kills; killed; killing
kills; killed; killing
Learner's definition of KILL
1
: to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant) : to end the life of (someone or something)杀死；消灭 [+ object]
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This poison kills rats.这种毒药能灭鼠。
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The disease has killed thousands of people.这种疾病已经让数千人丧生。
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Three people were killed in the accident.有三个人在这场事故中丧生。
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a chemical that kills weeds能除杂草的化学品
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In despair he threatened to kill himself. [=to commit suicide]他深感绝望，扬言要自杀。
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If he keeps working this hard, he's going to kill himself. [=he's going to have health problems that cause his death]如果继续这样拼命干他会累死的。
— often used figuratively
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My father will kill me [=he will be very angry] when he finds out that I dented the car.如果我爸爸发现我把车撞瘪了，他会宰了我的。
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I'll finish this job if it kills me! [=I am very determined to finish this job]我玩儿命也要完成这项工作。
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It wouldn't kill you to help me clean up the kitchen. = Would it kill you to help me clean up the kitchen? [=you should help me clean up the kitchen]帮我打扫一下厨房累不死你。
[no object]
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Drunk driving kills.酒后开车会出人命的。
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a disease that can kill致命的疾病
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I've never seen her so angry. If looks could kill, I'd be dead right now. [=she looked at me in a very angry way]我从未见过她如此生气，如果眼神可以杀人的话，我当时就没命了。
— often used figuratively
常用作比喻 2
[+ object] : to cause the end of (something)使终结；使停止；使终止 -
If she enters the contest, it will kill [=destroy] our chances of winning.如果她参赛，我们就没获胜的机会了。
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She took an aspirin to kill [=stop] her headache.她吃了一片阿司匹林来止住头痛。
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taking drugs to kill the pain吃药止痛
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Despite protests, the mayor killed the program.市长不顾抗议，撤销了这一计划。
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The committee killed the bill.委员会否决了此法案。
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This delay has killed our chances of finishing the project on schedule.这次延误使我们失去了按期完成工程的机会。
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The editor decided to kill [=to not publish] the controversial news story.编辑决定不发表这条有争议的新闻报道。
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[+ object] informal : to turn (something) off with a switch（用开关）关闭 4
[+ object] informal : to spend (time) doing something while you are waiting打发，消磨（时间） 5 [+ object] informal
a : to cause (someone) to feel extreme pain or to suffer使非常痛苦；使受折磨 b : to make (someone) nervous or unhappy使紧张；使不愉快 -
I'm still waiting to hear if I got the job. The suspense is killing me.我还在等消息，不知道我是否得到了那份工作。这样悬着心让人难受死了。
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It really kills me to think of how much money I could have made if I had invested in that company.如果我当初投资那家公司，现在肯定赚了很多钱。想起这事儿我就难受。
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[+ object] informal : to amuse or entertain (someone) very much使倾倒；使开心 -
That guy kills me. [=I think he's very funny]那个家伙把我笑死了。
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His jokes always kill me.他说的笑话总是让我笑得要死。
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Her performance killed the audience. [=the audience loved her performance]她的表演让观众为之倾倒。
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[+ object] informal : to drink (something) completely喝光
kill off
[phrasal verb] 1 kill off (something) or kill (something) off
: to kill all of (something) : to kill every one of (a group)灭绝；杀光 2
: to remove (something) completely : to get rid of (something)消除；清除；去除
kill (someone) with kindness
: to treat (someone) in a way that is too kind or helpful and that actually causes harm宠坏
kill two birds with one stone
: to achieve two things by doing a single action一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得 2 kill /ˈkɪl/ noun
plural kills
plural kills
Learner's definition of KILL
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1
: an act of killing someone or something杀人；杀死 — often used figuratively
常用作比喻 2
: an animal that has been killed被杀死的动物；猎物 — see also roadkill