kill
kill
verb
[with obj.]
be in at the kill
kill someone/thing off
verb
[with obj.]
- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)
致死，杀死
her father was killed in a car crash.
她父亲在一次车祸中丧生。
[no obj.]a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood.
持霰弹猎枪杀人不眨眼的强盗。
■put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something)
结束；挫败
the Stock Exchange voted to kill the project.
证券交易所投票表决结束该方案。
■stop (a computer programme or process)
结束（计算机程序、进程）
■(informal)switch off (a light or engine)
(非正式)切断（电灯、引擎）
■(informal)delete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer
(非正式)从文件（或计算机）中删除（行，段，文件）
■(in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop
（英足球或其他球类游戏）停（球）
after killing the ball with his chest and his thigh, he brushed past Reeves.
用胸部和大腿停球之后，他闪过雷夫斯。
■(Tennis)hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned
(网球)扣（球）
■neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)
中和，抵消（效果，性质）
the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs.
酱汁会抵消药草的味道。
■(informal)consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink)
(非正式)喝光（一瓶酒） - (informal)overwhelm (someone) with an emotion
(非正式)使倾倒，使折服
the suspense is killing me.
这种悬念让我折服。
■(kill oneself)overexert oneself
竭尽全力；使自己过度劳累
I killed myself carrying those things home.
把这些东西搬回家累死我了。
■used hyperbolically to indicate that someone is extremely angry with another person
［用于夸张表示极度生气］杀
my Mum and Dad will kill me if they catch me out here.
我爸爸妈妈要是在这儿看到我非杀了我不可。
■cause pain or anguish to
使疼痛，使痛苦
my feet are killing me.
我的脚疼极了。 - pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event
消磨（时间）
when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill.
他到车站时发现他实际上还有一小时要消磨。
- [usu. in sing.]an act of killing, especially of one animal by another
（尤指一只动物被另一只动物的）猎杀；杀死
a lion has made a kill.
狮子已经猎杀了一只猎物。
■an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or another animal
被杀死的动物，猎物
the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill.
秃鹰能够俯瞰地面找到新的猎物。
■(informal)an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc
(非正式)（敌机、敌潜水艇等的）击落，击沉，撞毁
be in at the kill
- be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise
企业成功交易时在场或受益
- take decisive action to turn a situation to one's advantage
采取决策改善形势
- (informal)whatever the problems or difficulties involved
(非正式)无论多难；无论如何
we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us.
无论如何我们都要微笑，都要高兴。
- (informal)be overcome with laughter
(非正式)笑不可抑
- (Brit.)(of a remedy for a problem) likely to either work well or fail catastrophically, with no possibility of partial success
(英)（问题的补救）孤注一掷；非死即活；不成功便成仁
the spring Budget will be kill or cure.
春季预算将会是孤注一掷的行为。
- (proverb)achieve two aims at once
(谚)一石二鸟，一箭双雕
- spoil with overindulgence
溺爱，宠坏
- Middle English (in the sense 'strike, beat', also 'put to death'): probably of Germanic origin and related to quell. The noun originally denoted a stroke or blow
kill someone/thing off
- get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers
杀光，消灭
there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations.
非常有可能的是所有的河流生物会有好几代都被毁灭掉。
■(of a writer) bring about the ‘death’ of a fictional character
（作者）使小说人物“死去”
- (of an animal) yield (a specified amount of meat) when slaughtered
（动物）屠宰后出（肉量）
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