| 单词 | kill sb/sth ↔ off |
| 释义 | kill sb/sth ↔ offphr v [t]to get rid of someone or something 杀死，除掉［某人或某物］:◇his character gets killed off ten minutes into the film. 他演的角色在电影里出现了才十分钟就被杀掉了。usage note 用法说明: killcompare 比较 kill, murder, slaughter, butcher, assassinate, and 和 massacre.kill is a general word meaning 'to make someone die'. murder means 'to kill someone on purpose'. kill 是个普通的词，意为“让某人死”。murder 的意思是“蓄意杀死某人”:◇he murdered his wife by putting poison in her food. 他在食物中放毒，谋杀了他的妻子。slaughter means 'to kill animals for food', but it can also describe the cruel, or unnecessary killing of people. slaughter 的意思是“屠宰动物以供食用”，但也可用于描述残暴的、毫无必要的杀人行径:◇thousands of people were needlessly slaughtered in a senseless war. 成千上万的人在一场毫无意义的战争中被无谓地屠杀了。butcher is even stronger. butcher 的语义更为强烈:◇he was responsible for the butchering of innocent women and children. 他对残杀无辜的妇女和儿童负有责任。assassinate means 'to kill a famous person, especially a political leader'. assassinate 的意思是“刺杀名人，尤其是政治领袖”:◇an attempt to assassinate the president 刺杀总统的企图。massacre means 'to kill large numbers of people, especially people who cannot defend themselves'. massacre 意为“屠杀大批人，尤指杀害没有自卫能力的人”:◇whole populations were massacred by invading europeans. 全体人口都被入侵的欧洲人屠杀了。 |
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