新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

kill

英 [kɪl]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

kills
1. [C 可数名词] 猎杀
The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill.
双语例句
例：
After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.
猎杀结束后，男人们和年长的妇女们聚在一个空地吃了一顿鲸鱼宴。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

kill off
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使停止 , 扼杀（同）kill）
Kill off means the same as kill.
双语例句
例：
He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process.
他将很快发起第二次攻击，扼杀和平进程。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 杀光 , 把…灭绝
If you say that a group or an amount of something has been killed off, you mean that all of them or all of it have been killed or destroyed.
双语例句
例：
Their natural predators have been killed off.
他们的天敌已被灭绝。
例：
It is an effective treatment for the bacteria and does kill it off.
这是一种有效的灭菌方法，确实把细菌都杀光了。

PHRASE. 习语

if it kills me
1. 即使把命豁出去
If you say that you will do something if it kills you, you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it even though it is extremely difficult or painful.
双语例句
例：
I'll make this marriage work if it kills me.
即使把命豁出去，我也要保住这桩婚姻。
kill yourself laughing
1. 笑得要死
If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny.
双语例句
例：
I eventually got to the top about an hour after everyone else, and they were all killing themselves laughing.
在其他人都到了差不多1小时后，我才终于登了顶，为此他们都快笑死了。
move in for the kill , close in for the kill
1. 伺机而动
If you move in for the kill or if you close in for the kill, you take advantage of a changed situation in order to do something that you have been preparing to do.
双语例句
例：
Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
看到机会来了，丹尼斯伺机而动。

VERB. 动词

kills , killing , killed
1. [I 不及物动词] 杀死
If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die.
双语例句
例：
More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces.
已经有一千多人被武装部队杀死。
例：
He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions.
他好几次都企图自杀。
例：
Drugs can kill.
毒品可以致死。
2. [T 及物动词] 使停止 , 扼杀
If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it.
双语例句
例：
His objective was to kill the space station project altogether.
他的目的是使太空站计划完全停止。
3. [T 及物动词] 缓解（疼痛等）
If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was.
双语例句
例：
He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
他被迫服用鸦片止痛。
4. [T 及物动词] 使痛得要命
If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain.
双语例句
例：
My feet are killing me.
我的脚痛死了。
5. [T 及物动词] 拼命去做
If you say that you kill yourself to do something, you are emphasizing that you make a great effort to do it, even though it causes you a lot of trouble or suffering.
双语例句
例：
I'm killing myself to get my work done.
我正在拼命完成我的工作。
6. [T 及物动词] （因为极度愤怒而想要）杀死
If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them.
双语例句
例：
Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.
告诉理查德，我一旦抓到了他就会杀了他。
7. [T 及物动词] 难倒 , 伤害
If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem.
双语例句
例：
Three or four more weeks won't kill me!
再多上三四个星期也难不倒我。
8. [T 及物动词] 消磨（时间）
If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it.
双语例句
例：
I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses.
在和其他目击证人交谈前我都只是在消磨时间。