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词汇 kill
释义 kill
verb
uk /kɪl/ us /kɪl/

killverb (DEATH)


A2[ I or T ]
to cause someone or something to die: 杀死;弄死;使致死
Her parents were killed in a plane crash.她的父母死于一次空难。
Smoking can kill.吸烟会危及生命。
Food must be heated to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria.食物必须经高温加热以杀灭有害细菌。
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to stop living
dieMy dog died last week.
die a natural/violent deathShe dies a natural death at home, surrounded by loved ones.
pass awayHe passed away peacefully in hospital.
pass onI'm sorry to hear that your grandfather has passed on.
passUSMy father passed last year.
The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.炸弹炸死4名士兵及3名平民。
The driver of the van was killed in the accident.货车司机在事故中丧生。
If you fell off the roof, you'd kill yourself.
The humane way of dealing with a suffering animal is to kill it quickly.
It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry out their threat to kill the hostages.希望绑架者不会如他们威胁所言将人质杀死。
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Murder & attempted murder
asphyxiation
assassinate
assassination
assassination attempt
attempt
butcher
drive-by
genocidal
genocide
gun someone down
homicide
infanticide
polish something off
pop off
put someone to the swordidiom
regicide
rub
slaughter
snuff
throttle

killverb (FINISH)


C2[ T ]
to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or experience: 终止;使停止;扼杀;破坏
Lack of romance can kill a marriage.缺少浪漫会毁掉婚姻。
They gave her some tablets to kill the pain.他们给她一些药片来止痛。
Kill your speed.停下来。
[ T ]mainly USinformal(alsokill off)
to drink all of something: 喝光
We killed off two six-packs watching the game.看比赛时,我们喝掉了两盒6瓶装啤酒。
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Destroying and demolishing
annihilate
annihilation
apocalypse
bash
bash through (something)
be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom
consume
costly
dynamite
erosion
erosional
erosionally
erosive
sabotage
saboteur
sack
sacking
sacrifice
scarred
wipe

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Drinking

killverb (EFFORT)


C1[ T ]informal
to cause someone a lot of effort or difficulty: 使付出很多努力;给(某人)招来很多困难
It wouldn't kill you to apologize.道个歉不会要你命的。
He didn't exactly kill himself trying to get the work finished.他并没有竭尽全力去完成工作。
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Effort and expending energy
assiduity
assiduous
assiduously
assiduousness
be running on emptyidiom
burn
effort
effortful
effortfully
elbow grease
fight
hamster wheel
perseverance
plough
plough through something
push
put something in/put something into something
rearguard action
struggle
swing

killverb (HURT)


[ T ]informal
to cause someone a lot of pain: 使非常痛苦
I must sit down, my feet are killing me!我得坐下来,我的脚痛极了!
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to cause pain
hurtMy leg hurts.
acheMy legs are still aching from my run yesterday.
throbMy head throbbed.
stingHis cheeks stung from the aftershave he'd just put on.
smartThe smoke was thick, making her eyes smart.
rubThe clothing is cleverly stitched to prevent the seams rubbing anywhere.
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Pain & painful
-racked
aches and pains
achy
agonizing
analgesia
be murder on somethingidiom
birth pangs
brain freeze
dull
grief
neuralgia
pain reliever
painlessly
pang
prick
rawness
shooting pains
sting
stitch
throb

killverb (ANGER)


A2[ T ]informal
If you say that someone will kill you, you mean that they will be very angry with you: (意指极为愤怒)非杀了(某人)不可
My sister would kill me if she heard me say that.要是我姐姐听见我那么说,非杀了我不可。
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
aggravate
aggrieve
alienate
anger
annoy
bend
give someone the shitsidiom
go too faridiom
goat
grate
hack someone off
nark
needle
rile
rub
rub someone up the wrong wayidiom
ruffle
ruffle someone's feathersidiom
tooth
troll

killverb (ENTERTAIN)


[ T ]mainly USinformal
to make someone laugh a lot: 让某人捧腹大笑
That comedian kills me.那个喜剧演员真是把我笑翻了。
 kill yourselfinformal(alsokill yourself laughing)
to laugh very much: 大笑不止;笑破肚皮
It was so funny - we were all killing ourselves.
Here's something that will make you kill yourself laughing.
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Celebrating & entertaining
amuse
amused
bacchanalian
banqueting
bar-hop
emcee
entertain
entertaining
ents
go to townidiom
hoot
hostess
propose
put the flags out!idiom
regale someone with something
rejoice
rejoicing
rejoicingly
romp
throw

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Laughing and smiling

killverb (SPORT)


in ice hockey, to successfully prevent the opposing team from scoring during a time when your team has one fewer player because of a penalty(= a punishment for breaking the rules):
kill a penaltyThe Penguins killed the penalty and ultimately took the game.
In rugby, if a player kills the ball, they prevent it from being played, especially in a way that is against the rules:
kill the ballJones was sent to the sin bin for killing the ball.
in football, to stop a moving ball with your foot or chest:
She killed the pass with her left foot, turned, and fired the ball home with her right.
kill the ballHe deftly killed the ball on his chest.
In sports such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, and volleyball, if a player kills the ball, they hit it hard into the opponent's area of play in order to win a point:
She killed the smash to take the game and the first set.
The floaty backhand was just asking to be killed.
With under two minutes to go, the US has killed the penalty and both teams are skating at full strength.
They killed two third-period penalties without allowing a shot on goal.
He appeared to kill the ball at a ruck.
Both sides were equally guilty of killing the ball, and each had a man sin-binned.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Winter sports
airboard
airboarder
airboarding
Alpine skiing
après-ski
biathlon
bobsleigh
enforcer
face off
figure skater
figure skating
forecheck
skating rink
skiboard
skiboarding
skier
skiing
slalom
sledge
sleigh

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Rugby
Football/soccer
Tennis & racket sports

killverb (NOT PUBLISH)


[ T ]
to prevent a story, report, photograph, etc. from being published or broadcast in the media:
He spoke with a top editor at the New York Times trying to get them to kill the story.
Every freelance writer has had a story killed at some point.
The State Department angrily ordered the broadcaster to kill the report, arguing that to broadcast it would give free publicity to terrorists.
The news agency said it had killed the picture over claims it had been manipulated.
He is accused of trying to kill the story of his alleged cocaine use by offering a campaign post to an investigative reporter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

News reporting & the press
ambulance chaser
breaking news
bury the ledeidiom
citizen journalism
correspondent
dispatch
hit the headlinesidiom
hot off the pressidiom
investigative journalism
investigative journalist
journalism
journalist
pap
paparazzo
photojournalism
photojournalist
press baron
scoop
the Associated Press
the Press Association

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Broadcasting in general

Idioms


kill someone with kindness
kill the fatted calf
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
kill it
kill time, an hour, etc.
kill two birds with one stone

Phrasal verb


kill something off
kill
noun
uk /kɪl/ us /kɪl/

killnoun (DEATH)


[ Cusually singular ]
an animal or bird that has been hunted and killed, or the action of killing: 被捕杀的动物,猎物;杀死,捕杀
The leopard seizes its kill and begins to eat.豹子抓住猎物,便吃了起来。
move in for the killLike other birds of prey, it quickly moves in for the kill.如同其他猛禽一样,它飞行迅速以捕食猎物。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hunting & fishing
angler
angling
anti-hunt
anti-hunter
anti-hunting
barb
fishhook
fishing line
fishing rod
fly fishing
fox hunt
outfish
overfishing
piscatory
poach
poaching
ravening
whaler
whaling
yoicks

killnoun (ICE HOCKEY)


[ C or U ](alsopenalty kill)
in ice hockey, a successful attempt to prevent an opposing team from scoring during a time when your team has one fewer player because of a penalty(= punishment for breaking the rules):
He's a big, physical defenceman who moves the puck well and is great on the penalty kill.
I think we did a real good job with penalty kill.
Vancouver has a measly 65.6 percent penalty kill efficiency this postseason and has given up 11 power-play goals.
The team was in the rink working on powerplays and penalty kills.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Winter sports
airboard
airboarder
airboarding
Alpine skiing
après-ski
biathlon
bobsleigh
enforcer
face off
figure skater
figure skating
forecheck
skating rink
skiboard
skiboarding
skier
skiing
slalom
sledge
sleigh

Idioms


be in at the kill
kill or cure
move/go/close in for the kill

kill | American Dictionary


kill
verb[ I/T ]
us/kɪl/
to cause someone or something to die:
[ T ]Livestock are being killed by tigers in some areas.
[ I ]Just a tiny drop of this poison is enough to kill.
[ T ]fig. If you tell Mom, I’ll kill you (= I will be extremely angry with you).
To kill something can also mean to hurt, damage, remove, or destroy it:
[ T ]It wouldn’t kill you to apologize.
[ T ]The doctor gave her something to kill the pain.
 kill time(alsotime to kill)
If you kill time or have time to kill, you do something while you are waiting for something else to happen:
We killed some time playing cards while we waited for the flight.
I had a couple of hours to kill before dinner.

killing


noun[ C ]us/ˈkɪl·ɪŋ/
She refused to take part in the killing of animals.

Idiom


kill two birds with one stone

Phrasal verb


kill off someone/something
kill
noun[ U ]
us/kɪl/
an animal that has been hunted and killed:
The leopard seized its kill and dragged it into the bush.

kill | Business English


kill
verb[ T ]
uk /kɪl/us
to stop or destroy something:
The board's negative vote killed the deal.
The poor economic situation has killed the plan to expand the business.
All sorts of new media are killing regional newspapers.
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