kill
verb
uk/kɪl/us/kɪl/killverb(DEATH)
A2[IorT]
tocausesomeone or something todie:
杀死；弄死；使致死Herparentswere killed in aplanecrash.她的父母死于一次空难。
Smoking can kill.吸烟会危及生命。
Food must beheatedto a hightemperatureto killharmfulbacteria.食物必须经高温加热以杀灭有害细菌。
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.
- Thebombkilled foursoldiersand threecivilians.
- Thedriverof thevanwas killed in theaccident.
- If youfelloff theroof, you'd kill yourself.
- Thehumaneway ofdealingwith asufferinganimalis to kill itquickly.
- It ishopedthat the kidnappers will notcarryouttheirthreatto kill thehostages.
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polish
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- slaughter
- smother
- snuff
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Killing
killverb(FINISH)
C2[T]
tostopordestroyarelationship,activity, orexperience:
终止；使停止；扼杀；破坏Lack ofromancecan kill amarriage.缺少浪漫会毁掉婚姻。
They gave her sometabletsto kill thepain.他们给她一些药片来止痛。
Killyourspeed.停下来。
[T]mainlyUSinformal(alsokill off)
todrinkall of something:
喝光We killed off twosix-packswatchingthegame.看比赛时，我们喝掉了两盒6瓶装啤酒。
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear
- wipe
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Drinking
killverb(EFFORT)
C1[T]informal
tocausesomeone a lot ofeffortordifficulty:
使付出很多努力；给（某人）招来很多困难It wouldn't kill you toapologize.道个歉不会要你命的。
He didn'texactlykill himselftryingto get theworkfinished.他并没有竭尽全力去完成工作。
Effort and expending energy
- assiduity
- assiduous
- assiduously
- assiduousness
- be running on emptyidiom
- blood
- burn
- elbow grease
- fight
- hamster wheel
- hard at itidiom
- heavy lifting
- heroically
- push
- putsomethingin/putsomethingintosomething
- rearguard action
- set/putyourmind tosomethingidiom
- shot
- slog
- slugger
killverb(HURT)
[T]informal
tocausesomeone a lot ofpain:
使非常痛苦I mustsitdown, myfeetare killing me!我得坐下来，我的脚痛极了！
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.
Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- sting
- throb
- tingle
killverb(ANGER)
A2[T]informal
If you say that someone will kill you, youmeanthat they will be veryangrywith you:
（意指极为愤怒）非杀了（某人）不可Mysisterwould kill me if sheheardme say that.要是我姐姐听见我那么说，非杀了我不可。
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
killverb(ENTERTAIN)
[T]mainlyUSinformal
to make someonelaugha lot:
让某人捧腹大笑Thatcomediankills me.那个喜剧演员真是把我笑翻了。
killyourselfinformal
tolaughvery much:
笑得前仰后合We were killing ourselveslaughing.我们快笑死了。
Celebrating & entertaining
- amuse
- amused
- bacchanalian
- banqueting
- bar-hop
- emcee
- entertain
- entertaining
- ents
- go to townidiom
- hostess
- perform
- propose
- push
- regalesomeonewithsomething
- rejoice
- rejoicing
- revel
- revel insomething
- throw
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Laughing and smiling
Idioms
killsomeonewith 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
killsomethingoff
kill
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/kɪl/us/kɪl/ananimalorbirdthat has beenhuntedand killed, or theactionof killing:
被捕杀的动物，猎物；杀死，捕杀Theleopardseizesitskill andbeginstoeat.豹子抓住猎物，便吃了起来。
Like otherbirdsofprey, itquicklymovesin for thekill.如同其他猛禽一样，它飞行迅速以捕食猎物。
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- anti-hunt
- anti-hunter
- anti-hunting
- barb
- fisherman
- fishhook
- fishing line
- fishing rod
- fly fishing
- fox hunt
- outfish
- overfishing
- poach
- poaching
- predation
- quarry
- spear
- whaler
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Killing
Idioms
be in at the kill
kill or cure
move/go in for the kill