killing

killing
noun
  1. an act of causing death, especially deliberately
    (尤指故意的)致死
adjective
  1. causing death
    致死的,致命的
    [in combination]weed-killing.
    灭草的。
    ■(informal)exhausting; unbearable
    (非正式)使人筋疲力尽的;难以忍受的
    the suspense will be killing.
    焦虑让人难以忍受。
    ■(dated)overwhelmingly funny
    (旧)十分好笑的
常用词组
make a killing
  1. have a great financial success
    获得巨大财政收益,致富
    they're a safe investment, you can make a killing overnight.
    这些是安全投资,你可以一夜暴富。
派生
killingly
adverb
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