首页英语词典killkill的意思

kill

英 [kɪl] 美[kɪl]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词annihilate slay execute finish murder slaughter end destroy

反义词

vt. 杀死；扼杀；使终止；抵消
vi. 杀死
n. 杀戮；屠杀
adj. 致命的；致死的
n. (Kill)人名；(德)基尔

基本词汇高频词CET6考研TEM4CET4

词态变化

第三人称单数: kills;过去式: killed;过去分词: killed;现在分词: killing;

中文词源

kill 杀死

可能来自古英语cwellan,杀死，词源同quell.

英英释意

1. the act of terminating a life

2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile;: "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

英文词源

kill: kill: [13] The Old English verbs for ‘kill’ were slēan, source of modern English slay, and cwellan, which has become modern English quell. The latter came from a prehistoric Germanic *kwaljan, which it has been suggested may have had a variant *kuljan that could have become Old English *cyllan. If such a verb did exist, it would be a plausible ancestor for modern English kill.

When this first appeared in early Middle English it was used for ‘hit’, but the meanings ‘hit’ and ‘kill’ often coexist in the same word (slay once meant ‘hit’ as well as ‘kill’, as is shown by the related sledgehammer); the sense ‘deprive of life’ emerged in the 14th century.
kill (v.): c. 1200, "to strike, hit, beat, knock;" c. 1300, "to deprive of life," perhaps from an unrecorded variant of Old English cwellan "to kill" (see quell), but the earliest sense suggests otherwise. Sense in to kill time is from 1728. Related: Killed; killing. Kill-devil, colloquial for "rum," especially if new or of bad quality, is from 1630s.
kill (n.2): "stream," 1630s, American English, from Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille "riverbed," especially in place names (such as Schuylkill). A common Germanic word, the Old Norse form, kill, meant "bay, gulf" and gave its name to Kiel Fjord on the German Baltic coast and thence to Kiel, the port city founded there in 1240.
kill (n.1): early 13c., "a stroke, a blow," from kill (v.). Meaning "act of killing" is from 1814; that of "a killed animal" is from 1878. Lawn tennis serve sense is from 1903. The kill "the knockout" is boxing jargon, 1950.

同义词辨析

kill, murder, slaughter, massacre, assassinate, execute

这些动词均有"杀，杀死"之意。

kill：普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。

murder：指谋杀或凶杀。

slaughter：本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。

massacre语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀，尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。

assassinate：通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或短名人士。

execute：指依法处死罪犯。

考试真题

His team was hit by a snowmobile driver, injuring several dogs and killing a three-year-old male dog.

He estimated that the comfort level will increase considerably in five to ten years3) One dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver in what appears to be an intentional attack on competitors in the Iditarod Race in Alaska.

A tour boat turned o v e r o f f t h e c o a s t o f Nicaragua, killing at least 13 people and leaving more passengers missing, official said.

The Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a town near the border with Libya.

Today, there is a serious question about this issue: Should there be a minimum age limit for executing criminals? In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors—that is under the age of 18—to receive the death penalty?.

Last July, the Somali group al- Shabab said it was behind theblasts in the Ugandan capital which killed more than 70people.

Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.

He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child.

And while TV didn't kill movies, it did kill second-rate pictures, shorts, and cartoons.

So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.

In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors—that is under the age of 18—to receive the death penalty?

The surest way to kill it is to leave it alone.

They help humans kill harmful insects.

A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.

Your job is literally killing you, as The Washington Post put it.

Brazil opened a research station in 1984, but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in 2012, the same year that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base.

In Pakistan, 1,000women die in honor killings every year.

The wolves would kill deer of course.

They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind

They would eventually kill off the deer.

The Sudan version was deadly enough, killing 50% of those it infected.

Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly that within a short period of time, there was no one around to infect.

While holding a burial ceremony for a pet mouse, they were killing pest mice.

In the peak of the dot.com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.

The experiment is based upon the idea that farmers who're protecting their herd from lions would shoot and kill lions in an effort to protect their livestock.

Under the first law, a robot could not harm a dangerous gunman, but under the zeroth law, a robot could kill the gunman to save others.

An avalanche once closed the path, killing 63 people.

But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it.

Corrado, a translator for the army during wwii, was killed in action in Europe.

Electrical lines have been killing them off.

For the past two years, Gordon's students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they're close to a solution.

I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to kill bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate.

If he didn't, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.

In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.

In the ocean, we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale, while on land, we killed off large predators such as wolves.

Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.

Measles, which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the united states 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine.

People believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands, commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain.

She refused to live with male cranes, and even had a reputation for killing some of them, which made it impossible for her to become a mother.

So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task.

So, I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.

The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park' s red foxes, and completely drove away the park' s beavers.

The most recent powerful nino, in 1997-98, killed around 21, 000 people and caused damage worth $36 billion around the globe.

Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.

"Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic." Biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster.

But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the hippocampus, they're there to stay.

Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on "worthless"species.

But postal special-interest groups seem to have killed it, at least in the House.

But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they're there to stay.

She adds, however, that "to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one."

Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowners or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat.

词组搭配

kill off

To destroy in such large numbers as to render extinct.

屠杀：摧毁大多数造成绝种

be in at the kill

be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise

企业成功交易时在场或受益

go (或 move in 或 close in) for the kill

take decisive action to turn a situation to one's advantage

采取决策改善形势

if it kills one

(informal)whatever the problems or difficulties involved

(非正式)无论多难；无论如何

we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us.
无论如何我们都要微笑，都要高兴。

kill oneself laughing

(informal)be overcome with laughter

(非正式)笑不可抑

kill or cure

(Brit.)(of a remedy for a problem) likely to either work well or fail catastrophically, with no possibility of partial success

(英)（问题的补救）孤注一掷；非死即活；不成功便成仁

the spring Budget will be kill or cure.
春季预算将会是孤注一掷的行为。

kill two birds with one stone

(proverb)achieve two aims at once

(谚)一石二鸟，一箭双雕

kill with (或 by) kindness

spoil with overindulgence

溺爱，宠坏

kill someone/thing off

get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers

杀光，消灭

there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations.
非常有可能的是所有的河流生物会有好几代都被毁灭掉。

kill out

(of an animal) yield (a specified amount of meat) when slaughtered

（动物）屠宰后出（肉量）

in at the kill 或 in on the kill

Present at the moment of triumph.

获胜时在场

实用场景例句

Cancer kills thousands of people every year.: 每年数以千计的人死于癌症。

Three people were killed in the crash.: 三人在此次撞车事故中丧生。

He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.: 他试图服安眠药自杀。

I bought a spray to kill the weeds.: 我买了一种喷剂可以除草。

Tiredness while driving can kill.: 疲劳驾驶会出人命的。

(informal)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。

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。

to kill a rumour: 平息谣言

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？

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。

My feet are killing me.: 我的脚痛死了。

Stop it! You're killing me!: 别说了！你都把我笑死了！

We killed time playing cards.: 我们打纸牌消磨时间。

He was killing himself laughing.: 他笑得前仰后合。

Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.: 某些药物会杀死服用者体内的有益细菌。

He has effectively killed off any political opposition.: 他实际上已消灭了一切对立的政见。

More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces...: 1,000多人被武装部队杀死。

He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions...: 他好几次试图自杀。

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。

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。

Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.: 舆论可能最终会扼杀这个提议。

He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.: 他被迫服用鸦片来止痛。

My feet are killing me.: 我的脚疼死了。

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。

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。

Three or four more weeks won't kill me!: 再过3周或4周不会要了我的命！

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。

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。

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。

Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.: 看到机会来了，丹尼斯开始采取行动。