kill
verb
noun
kɪl
verb
1
MAKE SB/STH DIE
使某人/某物死亡
to
make
a
person
or
animal
die
弄死，杀死
I,T
Why
did
she
kill
her
husband?
她为什么杀死丈夫？
Murray
held
a
gun
to
his
head
and
threatened
to
kill
him.
默里拿枪指着他的头并威胁要杀了他。
Four
people
were
killed
when
a
train
plunged
into
a
flooded
river.
火车冲进泛滥的河中，四人身亡。
be
killed
instantly/outright
(
immediately)
立即死亡，即刻死去
The
driver
was
killed
instantly.
司机当场死亡。
Bleach
kills
household
germs.
漂白剂能够杀灭家中的病菌。
Smoking
kills.
吸烟导致死亡。
2
kill yourself
a.
to
cause
your
own
death
b.
to
work
very
hard
to
achieve
something
in
a
way
that
makes
you
ill
or
tired
〔工作过分努力而〕累坏身体
You’re
going
to
kill
yourself
on
that
bike.
你骑那辆自行车会丢掉性命的。
After
her
husband
died,
Mary
tried
to
kill
herself.
丈夫去世后，玛丽试图自杀过。
It’s
not
worth
killing
yourself
over
it.
为了它累坏了身体不值得。
kill
yourself
to
do
sth
He
about
killed
himself
to
make
the
business
go.
为了维持生意他几乎把身体累坏了。
3
MAKE STH STOP/FAIL
使某事停止/失败
to
make
something
stop
operating
or
fail
使停止; 使失败; 使关闭
T
Joe
pulled
in
and
killed
the
engine.
乔把车靠到路边停下，关闭了引擎。
The
out-of-town
shopping
centre
will
kill
local
trade.
城外的购物中心将会令本地商业难以为继。
kill
your
speed
4
BE ANGRY WITH SB
对某人发火
to
be
very
angry
with
someone
[非正式] 对〔某人〕大发雷霆
T | informal
Mom
will
kill
me
if
I’m
late.
我要是迟到妈妈会大发雷霆的。
5
ANNOYED/SAD
恼火的/伤心的
to
make
someone
feel
annoyed,
sad,
concerned
etc
使生气 （伤心，担心等）
T
it
kills
sb
to
do
sth
It
kills
me
to
see
him
working
so
hard.
看到他这么拼命工作真让我担心。
What
happened
next?
The
suspense
is
killing
me
.
接下来发生了什么？这悬念真是要了我的命。
6
would/could kill for sth would kill to do sth
also
又作
to
want
something
so
much
that
you
will
do
almost
anything
to
get
it
or
do
it
愿不惜一切得到某物，极想要某物
I
could
kill
for
a
smoke
right
now.
现在我极想吸口烟。
In
those
days,
actors
would
kill
to
break
into
film.
那时候，演员都拼命想要挤入电影界。
7
my head/back etc is killing me
used
to
say
that
a
part
of
your
body
is
hurting
a
lot
[口] 我的头/背等痛得要命
spoken
I’ve
walked
miles
and
my
feet
are
killing
me.
我步行了好几英里路，脚痛得要命。
8
kill time/an hour etc
to
spend
time
doing
something
which
is
not
important
while
you
are
waiting
to
do
something
important
or
waiting
for
something
else
to
happen
消磨时光，打发时间
With
time
to
kill,
he
took
a
cab
to
the
centre.
还有点时间可以消磨，他就叫了一辆出租车到市中心去。
9
kill a beer/bottle of wine etc
to
drink
or
finish
drinking
a
beer
etc
quickly
一口喝下啤酒/一瓶葡萄酒等
spoken
Let’s
kill
these
beers
and
go.
我们一口干了啤酒就走吧。
10
MAKE SB LAUGH
使某人发笑
to
make
someone
laugh
a
lot
使笑得前仰后合
T
kill
yourself
laughing
They
weren’t
bothered
–
in
fact
they
were
killing
themselves
laughing.
他们并不在意，事实上他们还笑得要死呢。
11
it won’t/wouldn’t kill sb (to do something)
11.
used
to
say
that
someone
could
easily
do
something,
and
ought
to
do
it
[口] （做某事）又不会要了某人的命〔因此应该去做〕
spoken
It
wouldn’t
kill
you
to
help
out
once
in
a
while.
偶尔帮别人一把又不会要了你的命。
12
(even) if it kills me
12.
used
to
emphasize
that
you
are
determined
to
do
something
even
though
it
is
very
difficult
[口] 哪怕困难重重〔用于强调〕
spoken
I’m
completing
this
course,
even
if
it
kills
me.
哪怕有再大的困难，我也要完成这门课程。
13
kill two birds with one stone
13.
to
achieve
two
things
with
one
action
一石二鸟，一举两得，一箭双雕
14
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
14.
to
destroy
the
thing
that
brings
you
profit
or
success
杀鸡取卵，竭泽而渔
15
kill the fatted calf
15.
to
welcome
someone
home
with
a
big
meal
etc
after
they
have
been
away
for
a
long
time
盛宴款待〔长期离家归来的人〕
16
kill sb with kindness
16.
to
be
too
kind
to
someone,
in
a
way
that
actually
harms
them
对待某人过分好，宠坏某人
17
kill or cure
17.
used
to
say
that
something
you
are
going
to
do
will
be
either
successful
or
fail
completely
不是一举成功，就是一败涂地; 成败在此一举
18
to
cause
the
death
of
a
lot
of
living
things
使〔生物〕大量死亡; 使灭绝;
Pollution
is
rapidly
killing
off
plant
life.
污染使植物迅速大量死亡。
19
to
stop
or
remove
something
completely
使〔某事〕彻底停止; 将〔某物〕完全根除;
These
figures
kill
off
any
hope
that
the
economy
is
poised
for
recovery.
这些数据彻底粉碎了经济将要复苏的希望。
20
Kill murder
There
are
many
different
words
meaning
to
kill
someone.
is
the
most
general.
Use
to
talk
about
deliberately
killing
someone,
especially
after
planning
to
do
it.
说到故意杀人，尤其是有计划地杀死某人，用 murder
He
says
he
did
hot
mean
to
kill
his
wife.
他说他不是故意杀死妻子的。
Thousands
of
soldiers
were
killed
in
the
war.
成千上万的士兵在这场战争中被杀死。
He
is
charged
with
murdering
a
policeman.
他被指控谋杀了一名警察。
21
execute put to death
When
you
are
talking
about
killing
someone
as
a
punishment
for
a
crime,
use
or
someone
.
说到作为对罪行的处罚而杀死某人，可用 execute 或 put someone to death
He
was
executed
by
a
firing
squad.
他被行刑队枪决了。
the
first
person
to
be
put
to
death
in
San
Quentin
jail
圣昆丁监狱内首名被处死的犯人
22
commit suicide kills himself herself
If
someone
deliberately
causes
their
own
death,
say
that
they
or
that
someone
or
.
如果有人故意杀死自己，可以说 commit suicide 或者说 kills himself or herself
the
feeling
of
hopelessness
that
led
him
to
commit
suicide
导致他自杀的绝望感
It
was
not
the
first
time
she
had
tried
to
kill
herself.
她已经不是第一次试图自杀了。
23
Slaughter massacre
and
mean
to
violently
kill
a
large
number
of
people
who
cannot
defend
themselves.
These
words
are
used
mainly
in
writing
or
journalism.
slaughter和 massacre 是指残暴地屠杀大批无自卫能力的人，这两个词主要用于书面语和新闻中
Hundreds
of
innocent
civilians
were
slaughtered.
几百名无辜平民遭屠杀。
Soldiers
massacred
900
men,
women,
and
children
in
the
village.
士兵在村里屠杀了 900 名男女和儿童。
24
assassinate
Use
to
talk
about
killing
an
important
person,
especially
a
politician.
说到杀死重要人物，尤其是政治家时，用 assassinate
J.F.Kennedy
was
assassinated
in
Dallas
in
1963.
1963 年 J．F．肯尼迪在达拉斯遇刺身亡。
noun
25
the
act
of
killing
a
hunted
animal
杀死，捕杀
C usually singular 一般用单数
He
raised
his
knife
for
the
kill.
他举起刀子准备宰杀。
26
move in/close in for the kill
to
come
closer
to
something
in
order
to
kill,
defeat,
or
destroy
it
逐渐靠近以伺机杀死 （击败，摧毁 ）
Enemy
submarines
were
moving
in
for
the
kill.
敌人的潜艇正靠近目标准备攻击。
27
an
animal
that
is
killed
by
another
animal
〔被其他动物杀死的〕猎获物
singular 单数
The
cubs
will
share
the
remains
of
the
kill.
幼兽将分享猎物被吃剩的部分。