| 单词 | killing |
| 释义 | killingWord family noun kill overkill killer killing killcowkiller whalekilljoykillifishadjective killer verb kill adverbkillingly kill·ing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 KILLthe act of killing someone deliberately 谋杀 SYN murder a series of gangland killings 一连串黑帮凶杀案 They murdered fifteen boys in a killing spree (=an occasion when someone murders many people in a short period of time) across southern California. 他们在加利福尼亚南部各地一时间杀害了15名男孩。 2 make a killing informalPROFIT to make a lot of money in a short time 发横财，获暴利 He made a killing on the stock exchange. 他在股市赚了大钱。 Examples from the Corpus make a killing• After making a killing on other Trump casino bonds, he sold them recently.• Buy speculative stuff and you can make a killing or get killed, depending which way the wind blows.• They're a safe investment, but in love you can make a killing overnight.• But an on-the-ball whisky shop could make a killing with its special EC-label malt Scotch at £27.70 a bottle.• Boy, if you only knew what corporate insiders knew, you could make a killing on a stock, right?• He had made a killing on the stock exchange that morning.• Alexander recalled making a killing in the stock market in the '80s.• Vito's a debonair middle-aged New Yorker, who's made a killing in advertising.• They should make a killing today.• Not strongly enough to kill me for that, but certainly strongly enough to make killing me satisfying in that respect also. Examples from the Corpus killing• Perry said Taylor approached him and asked him to carry out a contract killing on Johnson.• a gang-related killing• The defendant claimed that he was only avenging the killing of his brother.• A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the killing. From Longman Business Dictionary killingkil·ling /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ noun COMMERCE make a killing informal to make a lot of money in a very short time He made a killing on the stock market. |
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