The flashcard provides comprehensive definitions and examples for the word "kill." It covers its use as a verb, meaning to cause death, destroy something, reduce pain, or express strong emotions, and as a noun, referring to the act of killing or the hunted animal. Idiomatic expressions and related phrases are also included.
The flashcard defines the word "kill" with its various meanings as a verb and a noun. It covers definitions such as causing death, destroying or ending something, alleviating pain, and expressing extreme anger or effort. It also includes idiomatic uses and related phrases like "kill time" and "kill two birds with one stone."
[VERB 动词]杀死；弄死；导致死亡 If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die.
[be V-ed]
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[V n]
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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。
Cattle should be killed cleanly and humanely...
牛应该被干净利落地无痛屠宰。
The earthquake killed 62 people...
地震导致62人死亡。
Heroin can kill.
海洛因能致死。
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There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.
随着7名平民被杀害，该地区局势紧张起来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]杀死，捕杀（动物） The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill .
[usu sing]
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。
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[VERB 动词]毁灭；破坏；扼杀；使停止 If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it.
[V n]
[V P n (not pron)]
[V n P]
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。
Kill off means the same as kill .kill off 同kill
He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process...
他不久将会再次发动进攻，彻底毁掉整个和平进程。
The Government's financial squeeze had killed the scheme off.
政府的财政困难已使这个计划成为泡影。
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[VERB 动词]使减轻（疼痛） If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was.
[V n]
He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
他被迫服用鸦片来止痛。
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[VERB 动词]使痛苦；使疼痛；折磨 If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain.
[V pron]
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
My feet are killing me.
我的脚疼死了。
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[VERB 动词]竭尽全力；极力 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.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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[VERB 动词]（因对…极度愤怒而）想杀死 If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them.
[V n]
[emphasis]
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。
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[VERB 动词]致命；要命 If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem.
[V pron]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Three or four more weeks won't kill me!
再过3周或4周不会要了我的命！
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[VERB 动词]消磨（时间）；打发（时光) If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it.
[V n]
[Also V n -ing]
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。
Usage Note :
There are several words which mean similar things to kill. To murder someone means to kill them deliberately. Assassinate is used to talk about the murder of an important person, often for political reasons. If a large number of people are murdered, the words slaughter or massacre are sometimes used. Slaughter can also be used to talk about killing animals for their meat.
[PHRASE 短语](表示强调)即使很难，即便很费力 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.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]使笑得前仰后合；使笑死了 If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]借机行事；伺机而动 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.
[V inflects]
Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
看到机会来了，丹尼斯开始采取行动。
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to kill two birds with one stone→see:
bird
； dressed to kill→see:
dressed
； to kill the goose that lays the golden egg→see:
goose
； to be killed outright→see:
outright
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kill off
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kill★/kɪl; NAmEkɪl/
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killkillskilledkillingverb★1★[transitive , intransitive ]kill(sb/sth/yourself) to make sb/sth die 杀死；弄死；导致死亡◆Cancer kills thousands of people every year.每年数以千计的人死于癌症。◆Three people were killed in the crash.三人在此次撞车事故中丧生。◆He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.他试图服安眠药自杀。◆I bought a spray to kill the weeds.我买了一种喷剂来除草。◆( informal) My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me)when she finds out. 我妈要是发现了会宰了我的。◆Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait.别为了赶着明天把事情干完而累坏身体。这事可以等一等嘛。◆Tiredness while driving can kill.疲劳驾驶会出人命的。2[transitive ]killsth to destroy or spoil sth or make it stop 毁灭；破坏；扼杀；使停止◆to kill a rumour平息谣言◆Do you agree that television kills conversation?电视扼杀人与人之间的交谈，你同意这种说法吗？◆The defeat last night killed the team's chances of qualifying.昨晚的失败使这个队失去了获得资格的机会。3[transitive ]killsb |it kills sb to do sth( informal) ( usually used in the progressive tenses and not used in the passive 通常用于进行时，不用于被动语态) to cause sb pain or suffering 使痛苦；使疼痛；使受折磨◆My feet are killing me.我的脚痛死了。4[transitive ]killsb ( NAmE) to make sb laugh a lot 使笑得前仰后合；使笑死了◆Stop it! You're killing me!别说了！你都把我笑死了！IDIOMSkill the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs( saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc. 杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源ˌkill or ˈcure( BrE) used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely 要么医好要么治死；不是成功便是失败；成败在此一举kill ˈtime | kill an ˈhour, a couple of ˈhours, etc.to spend time doing sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen （等待时）消磨时间，打发时光◆We killed time playing cards.我们打纸牌消磨时间。kill two birds with one ˈstoneto achieve two things at the same time with one action 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得ˌkill sb/sth with ˈkindnessto be so kind to sb/sth that you in fact harm them 宠坏ˌkill yourself ˈlaughing( BrE) to laugh a lot 乐死人；笑得前仰后合；笑破肚皮◆He was killing himself laughing.他笑得前仰后合。☞more at
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n.PHRASAL VERBˌkill sb/sth↔ˈoff1to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die 大量杀死，大量消灭（动植物等）◆Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.某些药物会杀死服用者体内的有益细菌。2to stop or get rid of sth 使某事物停止；除掉；排除◆He has effectively killed off any political opposition.他实际上已消灭了一切对立的政见。noun[usually singular ]1an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed 杀死，捕杀（尤指动物）◆A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill.猫在咬死老鼠之前常常要耍弄它一番。◆The plane prepared to move in for the kill.飞机已作好击落敌机的准备。◆I was in at the killwhen she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process).我亲眼目睹了她最后失去工作的情景。2an animal that has been hunted and killed 被捕杀的动物；猎物◆lions feeding on their kill正在吃猎物的狮子kill/kɪl; NAmEkɪl/
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1make somebody/something die [intransitive, transitive] to make a person or animal die: Why did she kill her husband? Murray held a gun to his head and threatened to kill him. Four people were killed when a train plunged into a flooded river.be killed instantly/outright (=immediately) The driver was killed instantly. Bleach kills household germs. Smoking kills.2kill yourselfa)to cause your own death: You’re going to kill yourself on that bike. After her husband died, Mary tried to kill herself.b)to work very hard to achieve something, in a way that makes you ill or tired: It’s not worth killing yourself over it.kill yourself to do something He about killed himself to make the business go.3make something stop/fail [transitive] to make something stop operating or fail: Joe pulled in and killed the engine. The out-of-town shopping centre will kill local trade.kill your speed (=drive slowly)4be angry with somebody [transitive] informal to be very angry with someone: Mom will kill me if I’m late.5annoyed/sad [transitive] to make someone feel annoyed, sad, concerned etcit kills somebody to do something It kills me to see him working so hard. What happened next? The suspense is killing me.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: I could kill for a smoke right now. In those days, actors would kill to break into film.7my head/back etc is killing me spoken used to say that a part of your body is hurting a lot: I’ve walked miles and my feet are killing me.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: With time to kill, he took a cab to the centre.9kill a beer/bottle of wine etc spoken to drink or finish drinking a beer etc quickly: Let’s kill these beers and go.10make somebody laugh [transitive] to make someone laugh a lotkill yourself laughing They weren’t bothered – in fact, they were killing themselves laughing.11 it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something) spoken used to say that someone could easily do something, and ought to do it: It wouldn’t kill you to help out once in a while.12(even) if it kills me spoken used to emphasize that you are determined to do something, even though it is very difficult: I’m completing this course, even if it kills me.13kill two birds with one stone to achieve two things with one action14kill the goose that lays the golden egg to destroy the thing that brings you profit or success15kill the fatted calf to welcome someone home with a big meal etc after they have been away for a long time16kill somebody with kindness to be too kind to someone, in a way that actually harms them17kill or cure used to say that something you are going to do will be either successful or fail completely → dressed to kill
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THESAURUSkill to make someone die: · The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash.· He was killed by rival gang members.murder to deliberately kill someone – used when talking about this as a crime: · He was convicted of murdering his wife.commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime: · The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician: · He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories: · Two teenagers were slain in the shootings.· St. George slew the dragon.· The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.execute formal (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime: · McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble: · a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivalstake somebody out informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you: · US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions.· One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.bump somebody off humorous informal to kill someone: · He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.do away with somebody informal to kill someone: · The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.to kill yourselfcommit suicide to kill yourself: · He committed suicide after the death of his girlfriend.take your own life formal to kill yourself: · He had taken his own life while he was severely depressed.· They believe that it is a sin to take your own life.to kill a large number of peoplemassacre to kill a large number of people in a violent way: · Thousands of peaceful demonstrators were massacred by the soldiers.slaughter to kill a large number of people in a violent way. Slaughter is also used about killing animals for food: · The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.· The pigs were slaughtered on the farm.exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist: · Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jews.kill off phrasal verb1to cause the death of a lot of living thingsSYN destroy: Pollution is rapidly killing off plant life.2to stop or remove something completelySYN destroy: These figures kill off any hope that the economy is poised for recovery.
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1[countable usually singular] the act of killing a hunted animal: He raised his knife for the kill.2move in/close in for the kill to come closer to something in order to kill, defeat, or destroy it: Enemy submarines were moving in for the kill.3[singular] an animal that is killed by another animal: The cubs will share the remains of the kill.