kill

verb

1. 杀死；弄死；导致死亡
   to make sb/sth die
   1. Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
      每年数以千计的人死于癌症。
   2. Three people were killed in the crash.
      三人在此次撞车事故中丧生。
   3. He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.
      他试图服安眠药自杀。
   4. I bought a spray to kill the weeds.
      我买了一种喷剂可以除草。
   5. My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out.
      我妈要是发现了会宰了我的。
   6. Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait.
      别为了赶着明天把事情干完而累坏身体。这事可以等一等嘛。
   7. Tiredness while driving can kill.
      疲劳驾驶会出人命的。
2. 毁灭；破坏；扼杀；使停止
   to destroy or spoil sth or make it stop
   1. to kill a rumour
      平息谣言
   2. Do you agree that television kills conversation?
      电视扼杀人与人之间的交谈，你同意这种说法吗？
   3. The defeat last night killed the team's chances of qualifying.
      昨晚的失败使这个队失去了获得资格的机会。
3. 使痛苦；使疼痛；使受折磨
   to cause sb pain or suffering
   1. My feet are killing me.
      我的脚痛死了。
4. 使笑得前仰后合；使笑死了
   to make sb laugh a lot
   1. Stop it! You're killing me!
      别说了！你都把我笑死了！

noun

1. 杀死，捕杀（尤指动物）
   an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed
   1. A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill.
      猫在咬死老鼠之前常常要耍弄它一番。
   2. The plane prepared to move in for the kill .
      飞机已作好击落敌机的准备。
   3. I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process) .
      我亲眼目睹了她最后失去工作的情景。
2. 被捕杀的动物；猎物
   an animal that has been hunted and killed
   1. lions feeding on their kill
      正在吃猎物的狮子

1. VERB 杀死；弄死;导致死亡
   If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die.
   1. More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces...
      1,000多人被武装部队杀死。
   2. He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions...
      他好几次试图自杀。
   3. Cattle should be killed cleanly and humanely...
      牛应该被干净利落地无痛屠宰。
   4. The earthquake killed 62 people...
      地震导致62人死亡。
   5. Heroin can kill.
      海洛因能致死。
2. N-COUNT 杀死，捕杀（动物）
   The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill .
   1. After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.
      捕杀过后，男人们和老年妇女们聚集到一片空地上吃了一顿鲸鱼肉。
3. VERB 毁灭；破坏；扼杀；使停止
   If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it.
   1. His objective was to kill the space station project altogether...
      他的目的是使空间站项目全面停止。
   2. Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.
      舆论可能最终会扼杀这个提议。
   3. Kill off means the same as kill .
      kill off 同kill
   4. He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process...
      他不久将会再次发动进攻，彻底毁掉整个和平进程。
   5. The Government's financial squeeze had killed the scheme off.
      政府的财政困难已使这个计划成为泡影。
4. VERB 使减轻（疼痛）
   If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was.
   1. He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
      他被迫服用鸦片来止痛。
5. VERB 使痛苦；使疼痛；折磨
   If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain.
   1. My feet are killing me.
      我的脚疼死了。
6. VERB 竭尽全力；极力
   If you say that you kill yourself to do something, you are emphasizing that you make a great effort to do it, even though it causes you a lot of trouble or suffering.
   1. You shouldn't always have to kill yourself to do well.
      你不该总是为了做到尽善尽美而累坏自己。
7. VERB （因对…极度愤怒而）想杀死
   If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them.
   1. Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.
      告诉理查德，一旦抓住他，我要杀了他。
8. VERB 致命；要命
   If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem.
   1. Three or four more weeks won't kill me!
      再过3周或4周不会要了我的命！
9. VERB 消磨（时间）；打发（时光)
   If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it.
   1. 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。
   2. To kill the hours while she waited, Ann worked in the garden.
      为了打发等待的那几个小时，安在菜园里干些活。

There are several words which mean similar things to kill. To murder someone means to kill them deliberately. Assassinate is used to talk about the murder of an important person, often for political reasons. If a large number of people are murdered, the words slaughter or massacre are sometimes used. Slaughter can also be used to talk about killing animals for their meat.
有几个词与kill意思相近。murder指蓄意地杀害。assassinate常指为政治目的而暗杀重要人物。如果指大批人被杀，则有时用slaughter或massacre。slaughter也用于指屠宰动物取肉。

10. PHRASE (表示强调)即使很难，即便很费力
    If you say that you will do something if it kills you, you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it even though it is extremely difficult or painful.
    1. I'll make this marriage work if it kills me.
       再难我也要努力使这桩婚姻幸福美满。
11. 使笑得前仰后合；使笑死了
    If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny.
12. PHRASE 借机行事；伺机而动
    If you move in for the kill or if you close in for the kill, you take advantage of a changed situation in order to do something that you have been preparing to do.
    1. Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
       看到机会来了，丹尼斯开始采取行动。
13. to kill two birds with one stone → see: bird

1. I could kill you! I swear I could!
   我想杀了你！我发誓我真想杀了你！
2. Effluent from the sedimentation tank is dosed with disinfectant to kill any harmful organisms
   沉降池中的废水中加入了消毒剂，以消灭所有有害微生物。
3. Don't try and double-cross me, Taylor, because I'll kill you
   别跟我耍花招，泰勒，要不我会杀了你。
4. They rob us, they infringe our rights, they kill us
   他们劫掠我们，侵犯我们的权利，对我们实施杀戮。
5. They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill
   他们聪明且有教养，却选择去绑架和杀人。
6. More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces
   1,000多人被武装部队杀死。
7. He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions
   他好几次试图自杀。
8. The earthquake killed 62 people
   地震导致62人死亡。
9. Heroin can kill.
   海洛因能致死。
10. After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.
    捕杀过后，男人们和老年妇女们聚集到一片空地上吃了一顿鲸鱼肉。
11. His objective was to kill the space station project altogether
    他的目的是使空间站项目全面停止。
12. Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.
    舆论可能最终会扼杀这个提议。
13. He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.
    他被迫服用鸦片来止痛。
14. My feet are killing me.
    我的脚疼死了。
15. You shouldn't always have to kill yourself to do well.
    你不该总是为了做到尽善尽美而累坏自己。
16. Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.
    告诉理查德，一旦抓住他，我要杀了他。
17. Three or four more weeks won't kill me!
    再过3周或4周不会要了我的命！
18. 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。
19. To kill the hours while she waited, Ann worked in the garden.
    为了打发等待的那几个小时，安在菜园里干些活。
20. I'll make this marriage work if it kills me.
    再难我也要努力使这桩婚姻幸福美满。
21. Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
    看到机会来了，丹尼斯开始采取行动。
22. These are the cells that directly attack and kill micro-organisms
    这些细胞可以直接攻击和杀死微生物。
23. I'd try to get away and he'd pin me down, saying he would kill me
    我曾试图逃脱，可他把我摁倒在地，并说会杀了我。
24. Whom would it profit to terrify or to kill James Sinclair?
    恐吓或者干掉詹姆斯·辛克莱对谁会有好处？
25. 'I'll kill you for that,' he roared
    “我会为此杀了你，”他大吼道。
26. I wanted to kill him, but instead I just threw him out of the house
    我本想杀了他，不过我只是把他撵出了门。
27. This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
    这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
28. He thought he had better track this wolf and kill it
    他认为最好跟踪这只狼，杀了它。
29. 'I'll kill him,' she vowed
    “我要宰了他，”她发誓说。
30. Don't move, otherwise I'll kill you [ you'll be shot dead].
    不许动，要不我就崩了你。

  kill assassinate murder slay【导航词义：杀害】

  kill v. 杀死

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。

  assassinate v. 暗杀

〔辨析〕主要指出于政治原因采用非法手段杀害重要人物或知名人士。

  murder v. 谋杀

〔辨析〕指蓄意杀害某人。

  slay v. 〈文〉杀害，谋杀

〔辨析〕指残酷地杀害某人，尤用于新闻报道中。

kill sb/sth↔off

1. 大量杀死，大量消灭（动植物等）
   to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die
   1. Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
      每年数以千计的人死于癌症。
   2. Three people were killed in the crash.
      三人在此次撞车事故中丧生。
   3. He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.
      他试图服安眠药自杀。
   4. I bought a spray to kill the weeds.
      我买了一种喷剂可以除草。
   5. My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out.
      我妈要是发现了会宰了我的。
   6. Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait.
      别为了赶着明天把事情干完而累坏身体。这事可以等一等嘛。
   7. Tiredness while driving can kill.
      疲劳驾驶会出人命的。
2. 使某事物停止；除掉；排除
   to stop or get rid of sth
   1. to kill a rumour
      平息谣言
   2. Do you agree that television kills conversation?
      电视扼杀人与人之间的交谈，你同意这种说法吗？
   3. The defeat last night killed the team's chances of qualifying.
      昨晚的失败使这个队失去了获得资格的机会。

v.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs

• 杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源
  to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.

kill or cure

• 要么医好要么治死；不是成功便是失败；成败在此一举
  used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely

kill time

kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc.

• （等待时）消磨时间，打发时光
  to spend time doing sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen
  1. We killed time playing cards.
     我们打纸牌消磨时间。

kill two birds with one stone

• 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得
  to achieve two things at the same time with one action

kill sb/sth with kindness

• 宠坏
  to be so kind to sb/sth that you in fact harm them

kill yourself laughing

• 笑得前仰后合；笑破肚皮
  to laugh a lot
  1. He was killing himself laughing.
     他笑得前仰后合。

curiosity killed the cat

• 好奇心能要猫的命（让人别提问或打听与己无关的事情）
  used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them

dressed to kill

• 打扮得引人注目；穿着特别显眼
  wearing the kind of clothes that will make people notice and admire you

if looks could kill…

• 眼神吓死人；一脸怒气；满脸不高兴
  used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is/was looking at you
  1. I don't know what I've done to upset him, but if looks could kill…
     我不知道做了什么惹他生气了，他那样子简直吓死人。

have time on your hands

have time to kill

• 无所事事；没事可干；闲着
  to have nothing to do or not be busy

noun

1. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
   1. the pilot reported two kills during the mission

2. the act of terminating a life

   Synonym:    killingputting to death

verb

1. end or extinguish by forceful means
   1. Stamp out poverty!

   Synonym:    stamp out

2. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
   1. Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods

3. cause to cease operating
   1. kill the engine

4. tire out completely
   1. The daily stress of her work is killing her

5. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
   1. kill these lines in the President's speech

   Synonym:    obliteratewipe out

6. drink down entirely
   1. He downed three martinis before dinner
   2. She killed a bottle of brandy that night
   3. They popped a few beer after work

   Synonym:    toss offpopbolt downbelt downpour downdowndrink down

7. cause to die
   1. This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
   2. The farmer killed a pig for the holidays

8. cause the death of, without intention
   1. She was killed in the collision of three cars

9. deprive of life
   1. AIDS has killed thousands in Africa

10. hit with great force
    1. He killed the ball

11. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
    1. She killed the ball

12. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
    1. The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!

13. be the source of great pain for
    1. These new shoes are killing me!

14. thwart the passage of
    1. kill a motion
    2. he shot down the student's proposal

    Synonym:    shoot downdefeatvote downvote out

15. be fatal
    1. cigarettes kill
    2. drunken driving kills