kill

1. V-T/V-I If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. 殺死

More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces. 已經有一千多人被武裝部隊殺死。

He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions. 他好幾次都企圖自殺。

Drugs can kill. 毒品可以致死。

2. killingN-UNCOUNT 殺害

There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians. 7名平民被殺害後，該地區的侷勢緊張。

3. N-COUNT The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill. 獵殺

After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat. 獵殺結束後，男人們和年長的婦女們聚在一個空地喫了一頓鯨肉宴。

4. V-T If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it. 使停止; 扼殺

His objective was to kill the space station project altogether. 他的目的是使太空站計劃完全停止。

5. PHRASAL VERB Kill off means the same as . 使停止; 扼殺

He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process. 他將很快發起第二次攻擊，扼殺和平進程。

6. V-T If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was. 緩解 (疼痛等)

He was forced to take opium to kill the pain. 他被迫服用鴉片止痛。

7. V-T If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain. 使痛得要命[非正式] [only cont]

My feet are killing me. 我的腳痛死了。

8. V-T 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. 拼命去做[非正式]

I'm killing myself to get my work done. 我正在拼命完成我的工作。

9. V-T If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them. (因爲極度憤怒而想要) 殺死[強調]

Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him. 告訴理查德，我要抓住他就殺了他。

10. V-T If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem. 難倒; 傷害[非正式]

Three or four more weeks won't kill me!

再多上三四個星期也難不倒我。

11. V-T If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it. 消磨 (時間)

I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses. 我正在消磨時間，直到能跟其他的証人交談。

12. PHRASE 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. 即使把命豁出去[強調]

I'll make this marriage work if it kills me. 即使把命豁出去，我也要使這婚姻成功。

13. PHRASE If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny. 笑得要死[非正式]

I eventually got to the top about an hour after everyone else, and they were all killing themselves laughing. 我終於在所有其他人之後又用了大概1小時到了頂部，他們都笑得要死。

14. PHRASE 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. 伺機而動

Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill. 看到機會來了，丹尼斯伺機而動。

15. to be killed outright→see outright