- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)致死, 杀死：
her father was killed in a car crash
她父亲在一次撞车事故中丧生
no obj. a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood.持霰弹猎枪杀人不眨眼的劫犯。
- (kill someone/thing off) get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers（大规模）杀光, 灭绝, 使绝迹：
there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations.
极有可能所有河流生物将会有好几代都会被毁灭。
- (kill someone off) (of a writer) bring about the 'death' of a fictional character（作家）让人物“死去”。
- (kill out) (of an animal) yield (a specified amount of meat) when slaughtered（动物）屠宰后出（指定数量的肉）。
- put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something)终止; 挫败：
the Stock Exchange voted to kill the project.
证券交易所投票表决终止该方案。
- stop (a computer programme or process)停止（计算机程序、进程）。
- informal switch off (a light or engine)〈非正式〉关掉（电灯、发动机）。
- informal delete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer〈非正式〉从文件（或计算机）中删除（行, 段, 文件）。
- (in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop（英式足球或其他球类比赛）停（球）：
after killing the ball with his chest and his thigh, he brushed past Reeves.
用胸部和大腿停球之后, 他闪过了里夫斯。
- Tennis hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned【网球】扣（球）。
- neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)中和, 抵消（效果, 性质）：
the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs.
酱汁会抵消药草的味道。
- informal consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink)〈非正式〉喝光（一瓶酒）。
- informal overwhelm (someone) with an emotion〈非正式〉使倾倒, 使折服：
the suspense is killing me.
这种悬念让我折服。
kill oneself
overexert oneself使自己过度劳累：I killed myself carrying those things home.
把这些东西搬回家累死我了。
- used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person)（夸张用法）对（某人）异常愤怒：
my boss will kill me for saying this.
我要这样说老板会把我杀了的。
- cause pain or anguish to使疼痛, 使痛苦：
my feet are killing me.
我的脚疼极了。
- pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event消磨（时间）：
when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill.
他到车站时发现自己实际上还有一小时要消磨。
- an act of killing, especially of one animal by another（尤指动物间的）猎杀; 杀死：
a lion has made a kill.
狮子已经猎杀了一只动物。
- an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or another animal被杀死的动物, 猎物：
the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill.
秃鹰能够俯瞰地面找到新的猎物。
- informal an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc.〈非正式〉（敌机、敌潜水艇等的） 击落, 击沉, 撞毁。
be in at the kill
- be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise工作顺利结束时在场; 从顺利结束的工作中得益。
go（或move in 或close in）for the kill
- take decisive action to turn a situation to one's advantage采取决定性行动使形势对己有利。
if it kills one
- informal whatever the problems or difficulties involved〈非正式〉无论多难; 无论如何：
we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us.
无论如何我们都会微笑和高兴。
kill oneself laughing
- informal be overcome with laughter〈非正式〉笑得喘不过气来。
kill or cure
- Brit. (of a remedy for a problem) likely to either work well or fail catastrophically, with no possibility of partial success〈英〉（指补救办法的结果）非死即活; 要么成功, 要么一败涂地：
the spring Budget will be kill or cure.
春季预算将会是孤注一掷的行为。
kill two birds with one stone
- proverb achieve two aims at once〈谚〉一石二鸟, 一箭双雕。
kill with（或by）kindness
- spoil with overindulgence溺爱, 宠坏。