killing

noun

1. 故意杀人；谋杀
   an act of killing sb deliberately
   1. brutal killings
      残杀

adj.

1. 使人筋疲力尽的
   making you very tired
   1. a killing schedule
      排得满满当当的时间表

1. N-COUNT 杀害;谋杀
   A killing is an act of deliberately killing a person.
   1. This is a brutal killing.
      这是残忍的谋杀。
2. PHRASE 发大财；获取暴利
   If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
   1. They have made a killing on the deal.
      他们在这笔交易上赚了大钱。

1. The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
   警方说这个年轻人被杀是一个意外。
2. The gunmen, lying in ambush, opened fire, killing the driver.
   埋伏的枪手开枪打死了司机。
3. The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.
   杀戮异常残暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都应该受到审判和惩罚。
4. Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them
   几位证人声称富尔奇曾吹嘘自己参与了对他们的屠杀。
5. The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
   军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。
6. This was a brutal and cold-blooded killing.
   这是一场残忍无情的杀戮。
7. The killing had the hallmarks of a professional assassination
   这起谋杀案具有职业暗杀的特征。
8. This heat is killing me.
   这么热的天气真让我难受。
9. He said the killing of innocent people was inexcusable
   他说滥杀无辜是不可原谅的。
10. The war was killing innocent women and children.
    战争夺走了许多无辜妇女和儿童的生命。
11. War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
    战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。
12. Last week gunmen attacked Mogadishu airport killing a police inspector
    上周持枪歹徒袭击了摩加迪沙机场，杀死了一名警察巡官。
13. My feet are killing me.
    我的脚疼死了。
14. I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses
    在和其他目击者交谈前我只是在打发时间。
15. This is a brutal killing.
    这是残忍的谋杀。
16. They have made a killing on the deal.
    他们在这笔交易上赚了大钱。
17. She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains
    她交代人是她杀的，并带警察去他的尸首处。
18. Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians
    地雷遍布稻田与林间，很多平民被炸死或炸成重伤。
19. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
    警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
20. The killing caused an international outcry
    这起谋杀引起了国际社会的强烈抗议。
21. A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
    当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
22. The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander.
    这次军事行动被看作是对一名高级军事指挥官被杀所作出的迅速还击。
23. The President said he was willing to stand aside if that would stop the killing.
    总统说，如果他下台能让杀戮停止的话，他愿意这样做。
24. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh
    犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物，还可以撕肉。
25. His murder was a vendetta killing.
    他的被害是一起仇杀。
26. The volcano erupted last year killing about 600 people
    去年那座火山喷发致使约600人遇难。
27. He won't stop drinking unless he's told by a doctor that it's killing him.
    除非医生告诉他喝酒会要他的命，否则他是不会戒酒的。
28. He came near to killing her.
    他几乎杀了她。
29. This work is really killing.
    这活可真要命。

n.

make a killing

• 发大财；获取暴利；财运亨通
  to make a lot of money quickly

noun

1. the act of terminating a life

   Synonym:    killputting to death

2. an event that causes someone to die

   Synonym:    violent death

3. a very large profit

   Synonym:    cleanup

adj

1. very funny
   1. a killing joke
   2. sidesplitting antics

   Synonym:    sidesplitting