Killer Informal Disease Noun A N Count 可数名词 Police
The word "killer" refers to a person or thing that kills someone or causes death. It can also be used informally to describe something difficult, exciting, or impressive.
The word "killer" refers to a person or thing that kills someone or causes death. It can also be used informally to describe something difficult, exciting, or impressive.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]杀人者;杀手 A killer is a person who has killed someone, or who intends to kill someone.
The police are searching for his killers...
警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。
He's a psychopath, a killer.
他是个精神变态杀人者。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]导致死亡的事物 You can refer to something that causes death or is likely to cause death as a killer .
Heart disease is the biggest killer of men in most developed countries.
在多数发达国家,心脏病是导致人们死亡的头号杀手。
Oxford
kill·er/ˈkɪlə(r); NAmEˈkɪlər/noun1a person, an animal or a thing that kills 杀人者;杀手;导致死亡的人(或动物、事物)◆Police are hunting his killer.警方正在追捕杀害他的凶手。◆Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland.心脏病是苏格兰的头号杀手。◆an electric insect killer电杀虫器◆The players lacked the killer instinct.这些运动员缺乏拚杀本能。☞see also
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serial killer
2( informal) something that is very difficult, very exciting or very skilful 棘手的事;令人激动的事物;精彩的事物◆The exam was a real killer.这考试可真费劲。◆The new movie is a killer.这部新影片精彩极了。killerkillerskill·er/ˈkɪlə(r); NAmEˈkɪlər/
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killer1 noun
killer2 adjective
killerkill‧er1 /ˈkɪlə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a person, animal, or thing that kills: Heart disease is America’s number one killer. the hunt for her killers weed killer → serial killer
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2informal something or someone that is very difficult, tiring, or boring: The new project is a killer.3informal something that is very exciting or impressive: I’m not saying the film is a killer, but it’s cool.
killer1 noun
killer2 adjective
killerkiller2 adjective [only before noun]
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1very harmful or dangerous: a killer hurricane a swarm of killer bees2informal very attractive, good, impressive etc: a book called ‘How to Build a Killer Website’killer heels (=women’s shoes with very high heels)3killer instinct a very strong desire to succeed in a situation or activity etc that is very competitive: Young players these days lack the killer instinct.