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BNC: 635 COCA: 425

kill

1 kill /ˈkɪl/ verb
kills; killed; killing
1 kill
/ˈkɪl/
verb
kills; killed; killing
Learner's definition of KILL
: to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant) : to end the life of (someone or something)杀死;消灭
[+ object]
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
[no object]
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
[+ object] : to cause the end of (something)使终结;使停止;使终止
[+ object] informal : to turn (something) off with a switch(用开关)关闭
[+ object] informal : to spend (time) doing something while you are waiting打发,消磨(时间)
[+ object] informal
: to cause (someone) to feel extreme pain or to suffer使非常痛苦;使受折磨
: to make (someone) nervous or unhappy使紧张;使不愉快
[+ object] informal : to amuse or entertain (someone) very much使倾倒;使开心
[+ object] informal : to drink (something) completely喝光

dressed to kill

see dressed

fit to kill

see 1fit

kill off

[phrasal verb]
kill off (something) or kill (something) off
: to kill all of (something) : to kill every one of (a group)灭绝;杀光
: 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 the clock

see 1clock

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
2 kill
/ˈkɪl/
noun
plural kills
Learner's definition of KILL
[count]
: an act of killing someone or something杀人;杀死
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
: an animal that has been killed被杀死的动物;猎物
see also roadkill
BNC: 635 COCA: 425

kill

1 of 3

verb

killed; killing; kills

transitive verb

1
a
: to deprive of life : cause the death of
a disease that has killed thousands
He threatened to kill them.
b(1)
: to slaughter (an animal) for food
(2)
: to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering
2
a
: to put an end to
kill competition
a change that could kill our chances for success
b
: defeat, veto
killed the amendment
c
: to mark for omission
also : delete
kill a quote
d
: annihilate, destroy
kill an enemy
3
a
: to destroy the vital or essential quality of
killed the pain with drugs
b
: to cause to stop
kill the motor
c
: to check the flow of current through
kill the lights
4
: to make a markedly favorable impression on
she killed the audience
5
: to get through uneventfully
kill time
also : to get through (the time of a penalty) without being scored on
kill a penalty
6
a
: to cause extreme pain to
My back is killing me.
b
: to tire almost to the point of collapse
has been killing herself to get the project done on time
7
: to hit (a shot) so hard in various games that a return is impossible
killed a backhand down the line
8
: to consume (something, such as a drink) totally
killed his drink and held out the glass. W. L. Gresham
killed two bottles of wine over dinner

intransitive verb

1
: to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant
a murderer who may kill again
an herbicide that kills on contact
if looks could kill
2
: to make a markedly favorable impression
was dressed to kill
killable adjective

kill

2 of 3

noun (1)

1
a
: an act or instance of killing
an animal moving in for the kill
b
: a decisive act that conclusively secures something (such as a deal or win)
2
: something killed: such as
a(1)
: an animal shot in a hunt
(2)
: animals killed in a hunt, season, or particular period of time
b
: an enemy unit (such as an airplane or ship) destroyed by military action
c
: a return shot in any of various games (such as badminton, handball, or table tennis) that is too hard for an opponent to handle

kill

3 of 3

noun (2)

often capitalized
: channel, creek
used chiefly in place names in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York
Choose the Right Synonym for kill

kill, slay, murder, assassinate, dispatch, execute mean to deprive of life.

kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner.

killed in an accident
frost killed the plants

slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive.

slew thousands of the Philistines

murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility.

convicted of murdering a rival

assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.

terrorists assassinated the Senator

dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death.

dispatched the sentry with one bullet

execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty.

executed by lethal gas

Example Sentences

Verb The disease has killed thousands of people. Three people were killed in the accident. a chemical that kills weeds a disease that can kill taking drugs to kill the pain Despite protests, the mayor killed the program. The committee killed the bill. This delay has killed our chances of finishing the project on schedule. She told him to kill the lights. See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, perhaps from Old English *cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill — more at quell

Noun (2)

Dutch kil

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1669, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kill was in the 14th century
BNC: 635 COCA: 425
kill

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + KILL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEclean, easy, quick利落的/輕易的/迅速的獵殺fresh新鮮的獵物vultures sensing a fresh kill察覺到新鮮獵物的禿鷲fish (NAmE) 魚難the worst fish kill in recorded history有歷史記載以來最嚴重的魚難VERB + KILLmake殺死The lion made a quick kill.獅子迅速咬死了獵物。be in at (BrE) 殺戮時在場I didn't even see the fox, let alone be in at the kill.我都沒看見那隻狐狸,更不用說看見這場捕殺了。close in for, go in for, move in for逐漸靠近以伺機殺死The hunters moved in for the kill.獵手們逐漸圍上去,準備捕殺獵物。PREPOSITIONat the kill (BrE) 在殺戮現場The meat is divided up among all those present at the kill.肉在獵殺現場的人之間分配。for the kill為了捕殺The animal crouched down, getting ready for the kill.野獸蹲伏下來,準備捕殺獵物。
kill

verb

ADVERB | VERB + KILL | PHRASES ADVERBoutright當場殺死He has fought more than fifty bulls, killing three outright.他已鬥過五十多頭公牛,當場殺死過三頭。almost, nearly幾乎/差點兒殺死instantly立即殺死quickly迅速殺死The animals are killed quickly and humanely.那些動物被迅速人道地宰殺。slowly慢慢地殺死The poison was slowly killing her.毒藥正在慢慢地奪走她的生命。eventually, finally最後/最終殺死the camp guards who tortured and eventually killed her那些折磨並最終殺害了她的集中營衞兵accidentally, inadvertently意外/過失殺死deliberately, intentionally故意/蓄意殺死I don't believe that he intentionally killed her.我不相信他故意殺害了她。allegedly被控殺死his trial for allegedly killing his wife他因被控殺害妻子而受的審判unlawfully (BrE, law法律) 非法殺害The inquest concluded that he was unlawfully killed.調查結論是他是被非法殺害的。needlessly不必要地殺害the number of people needlessly killed by hospital infections因院內感染無謂致死的人數indiscriminately濫殺一氣The terrorists had shown their willingness to kill indiscriminately.恐怖分子已經表示他們意欲大開殺戒。systematically有計劃有步驟地殺害The militias are systematically killing and raping civilians.這些民兵正在有計劃有步驟地殺戮、姦污平民。brutally殘忍地殺害There were reports of people brutally killed.有報道說有人被殘忍地殺害了。VERB + KILLwant to想殺死be prepared to準備殺死They are quite prepared to kill to achieve their ends.為了達到目的,他們已做好殺人的準備。threaten to威脅殺死be going to, intend to, mean to, plan to打算/意圖/意在/計劃殺死He knew they meant to kill him.他知道他們意在置他於死地。What if they really do plan to kill us?如果他們真的計劃殺死我們怎麼辦?Dad's going to kill me when he finds out. (figurative) 爸爸要是發現了,輕饒不了我。plot to密謀殺死They plotted to kill the dictator.他們密謀刺殺那位獨裁者。attempt to, seek to, try to企圖/力圖/試圖殺死help (to)幫助殺死make sb使某人殺死The situation must have been really awful to make her kill herself.能導致她自殺,當時的情況肯定是糟糕透了。PHRASESadmit killing sb, admit to killing sb, deny killing sb承認殺死某人;否認殺死某人He admitted killing her but said it was unintentional.他承認殺死了她,但說不是故意的。be accused of killing sb, be charged with killing sb被指控殺死某人be killed in sth在⋯中被殺死soldiers killed in battle陣亡的士兵be tragically killed慘死Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident.他們的女兒在一次車禍中慘死。

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