| 单词 | kill |
| 释义 | kill nounadjective | verb + kill | preposition adjective➤clean, easy, quick利落的／轻易的／迅速的猎杀➤fresh新鲜的猎物◆vultures sensing a fresh kill察觉到新鲜猎物的秃鹫➤fish (name) 鱼难◆the worst fish kill in recorded history有历史记载以来最严重的鱼难verb + kill➤make杀死◆the lion made a quick kill.狮子迅速咬死了猎物。➤be in at (bre) 杀戮时在场◆i didn't even see the fox, let alone be in at the kill.我都没看见那只狐狸，更不用说看见这场捕杀了。➤close in for, go in for, move in for逐渐靠近以伺机杀死◆the hunters moved in for the kill.猎手们逐渐围上去，准备捕杀猎物。preposition➤at the kill (bre) 在杀戮现场◆the meat is divided up among all those present at the kill.肉在猎杀现场的人之间分配。➤for the kill为了捕杀◆the animal crouched down, getting ready for the kill.野兽蹲伏下来，准备捕杀猎物。kill verbadverb | verb + kill | phrases adverb➤outright当场杀死◆he has fought more than fifty bulls, killing three outright.他已斗过五十多头公牛，当场杀死过三头。➤almost, nearly几乎／差点儿杀死➤➤instantly立即杀死➤quickly迅速杀死◆the animals are killed quickly and humanely.那些动物被迅速人道地宰杀。➤slowly慢慢地杀死◆the poison was slowly killing her.毒药正在慢慢地夺走她的生命。➤eventually, finally最后／最终杀死◆the camp guards who tortured and eventually killed her那些折磨并最终杀害了她的集中营卫兵➤accidentally, inadvertently意外／过失杀死➤deliberately, intentionally故意／蓄意杀死◆i don't believe that he intentionally killed her.我不相信他故意杀害了她。➤allegedly被控杀死◆his trial for allegedly killing his wife他因被控杀害妻子而受的审判➤unlawfully (bre, law法律) 非法杀害◆the inquest concluded that he was unlawfully killed.调查结论是他是被非法杀害的。➤needlessly不必要地杀害◆the number of people needlessly killed by hospital infections因院内感染无谓致死的人数➤indiscriminately滥杀一气◆the terrorists had shown their willingness to kill indiscriminately.恐怖分子已经表示他们意欲大开杀戒。➤systematically有计划有步骤地杀害◆the militias are systematically killing and raping civilians.这些民兵正在有计划有步骤地杀戮、奸污平民。➤brutally残忍地杀害◆there were reports of people brutally killed.有报道说有人被残忍地杀害了。verb + kill➤want to想杀死▸➤be prepared to准备杀死◆they are quite prepared to kill to achieve their ends.为了达到目的，他们已做好杀人的准备。➤threaten to威胁杀死▸➤be going to, intend to, mean to, plan to打算／意图／意在／计划杀死◆he knew they meant to kill him.他知道他们意在置他于死地。◆what if they really do plan to kill us?如果他们真的计划杀死我们怎么办？◆dad's going to kill me when he finds out. (figurative) 爸爸要是发现了，轻饶不了我。➤plot to密谋杀死◆they plotted to kill the dictator.他们密谋刺杀那位独裁者。➤attempt to, seek to, try to企图／力图／试图杀死▸➤help (to)帮助杀死▸➤make sb使某人杀死◆the situation must have been really awful to make her kill herself.能导致她自杀，当时的情况肯定是糟糕透了。phrases➤admit killing sb, admit to killing sb, deny killing sb承认杀死某人；否认杀死某人◆he admitted killing her but said it was unintentional.他承认杀死了她，但说不是故意的。➤be accused of killing sb, be charged with killing sb被指控杀死某人➤be killed in sth在⋯中被杀死◆soldiers killed in battle阵亡的士兵➤be tragically killed惨死◆their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident.他们的女儿在一次车祸中惨死。 kill /kɪl/ verb [transitive] to spoil or destroy sth; to stop or end sth 毁灭；破坏；使停止（或结束）◆too many features can kill a product. 太多的功能可能扼杀一个产品。◆they didn't like the terms and conditions and killed the deal. 他们不喜欢那些条款，交易没有达成。 ●kill sth offto stop or get rid of sth 使某事物停止；除去；排除◆they have killed off several of their brands. 他们剔除了自己的好几个品牌。☞ kill kill verb ➡ see also the entry for shoot另见 shoot 条kill ♦︎ murder ♦︎ execute ♦︎ assassinate ♦︎ slay ♦︎ bump sb off ♦︎ take sb/sth out ♦︎ eliminate ♦︎ finish sb/sth offthese words all mean to make sb/sth die.这些词均表示杀死。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to kill / murder / assassinate sb in cold blood◆to brutally kill / murder / slay sb■ kill [transitive, intransitive] to make sb/sth die杀死；弄死；导致死亡◆cancer kills thousands of people every year.每年都有成千上万的人死于癌症。◆three people were killed in the crash.有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.我买了一种喷雾剂来清除杂草。◆excessive tiredness while driving can kill.过度疲劳时驾车会出人命的。 ➡ see also killing → murder noun ■ murder [transitive] to kill sb deliberately and illegally谋杀；杀害◆he denies murdering his wife's lover.他否认谋杀了妻子的情夫。 ➡ see also murder → murder noun , murderous → violent ■ execute /eksɪkjuːt/ [transitive, usually passive] to kill sb, especially as a legal punishment（尤指依法）处决，处死◆he was executed for treason.他因叛国罪被处死了。◆the prisoners were executed by firing squad.那些犯人已经被行刑队枪决了。 ➡ see also execution → execution ■ assassinate /əsæsɪneɪt; name əsæsəneɪt/ [transitive, often passive] to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons（尤指因政治原因而）暗杀，行刺◆the prime minister was assassinated by extremists.首相遭极端分子暗杀了。 ➡ see also assassination → murder noun ■ slay (slew, slain) [transitive] (especially name, especially journalism尤用于新闻) to murder sb谋杀；杀害◆two passengers were slain by the hijackers.两名乘客遭劫机者杀害了。ⓘ in old-fashioned or literary english, both british and american, slay means 'to kill sb/sth in a war or fight'.不管是英式英语还是美式英语，在旧式英语或文学语言中，slay 均表示在战争或搏斗中杀死某人或动物◆st george slew the dragon.圣乔治杀死了那条龙。 ➡ see also slaying → murder noun ■ bump sb off -->phrasal verb (informal, humorous) to murder sb谋杀；杀害；干掉◆she'd had three husbands and bumped them all off for the insurance money.她曾有过三任丈夫，都因为保险金而被她杀害了。■ take sb/sth out phrasal verb(took, taken) (informal) to kill sb or destroy sth, especially an enemy or sb/sth that causes problems for you杀死，消灭（尤指敌人或造成麻烦者）◆they took out two enemy bombers.他们击毁了敌人的两架轰炸机。■ eliminate /ɪlɪmɪneɪt/ [transitive] (rather formal, written) to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent消灭，杀死（尤指敌人或对手）◆most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.这个政权的左翼反对派的大部份人已被除掉。 ➡ see also eliminate → remove 1 ■ finish sb/sth off -->phrasal verb (rather informal) to kill or destroy sb/sth, especially sb/sth that is already badly injured or damaged杀死，彻底摧毁（尤指已严重受伤的人或损坏的物）◆the hunter moved in to finish the animal off.猎人逼近那只动物，把它给杀死了。kill [transitive, intransitive] to make sb/sth die杀死；弄死；导致死亡◆cancer kills thousands of people every year.每年都有成千上万的人死于癌症。◆three people were killed in the crash.有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.我买了一种喷雾剂来清除杂草。◆excessive tiredness while driving can kill.过度疲劳时驾车会出人命的。 ➡ see also killing → murder noun kill¹/kɪl ||; kɪl/verb1. [i,t] to make sb/sth die 致死: ◇smoking kills. 吸烟可以致命。◇she was killed instantly in the crash. 她在这起撞车事故里当场死亡。 ☞ murder means to kill a person on purpose this was no accident. the old lady was murdered. assassinate means to kill for political reasons president kennedy was assassinated. slaughter and massacre mean to kill a large number of people hundreds of people were massacred when the army opened fire on the crowd. slaughter is also used of killing an animal for food. 谋杀叫murder：this was no accident. the old lady was murdered.这决不是意外，老太太是被人谋杀的。行刺或暗杀叫assassinate：president kennedy was assassinated.肯尼迪总统被人行刺而死。屠杀叫slaughter或massacre：hundreds of people were massacred when the army opened fire on the crowd.军队向群众开火，导致数以百计的人死亡。屠宰叫slaughter。 2. [t] (informal 非正式) to cause sb pain; to hurt 使疼痛: ◇my feet are killing me. 我的脚痛得要命。 3. [t] to cause sth to end or fail 使完结；使失败: ◇the minister's opposition killed the idea stone dead. 部长反对，这个构思便吹了。 4. [t] (spoken 口语) to be very angry with sb （对某人）很生气: ◇my mum will kill me when she sees this mess. 我妈妈一见弄得这么乱七八糟，准会冲着我大发脾气。 5. [t] (informal 非正式)kill yourself/sb to make yourself/sb laugh a lot 逗得自己或某人大笑不已: ◇we were killing ourselves laughing. 我们快笑死了。 kill time, an hour, etc to spend time doing sth that is not interesting or important while you are waiting for sth else to happen 打发时间，有一个小时…得消磨（指等待时） kill two birds with one stone to do one thing which will achieve two results 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得 kill sth off to cause sth to die or to not exist any more 使死亡；使灭绝kill²/kɪl ||; kɪl/noun[sing] 1. the act of killing 杀死: ◇lions often make a kill in the evening. 狮子通常在晚上猎食。 2. an animal or animals that have been killed 被杀死的动物: ◇the eagle took the kill back to its young. 鹰把猎物啄死后带回去给雏鸟吃。 kill1 to kill someone2 the act or crime of killing someone3 to kill a large number of people4 when a large number of people are killed5 to kill yourself6 someone who kills another person7 when someone is killed as a punishment8 when someone is killed to stop them from suffering9 to cause death10 able to kill you11 to kill an animalrelated wordssee alsodie,dead,war,shoot,hit,accident,hurt/injure,illness/disease,violent,crime,explode,revenge,1. to kill someone 杀死某人 kill /kɪl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to make someone die, especially deliberately or violently 杀死；杀人［尤指故意地或使用暴力］ he claims that he didn't mean to kill his wife. 他声称自己不是故意要杀死妻子的。 the police believe the man may kill again. 警方相信那男子还会杀人。 what the hell were you doing! you could have killed me! 你在搞什么鬼！你差点把我害死！ official sources say that 20 people were killed in last night's air raids. 官方消息指昨晚的空袭中有20人死亡。 my sixteen-year-old son louis was killed by a drunk driver two years ago. 我那16岁的儿子路易斯两年前被一个喝醉酒的司机撞死了。 murder /ˈmɜːʳdəʳ/ [transitive verb] to deliberately kill someone, especially after planning to do it 谋杀，蓄意杀人［尤经过策划］ wilson is accused of murdering his daughter and her boyfriend. 威尔逊被控杀死了自己的女儿和其男友。 one of the country's top judges has been murdered by the mafia. 该国最优秀的法官之一被黑手党谋杀了。 assassinate /əˈsæsɪneɪt, əˈsæsəneɪtǁ-səneɪt/ [transitive verb] to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons 行刺，刺杀［要人或名人，尤出于政治原因］ president lincoln was assassinated by john wilkes booth. 林肯总统是被约翰·威尔克斯·布思刺杀的。 an attempt to assassinate the pope 刺杀教皇的企图 assassination /əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən, əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənǁ-sənˈeɪ-/ [countable/uncountable noun] assassinate of the assassination of indira gandhi caused a crisis in india. 英迪拉·甘地被刺杀在印度引发了一场危机。 beat/kick/stab etc somebody to death /ˌbiːt somebody tə ˈdeθ/ [verb phrase] to kill someone by beating them, kicking them, or attacking them with a knife 把某人打死/踢死/捅死等 the court heard how the man was beaten to death by racist thugs. 法庭听取了这名男子被种族主义暴徒打死的经过。 a social worker was found stabbed to death in her office last night. 一名社会工作者昨晚被发现在办公室内被人捅死。 smith had apparently been kicked to death. 史密斯显然是被踢死的。 poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ [transitive verb] to kill someone by putting a very harmful substance in their food or drink 毒死，毒杀 he believed that somebody was trying to poison him. 他相信有人想要毒死他。 she had already poisoned three members of her own family with arsenic. 她已经用砒霜毒杀了家中三名成员。 drown /draʊn/ [transitive verb] to kill someone by holding their face under water for a long time 淹死，溺死 he accused his brother of trying to drown him. 他指责他哥哥试图淹死他。 strangle /ˈstræŋgəl/ [transitive verb] to kill someone by pressing on their throat with both hands or with something such as a piece of string so that they cannot breathe 扼死，勒死 police said that the victim had been strangled. 警方说被害人是被勒死的。 he slid his hands around her neck and tried to strangle her. 他悄悄地把双手移到她脖子上想扼死她。 bump off /ˌbʌmp ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb] informal to kill someone - often used humorously 【非正式】杀死；干掉［常为幽默用法］ bump off somebody/bump somebody off he kept marrying rich women and then bumping them off. 他接二连三地娶有钱的女人然后再将她们杀死。have somebody bumped off arrange for someone to be killed 把某人杀掉 his uncle decided to have him bumped off. 他叔叔决心将他干掉。 do away with /ˌduː əˈweɪ wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb] informal to kill someone, especially because they are a threat or their death would be convenient 【非正式】除掉，干掉［尤因某人是个威胁或某人死掉更省事］ perhaps his wife had taken the opportunity to do away with her rival. 也许他妻子利用了这个机会来除掉情敌。2. the act or crime of killing someone 杀人的行为或罪行 murder /ˈmɜːʳdəʳ/ [countable/uncountable noun] the act or crime of deliberately killing someone 谋杀；谋杀罪 new york paid tribute to the thousands of innocent people murdered on september 11th. 纽约市民向在911事件中数千名遇难的无辜民众表示悼念。 a series of brutal murders 一连串残暴的凶杀案 the incidence of violent crimes -- murder, rape, and assault -- has increased in inner city areas. 凶杀、强奸、袭击等暴力罪行的发生率在市中心地区上升了。murder of ronny jones was found guilty of the murder of a 15 year old girl. 罗尼·琼斯被控杀害了一名15岁女孩，罪名成立。commit murder to murder someone 谋杀 the gun was found five miles from where the murder was committed. 枪是在离凶杀案现场5英里远的地方发现的。attempted murder the crime of unsuccessfully trying to kill someone 企图谋杀 he was charged with attempted murder and found guilty. 他被控企图谋杀，罪名成立。murder victim the murder victim has not yet been identified. 这起谋杀案的受害者身份尚未确认。 homicide /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd, ˈhɒməsaɪdǁˈhɑː-/ [countable/uncountable noun] the crime of killing someone, especially deliberately - used especially in american legal contexts 蓄意杀人，谋杀［尤用于美国司法制度］ 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family. 70%的凶杀案是在家中发生的。 as yet no evidence has been found to suggest that this death was homicide. 目前尚未找到证据说明该死亡事件是蓄意杀人。homicide case/charge/detective a newspaper article criticized his handling of a homicide case 报纸上有一篇文章批评了他对一起谋杀案的处理手法。 manslaughter /ˈmænˌslɔːtəʳ/ [uncountable noun] the crime of killing someone by accident, or while you are trying to defend yourself 过失杀人；误杀 she denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 她否认谋杀了丈夫，但承认是误杀。 the court decided there was insufficient evidence for a manslaughter charge. 法庭裁定证据不足，没法证明这是过失杀人。manslaughter of the driver of the train was charged with the manslaughter of 13 people. 火车司机被控误杀罪，致使13人丧生。 killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone is deliberately killed - used especially in news reports 谋杀，杀人［尤用于新闻报道］ a terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the killing. 一个恐怖主义组织声称对这起谋杀负责。killing of the defendant claimed that he was only avenging the killing of his brother. 被告称他只是为弟弟遇害而进行报复。contract killing when someone has been paid to kill someone else 雇凶杀人 perry said taylor approached him and asked him to carry out a contract killing on johnson. 佩里说泰勒与他接洽，要雇他杀死约翰逊。 assassination /əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən, əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənǁ-sənˈeɪ-/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone deliberately kills a famous or important person, especially for political reasons 行刺，刺杀［名人或要人，尤出于政治原因］ three foreign diplomats have been killed in a series of assassinations. 三名外国外交官在一连串刺杀事件中遇害。assassination of the assassination of franz ferdinand of austria in sarajevo led to the first world war. 奥地利弗朗兹·斐迪南大公在萨拉热窝遇刺，引发了第一次世界大战。 flowers were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of john lennon. 人们在约翰·列侬遇刺周年纪念日摆放鲜花悼念他。 foul play /ˌfaʊl ˈpleɪ/ [uncountable noun] formal if the police think that foul play is involved in a person's death, they think that the person has been murdered 【正式】谋杀 there was no question of foul play - a suicide note was found near the body. 不可能是谋杀—尸体旁边发现了一张自杀字条。 the medical report showed no signs of poison in the body but the police still suspect foul play. 化验报告显示体内并无任何毒药迹象，但警方仍怀疑这是谋杀。3. to kill a large number of people 杀死大批人 kill /kɪl/ [transitive verb] thousands of the rebels were killed in a gun battle with government troops. 在与政府军的一次枪战中，有成千上万的叛军被杀。 the gunman killed 22 people and wounded 15, before turning his gun on himself. 持枪歹徒枪杀了22人、伤了15人，之后饮弹自尽。 massacre /ˈmæsəkəʳ/ [transitive verb] to kill a large number of people easily, because they are not able to defend themselves well enough ［大规模］屠杀 they have massacred hundreds of innocent people. 他们屠杀了几百名无辜的平民。 claims by refugees that 1000 people had been massacred were denied by the local authorities. 难民声称有1,000人遭屠杀的说法被地方当局否认。 slaughter /ˈslɔːtəʳ/ [transitive verb] to kill a large number of people in a very cruel or violent way 屠杀，杀戮，残杀 men ran through the village burning houses and slaughtering the inhabitants. 那些人冲进村子，烧毁房子，屠杀村民。 men, women and children were slaughtered in groups by their captors. 男人、女人和儿童一批一批地遭到劫持者杀戮。 exterminate /ɪkˈstɜːʳmɪneɪt, ɪkˈstɜːʳməneɪt/ [transitive verb] to kill large numbers of a particular group or race of people so that it no longer exists 根除，灭绝［某群人或某种族的人］ there was an attempt to exterminate ethnic groups in the north of the country. 有人企图要将该国北方的族群斩尽杀绝。 extermination /ɪkˌstɜːʳmɪˈneɪʃən, ɪkˌstɜːʳməˈneɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] exterminate of in tasmania there was total extermination of the aboriginal population. 在塔斯马尼亚，土著居民被统统杀绝了。4. when a large number of people are killed 杀死大批人的行为 massacre /ˈmæsəkəʳ/ [countable/uncountable noun] when a large number of people are easily killed, because they are not able to defend themselves ［对无力抵抗的人进行的］大屠杀 the soldiers who carried out the massacre have not been identified. 那些实施大屠杀的士兵还未被指认出来。massacre of the students claimed the two men had ordered the massacre of 200 people in kwangju. 学生声称是这两个人下令在光州屠杀200人的。 slaughter /ˈslɔːtəʳ/ [uncountable noun] when a large number of people are killed in a very cruel or violent way ［以残暴方式进行的］大屠杀，杀戮 the slaughter was terrible - the whole field was covered with bodies. 这场屠杀非常可怕—遍地陈尸。 many are determined to avenge the slaughter in the world trade center and the pentagon. 许多人决心要为发生在世贸中心和五角大楼的大屠杀复仇。slaughter of his war crimes included the deliberate slaughter of 250,000 individuals. 他的战争罪行包括屠杀了25万人。 carnage /ˈkɑːʳnɪdʒ/ [uncountable noun] when a large number of people are violently killed, especially in a war - used especially in newspapers ［尤指战争中的］大屠杀［尤用于报纸］ the war was over. the carnage had ceased. 战争结束，大屠杀停止了。 the foreign minister has asked ambassadors from several states to help end the carnage. 外交部长要求几个国家的大使协助结束这场大屠杀。 mass murder /ˌmæs ˈmɜːʳdəʳ/ [countable/uncountable noun] when one or more people kill a large number of people violently at about the same time 大规模屠杀 details are still emerging of this, the biggest mass murder in canadian history. 这桩加拿大历史上最大规模的屠杀事件的细节逐步曝光。mass murder of the mass murder of innocent people 对无辜平民的大屠杀 genocide /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/ [uncountable noun] when a whole group or race of people are killed in a planned and organized way 种族灭绝；大屠杀 what is going on is not just war, it is genocide. 正在发生的不只是战争，而且是种族大屠杀。 in recent history, the existence of prejudice has led to violence and genocide. 近代历史上，由于偏见的存在导致了暴力事件和种族灭绝。5. to kill yourself 自杀 kill yourself /ˈkɪl jɔːʳˌself/ [verb phrase] he killed himself by jumping under a train. 他跳到火车底下自杀身亡。 she tried to kill herself when news of the scandal leaked out. 丑闻传出后，她试图自杀。 you'll kill yourself if you go on drinking like that. 你再这样喝酒的话会送命的。 suicide /ˈsuːɪsaɪd, ˈsuːəsaɪd, ˈsjuː-ǁˈsuː-/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone deliberately kills himself or herself 自杀 police are treating the man's death as suicide. 警方把这名男子的死列为自杀案处理。 there is grave concern about the number of teenage suicides recorded last year. 去年记录的青少年自杀数字引起了人们的极大关注。commit suicide barry threatened to commit suicide if she refused to marry him. 巴里威胁说如果她拒绝嫁给他，他就要自杀。suicide attempt stephen required hospital treatment after his suicide attempt. 史蒂芬自杀未遂，需要入院治疗。 take your own life /ˌteɪk jɔːr əʊn ˈlaɪf/ [verb phrase] formal to kill yourself 【正式】自杀 many religions consider that it is a sin to take your own life. 许多宗教都认为自杀是一种罪。 desperately frustrated and alone, she could see no way out except to take her own life. 因为极度的失意和孤单，她只有以自杀寻求解脱。 suicidal /ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdl◂, ˌsuːəˈsaɪdl◂, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuː-/ [adjective] someone who is suicidal is likely to kill themselves because they are extremely unhappy ［因极度悲哀］有自杀倾向的，想自杀的 the thought of having to stay in the house all day made me feel almost suicidal. 想到要整天待在屋内使我差一点要自杀。suicidal tendencies behaviour that shows you may try to kill yourself 自杀倾向 had the prisoner previously displayed suicidal tendencies? 该囚犯以前有过自杀倾向吗？ end it all /ˈend ɪt ɔːl/ [verb phrase] informal if you want to end it all, you want to kill yourself because you are extremely unhappy, lonely etc - used especially in stories 【非正式】以自杀了结［尤用于故事中］ sometimes i feel so low i just feel like ending it all. 有时我情绪非常低落，觉得不如一了百了。6. someone who kills another person 杀害他人的人 murderer /ˈmɜːʳdərəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who has deliberately killed another person 凶手，谋杀犯 do you think the police will ever catch her murderer? 你认为警察会抓到谋杀她的人吗？ a convicted murderer was on the run last night after escaping from lewes prison. 一名已定罪的杀人犯昨晚从刘易斯监狱逃脱后仍在躲避追捕。mass murderer someone who has murdered a lot of people 杀人如麻者 in prison he enjoyed reading biographies of other mass murderers. 在监狱里他爱读有关其他杀人如麻的刽子手的传记。 killer /ˈkɪləʳ/ [countable noun] someone who deliberately kills someone else - used especially in newspapers 杀手，凶手［尤用于报纸］ the victim's best friend, joanne, is convinced the killer is local. 受害人最要好的朋友乔安妮确信凶手是本地人。 the judge described him as ‘a cold-blooded killer’. 法官称他是“冷血杀手”。killer of police are searching for the killer of a 9 year old boy. 警方正在追寻那个杀害了一名9岁男童的凶手。serial killer someone who has killed a number of people, one after the other 连环杀手 dr shipman is the biggest serial killer of all time. 希普曼医生是有史以来杀人最多的连环杀手。 assassin /əˈsæsɪn, əˈsæsən/ [countable noun] someone who kills a famous or important person, sometimes because someone else has paid them to do it 刺客，行刺者［有时受雇于人］ although the assassins were never caught, it is commonly believed that they were working for the government. 虽然一直未能逮捕行刺者，但一般都认为他们是政府的人。 his assassins must have been aware of his security arrangements. 刺杀他的人肯定知道他的保安措施。 hitman/contract killer /ˈhɪtmæn, ˈkɒntrækt ˌkɪləʳǁˈkɑːn-/ [countable noun] someone who is paid to kill people illegally 职业杀手 the hitman used the top floor room of a hotel opposite the square. 这名职业杀手利用了广场对面旅馆的顶层房间。 the police believe the murder could be the work of a contract killer. 警方认为这宗谋杀是职业杀手所为。 psychopath also psycho informal /ˈsaɪkəpæθ, ˈsaɪkəʊ/ [countable noun] someone who has a mental illness that makes them kill people 精神变态者，变态杀人者 dr green said that, in his opinion, perry was a dangerous psychopath who might kill again. 格林医生说，按他的看法，佩里是个危险的精神变态者，可能会再杀人。7. when someone is killed as a punishment 杀死某人以作为惩处 execute /ˈeksɪkjuːt, ˈeksəkjuːt/ [transitive verb usually in passive] to kill someone as a punishment for a serious crime 处死 king charles i was executed on 30th january 1649. 国王查理一世于1649年1月30日被处死。 the two young men spent 6 months in jail waiting to be executed. 这两个年轻人在监狱里过了六个月等待被处死。execute somebody for something because of a particular crime 因某罪行处死某人 this is a backward and cruel society, in which people are executed for homosexuality and adultery. 这是个落后、残暴的社会，其人民会因同性恋和通奸被处死。 execution /ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃən, ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun] no date has been set for her execution. 她的死刑执行日期未定。 if his appeal fails, his last hope to avoid execution is the us supreme court. 假如他上诉失败，他免于死刑的最后希望就落在美国联邦最高法院了。 put somebody to death /ˌpʊt somebody tə ˈdeθ/ [verb phrase] written to officially arrange for someone that you have power over to be killed - used especially in historical descriptions 【书面】把某人处死［尤用于描述历史事件］ the chief priests wanted to arrest jesus and put him to death. 大祭司要逮捕耶稣并处死他。 no woman had been put to death in the state since the american revolution. 自美国独立战争以来，该州未有女性被处以死刑。have somebody put to death the queen would have people put to death for her own amusement. 女王会为了自己取乐而把人处死。 capital punishment /ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt, ˌkæpətl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ [uncountable noun] the system of killing criminals as a legal punishment 死刑，极刑 i don't believe bringing back capital punishment would reduce crime. 我不相信恢复死刑能够减少犯罪。 most people that we questioned were against capital punishment. 被我们访问的人中大部分都反对死刑。 the death penalty /ðə ˈdeθ ˌpenlti/ [noun phrase] the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime 死刑 the death penalty does not exist in britain. 英国没有死刑。 do you think they should bring back the death penalty? 你认为他们应该恢复死刑吗？carry the death penalty to be a crime for which the punishment is death 会被判死刑 murder is one of the few offences that carries the death penalty. 谋杀是少数要判处死刑的罪行之一。 death sentence /ˈdeθ ˌsentəns/ [countable/uncountable noun] the punishment of death that a judge decides to give to someone who is guilty of a serious crime ［由法官判处的］死刑 receive/be given a death sentence he is the youngest person ever to be given a death sentence in san diego county. 他是圣迭戈县历来最年轻的被判处死刑的人。 capital offence british /capital offense american also capital crime /ˌkæpɪtl əˈfens, ˌkæpɪtl ˈkraɪm/ [countable noun] an offence or crime that will be punished by death 可处死刑的罪，死罪 drug-smuggling is a capital offence in many countries. 在许多国家走私毒品是死罪。 be on death row /biː ɒn ˌdeθ ˈrəʊ/ [verb phrase] if a criminal is on death row, they are in prison before being killed as punishment for a crime, especially in the us 被关在死囚区［尤指在美国］ larson has been on death row since 1995 for murdering a taxi driver. 拉森谋杀了一名出租车司机，自1995年起就一直被关押在死囚区。 condemned /kəˈdemd/ [adjective only before noun] a condemned man, prisoner etc is in prison before he or she is killed as punishment for a crime 被判死刑的 the state allows no communication with a condemned man. 这个州不允许与被判死刑的人有联系。 here are the kitchens where the condemned prisoner's last meal was prepared. 这里是给死囚准备最后一餐的厨房。8. when someone is killed to stop them from suffering 将某人杀死以使其不再痛苦 euthanasia /ˌjuːθəˈneɪziəǁ-ˈneɪʒə/ [uncountable noun] when someone who is very old or very ill is killed in a painless way in order to stop them suffering any longer - use this to talk about this practice in general 安乐死［泛称］ in the netherlands euthanasia has already been legalized. 在荷兰，安乐死已经合法化了。［ most doctors are opposed to euthanasia on ethical grounds. 出于道德原因，多数医生都反对安乐死。 mercy killing /ˈmɜːʳsi ˌkɪlɪŋ/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone who is very ill is killed in a painless way in order to stop them suffering any longer 安乐死；无痛致死 some doctors carry out mercy killings by giving large quantities of pain-killing drugs. 有些医生以给病人服大量止痛药的方式来实行安乐死。9. to cause death 造成死亡 kill /kɪl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to cause someone's death - use this especially about accidents, diseases, or substances 使丧生［尤用于指事故、疾病或物质］ a car drove onto the pavement, killing three of mrs maguire's children. 一辆汽车开到人行道上，夺去了马圭尔太太三个孩子的生命。 the explosion killed 32 people. 这次爆炸使32人丧生。 the disease has already killed more than 2000 in latin america. 这种疾病在拉丁美洲已造成二千多人死亡。 many people do not realize that these drugs are dangerous and can kill. 许多人都没有意识到这些药物有危险，会导致死亡。be killed in a crash/accident etc james dean was killed in a car crash in 1955. 詹姆斯·迪安在1955年死于一次车祸。 cause death /ˌkɔːz ˈdeθ/ [verb phrase] to make someone die 造成死亡 rhubarb leaves, either raw or cooked, can cause violent stomach pains or even death. 大黄叶子，不管是生的还是煮熟了的，都会引起剧烈的腹痛，甚至会造成死亡。 research is being done into the virus that caused the death of 15,000 seals last summer. 人们正在对去年夏天造成15,000头海豹死亡的病毒进行研究。 the injuries sustained by the victim were not sufficient to have caused death in a healthy person. 受害者所受的伤对一个健康的人来说不足以造成死亡。 cause of death [noun phrase] the cause of death was a broken neck. 死因是断了脖子。 kill off /ˌkɪl ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb] to cause the death of a group of plants or animals 使［一批植物或动物］死亡 kill off something it was the cold winter of 1992 that finally killed off the last of the roses. 1992年的寒冬最终使最后一批玫瑰花被冻死了。 pollution in the lakes and streams has been killing off many species of fish. 湖泊溪流的污染使许多种鱼死亡。kill something off if you plant your seedlings out too soon, a late frost might kill them off. 如果你播种太早，晚霜可能会把它们冻死。 destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ [transitive verb] to kill things, especially plants and trees, so that they can never start to grow again 破坏，消灭［尤指植物及树木］ a vast amount of the amazonian rainforest is being destroyed every day. 大片的亚马孙雨林正日复一日地遭受破坏。 milk is heat treated for a few seconds to destroy bacteria. 牛奶经过几秒钟高温处理以消灭细菌。 destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ [uncountable noun] destroy of we should be discouraging the unnecessary destruction of any wild species. 我们应该阻止任何不必要的灭绝野生物种的行为。 be a killer /biː ə ˈkɪləʳ/ [verb phrase] if an illness is a killer, it kills a lot of people, especially because there is no cure 是致命疾病；是不治之症 in those days measles was a major killer. 那时候麻疹是主要的致命疾病。 diphtheria is still a killer in many developing countries. 在许多发展中国家，白喉仍是一种致命疾病。 wipe out /ˌwaɪp ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb] to kill a complete group or race of people, or all of a type of animal or plant, so that it no longer exists 使［整群或整个种族的人或某种动植物］灭绝 wipe out somebody/something the entire village was wiped out. 村里所有人被夺去了生命。 archaeologists think that massive floods could have wiped out the dinosaurs. 考古学家认为可能是大洪水使恐龙灭绝的。wipe somebody/something out the fur trade has wiped leopards out in some areas. 毛皮贸易使一些地区的豹被杀光。 decimate /ˈdesɪmeɪt, ˈdesəmeɪt/ [transitive verb] to kill large numbers of the people, animals, or plants in a particular place 大批杀死，大量毁灭［某地区的人、动物或植物］ cambodia's 21-year war decimated the wildlife population. 柬埔寨长达21年的战争导致大批野生生物死亡。 his prize herd of cows has been decimated by an unknown disease. 一种不知名的疾病使他那群优质奶牛大量死亡。 decimation /ˌdesɪˈmeɪʃən, ˌdesəˈmeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] decimate of after the decimation of the rainforests, life on earth will be very different. 如果雨林遭到大规模破坏，地球上的生命将会非常不同。10. able to kill you 足以致命的 fatal /ˈfeɪtl/ [adjective] a fatal accident, illness, or injury is one that causes death ［事故、疾病或伤害等］致命的 he suffered a fatal injury to the neck. 他脖子上受到了致命伤。fatal to a sudden shock could be fatal to anyone with a weak heart. 对任何心脏功能弱的人来说，突然受惊吓可能会致命。 fatally [adverb] fatally injured/wounded the bank manager was fatally wounded during the robbery. 在这次抢劫案中，银行经理受了致命伤。 lethal /ˈliːθəl/ [adjective] something that is lethal can cause death - use this especially about weapons or substances 致命的，会致死的；具杀伤力的［尤指武器或物质］ the poison produced by the frog's skin is so lethal that it can paralyze a bird or a monkey immediately. 青蛙皮肤上产生的毒素非常致命，能立即使一只鸟或猴子瘫痪。 a lethal cocktail of pollutants is being poured into scotland's coastal waters, according to greenpeace. 绿色和平组织称，一种会致命的混合污染物被倒进苏格兰的沿海水域。lethal weapon almost any sharp or pointed object can potentially be a lethal weapon. 几乎任何锋利的或尖的物体都有可能成为致命武器。lethal to most pesticides are lethal to earthworms on or near the surface. 大部分杀虫剂对地上或近地面的蚯蚓都是致命的。 deadly /ˈdedli/ [adjective] something such as a disease or poison that is deadly can cause death ［疾病或毒物等］致命的 in the first world war pneumonia was as deadly as bullets and shells. 第一次世界大战时，肺炎跟枪炮一样致命。 some mushrooms are edible while others, which look almost identical, contain deadly poisons. 有些蘑菇可以食用，而另一些虽然看上去几乎一模一样，却含有致命的毒素。 killer /ˈkɪləʳ/ [adjective only before noun] a killer disease or thing could kill or has killed a lot of people - used especially in newspapers 能造成死亡的；致命的［尤用于报纸］ a swarm of killer bees has attacked 70 children in a village in northern mexico. 在墨西哥北部的一个村庄里，一大群杀人蜂袭击了70名儿童。 killer floods and hurricanes in asia have destroyed whole towns. 亚洲致命的洪水和飓风把一个一个小镇彻底摧毁。 mortal /ˈmɔːʳtl/ [adjective only before noun] a mortal injury, wound, or disease is one that causes death - used especially in literature 致命的［创伤或疾病；尤用于文学作品］ he killed leonardo and received a mortal wound himself. 他杀了莱奥纳多，自己也受了致命伤。 he gathered all his strength to deliver his opponent the final mortal blow. 他聚集全身力量给了对手最后致命的一击。 mortally [adverb] mortally wounded/ill wolfe and his opponent montcalm were both mortally wounded in the battle. 沃尔夫和他的对手蒙特卡姆都在战斗中受了致命伤。11. to kill an animal 杀死动物 kill /kɪl/ [transitive verb] is it morally acceptable to kill animals for food? 把动物杀了吃在道德上是可以接受的吗？ you shouldn't really kill spiders, even if you're frightened of them. 即使你怕蜘蛛也不应该把它们打死。 they were so hungry they killed the rest of their livestock that winter. 那年冬天他们饿极了，就把余下的牲畜全部宰杀了。 slaughter /ˈslɔːtəʳ/ [transitive verb usually in passive] to kill farm animals, either for their meat or skins, or because they are ill ［为取得牲畜的肉或皮，或因它们生病而］屠宰，宰杀 the only way to stop the virus spreading is by slaughtering all infected animals. 制止这种病毒扩散的唯一办法是把所有受感染的牲口都宰了。 as part of the ceremony a cow was slaughtered and placed on the stone altar. 作为仪式的一部分，他们宰杀了一头奶牛，并将其置于石砌的祭坛上。 slaughter [uncountable noun] most of the cattle will be sent for slaughter. 大部分牛都将被送去屠宰。 destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ [transitive verb usually in passive] to kill an animal in a painless way, especially using drugs, because it is dangerous or in pain ［尤指用药物无痛地］杀死［动物，因其有危险性或处于痛苦中］ the animal disease authority decided to destroy the cattle that were infected with the disease. 动物疾病管理局决定把感染这种疾病的牛杀了。have something destroyed the court ordered the owner of the rottweilers to have the dogs destroyed. 法庭命令这几头罗威纳犬的主人把它们人道毁灭。 put down/put to sleep british /ˌpʊt ˈdaʊn, pʊt tə ˈsliːp/ [transitive phrasal verb/verb phrase usually in passive] to kill an animal, especially a pet, in a painless way, because it is very old or very ill, or is not wanted ［无痛地］杀死；人道毁灭［尤指宠物，因其已非常老或患重病，或被遗弃］ when our old cat became very sick we had to ask the vet to put her down. 我家的老猫病得非常重，我们不得不叫兽医把它人道杀死。 she rescued sandy from the animal shelter the day before he was due to be put to sleep. 就在桑迪要被人道杀死的前一天，她把它从动物收容所救了出来。have something put down/put to sleep a blind dog is no use to a shepherd. i'm afraid i'm going to have to have him put down. 盲犬对牧羊人来说没什么用，恐怕我得请人把它杀死了。 cull /kʌl/ [transitive verb] to kill a large number of animals, for example in order to stop a disease spreading or to keep the numbers of a particular animal population down 宰杀，杀掉［大量动物，以防止疾病传染或控制数量］ over two million sheep have been culled to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. 两百多万只羊被宰杀以防止口蹄疫的传播。 cull [countable noun] the cull is thought to have cost many farmers their livelihoods. 有人认为这次宰杀牲畜使许多农民失去了生计。 a seal cull 宰杀海豹☞ kill¹☞ kill² |
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