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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.

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[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) ; NAmE ˈkɪlər / noun 1 a 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。 killer killers
kill·er / ˈkɪlə(r) ; NAmE ˈkɪlər /
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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
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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.
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凶手(74%),杀人者(7%),迷人的人(7%),致命物(3%),消灭…者(3%),棘手的事(3%),精彩的事物(3%)
n.杀手;致死;止痛药;宰杀的器具;断路器
n.(Killer)人名;(德、匈、捷)基勒

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