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kill/kil/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of 杀死；剥夺…的生命；杀害；扼杀 b (absol. [含宾]) cause or bring about death 使得死亡；引起死亡 must kill to survive 必须杀了才能逃生，不是他死就是我活 2 destroy; put an end to (feelings etc.) 毁灭；消灭；使(感情等)完全消失 overwork killed my enthusiasm 过度工作扼杀了我的热情 3 refl. (often foll. by 常后跟 pres. part.) colloq. [口]a overexert oneself 使自己过分努力；竭尽全力 don't kill yourself lifting them all at once 不要勉强一下子把它们都解决了 b laugh heartily 开怀大笑 4 colloq. overwhelm (a person) with amusement, delight, etc. [口] (用乐趣、乐事等)使(人)倾倒；使折服；使着迷 the things he says really kill me 他讲的事确实让我着迷 5 switch off (a spotlight, engine, etc.) 关掉(聚光灯、发动机等) 6 colloq. delete (a line, paragraph, etc.) from a computer file [口]从计算机文件中删除(一行、一段等) 7 colloq. cause pain or discomfort to [口]使痛苦；使极不舒服 my feet are killing me 我的脚疼死我了 8 pass (time, or a specified amount of it), usu. while waiting for a specific event (通常等候某一特殊事件)消磨(一段时间) had an hour to kill before the interview 面试前还有 1 小时打发 9 defeat (a bill in Parliament) 否决，使(议会的议案)不得通过 10 colloq. consume the entire contents of (a bottle of wine etc.) [口]喝光(一瓶酒等) 11a Tennis etc. hit (the ball) so skilfully that it cannot be returned 【网球】扣杀(球) b stop (the ball) dead 停(球) 12 neutralize or render ineffective (taste, sound, colour, etc.) 中和；抵消；消除(味道、声音、色彩等)的效果 thick carpet killed the sound of footsteps 厚地毯可消除脚步声 ●n. 1 an act of killing (esp. an animal) 杀死；捕杀(尤指动物) 2 an animal or animals killed, esp. by a hunter 被杀死的动物；(尤指猎人狩猎的)猎获物 3 colloq. the destruction or disablement of an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc. [口]击落(敌机), 击沉(敌舰等) □ dressed to kill dressed showily, seductively, or impressively 打扮得花枝招展 □ in at the kill present at or benefiting from the successful conclusion of an enterprise 获胜时在场；获胜时受益 □ kill off 1 get rid of or destroy completely (esp. a number of persons or things) 灭绝，杀光(尤指许多人或物) 2 (of an author) bring about the death of (a fictional character) (作者)让(角色人物)死去 □ kill or cure (usu. 通常作 attrib.) Brit. (of a remedy etc.) drastic, extreme [英] (治疗等)要么治死要么治好 □ kill two birds with one stone achieve two aims at once 一石二鸟，一举两得，一箭双雕 □ kill with kindness spoil (a person) with over-indulgence 过分宠爱而惯坏，溺爱害(人)[Middle English cülle, kille, perhaps ultimately related to QUELL] |