自殺.
Smoking a lot of cigarettes can harm and even kill over a long period of time.
長期大量吸菸會危害身體健康,甚至導致死亡.
How shall we kill time?
我們怎麼消磨時間?