English → Chinese
kill
/BrE kɪl 
, AmE kɪl /
A transitive verb
1 (cause to die) 杀死;
to kill sb/sth with a weapon/with poison; 用武器杀死／毒药毒死某人／某物;
to be killed by sb/sth; 被某人／某事物杀死;
she was killed by the disease 她死于这种疾病;
to be killed in a fire/accident; 在火灾／事故中遇难;
to be killed in action or battle 战死;
to be killed outright 当场死亡;
(even) if it kills me! informal 不管有多难！;
I could have killed her! informal 我恨不得杀了她！;
to kill sb/sth with kindness 宠坏某人／某物;
▶goose A1; to kill two birds with one stone proverb 一石二鸟
2 usu pres p informal (cause discomfort) 使极不舒服;
my feet are killing me 我的脚疼死了;
the suspense is killing me 这悬念让我坐立不安
3 (destroy) 扼杀 ‹interest›; 毁灭 ‹hopes›; 破坏 ‹feeling›; 使…无法进行 ‹conversation›;
to kill sb's chances/appetite 使某人失去机会／没了胃口
4 (stop) 否决 ‹project, proposal›; 撤销 ‹bill, law›; 挫败 ‹attempt›; 阻止…流传 ‹story, rumour›
5 (deaden) 消除;
to kill the pain/sound/smell 止痛／消音／除味
6 informal (overexert) «action» 使过度疲累;
it won't or wouldn't kill sb (to do sth) 对某人来说（做某事）没有什么大不了的
7 informal (turn off) 关掉 ‹machine, light›
8 informal (delete) 删去 ‹line, file›
9 informal (spend)
to kill time (doing sth) （做某事）消磨时间;
I have two hours to kill 我有两个小时需要打发
10 informal (amuse) 使笑个不停;
you kill me! the things you say! 你说的那些话笑死我了！
B intransitive verb
致死;
tiredness while driving can kill 疲劳驾驶会出人命的;
a murderer who kills in cold blood 冷血杀手
C to kill oneself
reflexive verb
自杀; figurative informal 使自己精疲力竭;
to kill oneself doing or to do sth; 拼命做某事;
don't kill yourself! ironic 可别累着自己！;
to kill oneself laughing British 笑得缓不过劲儿来
D noun
1 (slaughter) 杀死;
to make a kill 杀死猎物;
to close in or move in or go in for the kill literal 逼近以杀死; figurative 采取果断行动以求达到目的;
to be in at the kill literal 猎物被杀时在场; figurative 获胜时在场
2 (prey) 猎获物;
lions feeding on their kill 正在吃猎物的狮子
Phrasal verb
● kill off
transitive verb
[kill off sth/sb, kill sth/sb off] 1 (destroy) 大量杀死 ‹pests, species›; 大量毁掉 ‹crops›
2 (murder) 屠杀 ‹person›;
to kill off the heroine figurative 让女主人公死去
3 informal (destroy) 使…停止 ‹project, scheme›; 消灭 ‹opposition›