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🔑 killBrE /kɪl/NAmE /kɪl/ verbpresent 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] ~ sthto 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) () 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 ˈstoneto 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 ˈkindnessto 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↔ˈoffto 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 |