单词 | kill |
释义 | verbnoun🔑 killBrE /kɪl/ NAmE /kɪl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they kill BrE /kɪl/ NAmE /kɪl/ present simple - he / she / it kills BrE /kɪlz/ NAmE /kɪlz/ past simple killed BrE /kɪld/ NAmE /kɪld/ past participle killed BrE /kɪld/ NAmE /kɪld/ -ing form killing BrE /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ 🔑 [T , I ]~ (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。[T ]~sth 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。[T ]~sb | 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 . 我的双脚痛死了。[T ]~sb (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! ● kill 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 ˈstone to 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 ˈkindness to be so kind to sb /sth that you in fact harm them 宠坏● ˌkill yourself ˈlaughing (BrE ) to laugh a lot 笑得前仰后合;笑破肚皮◆ He was killing himself laughing . 他笑得前仰后合。● curiosity killed the ˈcat (saying ) used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them 好奇害死猫(让人别提问或打听与己无关的事情)● dressed to ˈkill (informal ) wearing the kind of clothes that will make people notice and admire you 打扮得引人注目;穿着华丽夺目● if looks could ˈkill… used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is /was looking at you 眼神吓死人;一脸怒气;满脸不高兴◆ I don't know what I've done to upset him , but if looks could kill… 我不知道做了什么惹他生气了,但看他那吓人的样子…● have time on your ˈhands ● have time to ˈkill (informal ) to have nothing to do or not be busy 无所事事;没事可干;闲着 ● ˌkill sb /sth↔ˈoff to 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。to 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。🔑 killBrE /kɪl/ NAmE /kɪl/ noun [usually sing. ]an 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 . 飞机已做好击落敌机的准备。◆ I was in at the kill when 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。an 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 |
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