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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   kill

   • IPA[kil]

   美式

   • v.
     cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)；get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers
   • n.
     an act of killing, especially of one animal by another；an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal

   • verb: kill, 3rd person present: kills, gerund or present participle: killing, past tense: killed, past participle: killed

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing) her father was killed in a car crash a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood 同義詞 murder, cause the death of, take/end the life of, do away with, make away with, ... 更多assassinate, do to death, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute, slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, destroy, annihilate, erase, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, decimate, mow down, shoot down, cut down, cut to pieces, put down, put to sleep, informalbump off, polish off, do in, do for, knock off, top, take out, croak, stiff, blow away, liquidate, dispose of, ice, off, rub out, waste, whack, scrag, smoke, literaryslay
   • ▪ get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations
   • ▪ (of a writer) bring about the “death” of a fictional character.
   • 2. put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something) the committee voted to kill the project 同義詞 destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, ... 更多extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch, stop, block, frustrate, thwart, put a stop to, prevent, defeat, derail, informalput paid to, do for, put the lid on, put the kibosh on, stymie, queer, scupper, dish, veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow, informalgive the thumbs down to, squash反義詞 facilitate, pass, accept
   • ▪ stop (a computer program or process).
   • ▪ informal switch off (a light or engine). 同義詞 turn off, switch off, stop, stop working, shut off, ... 更多shut down, cut, cut out, deactivate, put out, turn out, extinguish反義詞 start
   • ▪ informal delete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer. 同義詞 delete, wipe out, erase, remove, destroy, ... 更多rub out, cut out, cut, cancel, get rid of, expunge, obliterate, eliminate, informalzap
   • ▪ (in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop after killing the ball with his chest, he brushed past Reeves
   • ▪ (in tennis and similar games) hit (the ball) so forcefully that it cannot be returned.
   • ▪ neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality) the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs 同義詞 muffle, deaden, stifle, dampen, damp down, ... 更多smother, reduce, diminish, decrease, suppress, abate, tone down, moderate, silence, mute, still, soften, quell, quieten down, quiet down, alleviate, assuage, soothe, allay, take the edge off, mitigate, dull, blunt, mask, deaden, stifle, suppress, subdue, weaken, abate, quell, get rid of, put an end to反義詞 amplify, intensify
   • ▪ informal consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink) I killed a rather good bottle of Fleurie
   • 3. informal overwhelm (someone) with an emotion the suspense is killing me 同義詞 overwhelm, take someone's breath away, leave speechless, shake, move, ... 更多stir, stun, amaze, astonish, stagger, dumbfound, informalbowl over, blow away, knock sideways, blow someone's mind, knock for six, flabbergast
   • ▪ overexert oneself I killed myself carrying those things home 同義詞 exhaust, wear out, tire out, overtax, overtire, ... 更多fatigue, weary, sap, drain, tax, strain, debilitate, enervate, prostrate, informalknock out, fag out, shatter, knacker反義詞 refresh, revitalize
   • ▪ used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person) my parents will kill me if they catch me out here
   • ▪ cause pain or anguish to my feet are killing me 同義詞 hurt, give pain to, cause pain to, cause agony to, pain, ... 更多torture, torment, cause discomfort to, be agonizing, be excruciating, be painful, be sore, be uncomfortable
   • 4. pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill 同義詞 while away, use up, fill up, fill in, fill, ... 更多occupy, beguile, pass, spend, expend, fritter away, waste

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of killing, especially of one animal by another a lion has made a kill 同義詞 death blow, killing, act of killing, dispatch, conclusion, ... 更多ending, finish, end, climax, coup de grâce
   • ▪ an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill 同義詞 prey, quarry, victim, bag
   • ▪ an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, tank, etc. the engagement resulted in fifty-one tank kills 同義詞 death blow, killing, act of killing, dispatch, conclusion, ... 更多ending, finish, end, climax, coup de grâce
   • ▪ (in tennis and similar games) a very forceful shot that cannot be returned.

   curiosity killed the cat

   • ph.
     being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble

   Oxford Dictionary

   curiosity killed the cat

   • ph.
     being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble

   Oxford American Dictionary

   kill switch

   • n.
     a mechanism for switching off a machine abruptly, especially in an emergency: it is handy to have a strategically placed kill switch to stop the engine immediately

   Oxford Dictionary

   no-kill

   • n.
     a policy or an animal shelter in which abandoned, neglected, or lost animals are not put to ... there are thousands of no-kills that rescue pets
   • adj.
     opposed to or not killing animals that live in shelters: find out if the organization has a no-kill policy

   Oxford American Dictionary

   kill switch

   • n.
     a mechanism for switching off a machine abruptly, especially in an emergency: it is handy to have a strategically placed kill switch to stop the engine immediately

   Oxford American Dictionary

   kill zone

   • n.
     the area of a military engagement with a high concentration of fatalities.

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   片語

   • be in at the kill
   • go for the kill
   • if it kills one
   • kill oneself laughing
   • kill two birds with one stone
   • kill someone with kindness
3. • 更多解釋

   kill

   • IPA[kɪl]

   英式

   • v.
     cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing): her father was killed in a car crash a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood
   • n.
     an act of killing, especially of one animal by another: a lion has made a kill

   Oxford Dictionary

   kill

   • IPA[kil]

   美式

   • n.
     (in place names, especially in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or ... Kill Van Kull

   Oxford American Dictionary

   kill

   • IPA[kɪl]

   英式

   • n.
     (in place names, especially in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or ... Kill Van Kull

   Oxford Dictionary