kill
/kɪl; kɪl/ v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
cause death or cause the death of (sb/sth) 致死; 杀死, 扼杀（某人[某事物]）
Careless driving kills! 开车大意危及生命!
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. 每年有数以千计的人死於癌症.
The guard was killed with a high-powered rifle. 那卫兵被杀伤力大的火枪击毙了.
(fig infml 比喻, 口) My mother will kill me (ie be very angry with me) when she finds out where I've been. 我母亲要是知道我到过那地方非把我宰了不可（一定大怒）.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用於进行时态) cause pain to (sb) 使（某人）疼痛, 痛苦
My feet are killing me. 我的脚疼极了.
3 [Tn]
(a) (esp in football) stop (a ball) suddenly and completely with one's foot （尤指足球）停（球）.
(b) (esp in tennis) hit (a ball) so that it cannot be returned （尤指网球）扣（球）.
4 [Tn] bring (sth) to an end 终止, 结束, 了结（某事物）
kill sb's affection, interest, appetite 使某人失去好感、 兴趣、 胃口
the goal that killed Brazil's chances of winning 决定巴西队败局的一分.
5 [Tn, Cn.a] (infml 口) cause (sth) to fail or be rejected 使（某事物）失败, 遭拒绝
kill a project, a proposal, an idea, etc (stone dead) 使一计划、 建议、 想法等不能实现
The play was killed by bad reviews. 那出戏被贬斥的评论扼杀了.
6 [Tn] (infml 口) switch or turn off 关掉
kill a light, the radio, a car engine 关掉灯、 收音机、 汽车发动机.
7 [Tn] make (one colour) appear ineffective by contrast with another 抵销（某一色彩）的效果
The bright red of the curtains kills the brown of the carpet. 这些鲜红色窗帘显得棕色地毯黯然失色.
8 (idm 习语) be dressed to kill => dress2. curiositykilled the cat => curiosity. have time to kill => time1.,kill the fatted `calf (fml or joc saying 文或谑, 谚) joyfully celebrate sb's return or arrival 欢宴或欢庆某人的归来或到达. ,kill the ,goose that ,lays the ,golden `eggs (saying 谚) destroy (through greed or carelessness) sth that would have produced continuous profit in the future 杀鸡取卵; 自绝财源. kill oneself (doing sth/to do sth) (infml 口) try too hard 过分努力
The party's at eight, but don't kill yourself getting here/to get here on time. 八点钟聚会, 但是不必勉强赶时间来. ,kill or `cure [esp attrib 尤作定语]
(likely to) be either completely successful or a total failure 不是全胜就是大败
a kill-or-cure approach to the problem 对问题采取非胜即败的态度
The tough new measures on drug abuse are likely to be a case of kill or cure. 禁毒新措施很强硬, 大有成败取决於此之势. kill `time; kill two, a few, etc hours spend time as pleasantly as possible but unprofitably, esp while waiting for sth 消磨时间（尤指等待时）
My flight was delayed, so I killed time/killed two hours reading a book. 我那趟班机误点了, 我只好看书消磨时间[打发了两小时]. kill ,two ,birds with ,one `stone achieve two aims with a single action or simultaneously 一石二鸟; 一箭双 ; 一举两得. ,kill sb with `kindness harm sb by being excessively or mistakenly kind 溺爱某人反而使其受损.
9 (phr v) kill sb/sth off destroy or get rid of sb/sth 杀死某人; 破坏某事物; 除掉某人[某事物]
kill off weeds, insects, rats 灭除杂草、 害虫、 老鼠
He killed off all his political opponents. 他把政敌排除一空.
(fig 比喻) The author kills off her hero in Chapter 7. 作者把她的主人翁安排在第七章中死去. kill, n
1 act of killing 杀死: The lion made only one kill that day. 那天狮子只捕杀了一个猎物.
2 (usu sing通常作单数) animal(s) killed 被杀死的动物
The huntersbrought their kill back to camp. 猎人把猎物带回营地.
3 (idm 习语) go/move in for the `kill prepare to finish off an opponent 准备干掉或打倒对手. (be) ,in at the `kill (be) present at the climax of a struggle, etc 斗争等最激烈时在场
She wants to be in at the kill when his business finally collapses. 她想在他的公司最终倒台时亲 临现场.