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kill v.杀死；终止；消灭；使痛苦；消磨；使精疲力竭n.杀；猎获物 (1) 他的妻子在车祸中丧生。(2) 他们用烟熏房间以杀死害虫。(3) 噪音淹没了音乐。(4) 他们有权使法案在国会不能通过。(5) 燕子能帮助农民消灭害虫。(6) 这情形剂可消灭害虫。(7) 我的脚疼死我了！(8) 消磨时间不可能不伤害永恒。(9) 车子来之前，我们打牌消磨时间。(10) 每次那些台阶使我精疲力尽!(11) 这重活几乎使我精疲力竭。(12) 猎手们正在围杀猎物。(13) 这只老虎拖着它的猎物进了丛林。(14) 猎人把猎物带回营地。 Hunters kill animals for their meat, and drivers sometimes kill an animal accidentally, or inadvertently kill a plant, simply by forgetting to water it. Certain inanimate things are also said to kill, like poison or disease or drunk driving. In each of these cases, death is caused and life is taken. You can also kill figuratively, as when a school board kills the foreign language program or a thunderstorm kills your hopes of a picnic.

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英 [kɪl] 美 [kɪl] (1) His wife was killed in a car accident.(2) They fumigated the room to kill the vermin.(3) The noise killed the music.(4) They have the right to kill a bill in Parliament .(5) Swallow can help peasants kill pests.(6) The insecticide will kill off the insect pests.(7) My feet are killing me.(8) You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.(9) We played cards to kill time until the bus came.(10) Those stairs kill me every time!(11) The heavy work almost killed me.(12) The hunters are moving in for the kill.(13) The tiger dragged its kill into the jungle.(14) The hunters brought their kill back to camp. To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it. 1[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]  [V pron-refl]  [V n]  [V]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。killingThere 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。2[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。3[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killHe 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。4[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。5[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]  [only cont]  [INFORMAL 非正式]My feet are killing me.我的脚疼死了。6[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.   [V pron-refl]  [emphasis]  [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。7[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。8[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！9[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.有几个词与kill意思相近。murder指蓄意地杀害。assassinate常指为政治目的而暗杀重要人物。如果指大批人被杀，则有时用slaughter或massacre。slaughter也用于指屠宰动物取肉。10[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。11[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]12[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。13 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； 相关词组：kill off

英语单词	kill
英美音标	英 [kɪl] 美 [kɪl]
中文释义	v.杀死；终止；消灭；使痛苦；消磨；使精疲力竭 n.杀；猎获物
英语例句	(1) His wife was killed in a car accident. (2) They fumigated the room to kill the vermin. (3) The noise killed the music. (4) They have the right to kill a bill in Parliament . (5) Swallow can help peasants kill pests. (6) The insecticide will kill off the insect pests. (7) My feet are killing me. (8) You cannot kill time without injuring eternity. (9) We played cards to kill time until the bus came. (10) Those stairs kill me every time! (11) The heavy work almost killed me. (12) The hunters are moving in for the kill. (13) The tiger dragged its kill into the jungle. (14) The hunters brought their kill back to camp.
中文例句	(1) 他的妻子在车祸中丧生。 (2) 他们用烟熏房间以杀死害虫。 (3) 噪音淹没了音乐。 (4) 他们有权使法案在国会不能通过。 (5) 燕子能帮助农民消灭害虫。 (6) 这情形剂可消灭害虫。 (7) 我的脚疼死我了！ (8) 消磨时间不可能不伤害永恒。 (9) 车子来之前，我们打牌消磨时间。 (10) 每次那些台阶使我精疲力尽! (11) 这重活几乎使我精疲力竭。 (12) 猎手们正在围杀猎物。 (13) 这只老虎拖着它的猎物进了丛林。 (14) 猎人把猎物带回营地。
vocabulary简明	To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it.
vocabulary扩展	Hunters kill animals for their meat, and drivers sometimes kill an animal accidentally, or inadvertently kill a plant, simply by forgetting to water it. Certain inanimate things are also said to kill, like poison or disease or drunk driving. In each of these cases, death is caused and life is taken. You can also kill figuratively, as when a school board kills the foreign language program or a thunderstorm kills your hopes of a picnic.
柯林斯解释	1 [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] [V pron-refl] [V n] [V] 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。 killing 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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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] [only cont] [INFORMAL 非正式] My feet are killing me. 我的脚疼死了。 6 [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. [V pron-refl] [emphasis] [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。 7 [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。 8 [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！ 9 [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. 有几个词与kill意思相近。murder指蓄意地杀害。assassinate常指为政治目的而暗杀重要人物。如果指大批人被杀，则有时用slaughter或massacre。slaughter也用于指屠宰动物取肉。 10 [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。 11 [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] 12 [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。 13 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 ；相关词组： kill off

Kill [V Verb 动词 Killed Killing N Time