| 词汇 | kill |
| 释义 | kill Theme: CONSUMPTION tr. to eat all of something; to drink all (of a bottle) of something.Kill this bottle so we can get another.We finally killed the last of the turkey. Theme: EXTINGUISH tr. to douse a light.Kill that light!Would you kill the light so they can't see we're home? Theme: PERFORMANCE tr. to be very successful with an audience; to perform very well for an audience.She really killed them with that last joke.She killed them, and they died with laughter. Theme: STOPPING tr. to stop or terminate something; to quash a story; to stop a story from being printed in a newspaper.Kill that story. It's got too many errors.This issue has gone to press. Too late to kill it. kill 1. adjective excellent US, 1985 2. noun 1 in roller derby, an extended attack on the other team's jammer (a skater who is eligible to score) US, 1999. 2 semen US, 1998.► the killthe moment when a sale is confirmed. A hunting image with the salesperson as the hunter and the customer as prey; a variation of the sense 'to win' UK, 1999 3. verb 1 to cause someone to laugh uproariously UK, 1856. 2 to cause pain to someone UK, 1800. 3 to excite, to please, to thrill US, 1844. 4 to excel US, 1900. 5 to cover with graffiti US, 1997. 6 in the sport of clayshooting, to hit the target accurately UK, 1983. 7 in handball, racquetball and squash, to hit the ball so low on the front wall that it cannot be returned US, 1970. 8 in pool, to strike the cue ball such that it stops immediately upon hitting the object ball US, 1984. 9 in volleyball, to hit the ball downward with great force from the top of a jump US, 1972. 10 in bar dice games, to declare that a formerly wild point is no longer wild US, 1976. 11 to finish consuming something US, 1995.► kill big sixto play dominoes US, 1990.► kill brain cellsto get drunk US, 1983.► kill the changekeep the change UK, 2000.► kill the clockin a game governed by time, to delay the game near the end when winning US, 1970.► kill the sinto relieve all the blame of something BAHAMAS, 1982.► would kill a brown dogto be lethal; (of food) dreadful, disgusting, inedible AUSTRALIA, 1966 kill off 1. kill off sth/sb • kill sth/sb off to kill things or people in large numbers or so that there are none left: There is a danger that agricultural chemicals will pollute the water and kill off the wildlife. A lot of the children died in those days - poverty and disease killed them off.■ SIMILAR TO: wipe out2. kill off sth • kill sth off to destroy or get rid of something completely and finally: The show was so unpopular that the producers decided to kill it off. The new figures are likely to kill off any hope of an early economic recovery.3. kill off sb • kill sb off if a writer kills off a character in a story, television series etc, the writer makes that character die: Of course, we all know that James Bond will never be killed off - but the scene was still very exciting. kill (an amount of time)To engage in an activity, usually an aimless or idle one, to occupy oneself, especially with the goal of making the amount of time seem to pass more quickly or less slowly. I'm going to walk down to the bookstore to kill a couple hours before my flight. Do you want anything? The game is great if you want to kill a few minutes here and there, but it gets pretty tiresome playing it for long stretches. kill (oneself) (doing something)To overexert oneself or overextend one's effort while doing something. Don't kill yourself trying to get the report done tonight—it's not due until next week anyway. They're killing themselves finishing the last touches on the exterior of the house before the storm hits us. kill1. tv. to be very successful with an audience; to perform very well for an audience. She really killed them with that last joke. 2. tv. to eat all of something; to drink all (of a bottle) of something. We finally killed the last of the turkey. 3. tv. to douse a light. Would you kill the light so they can’t see we’re home? 4. tv. to stop or terminate something; to quash a story; to stop a story from being printed in a newspaper. Kill that story. It’s got too many errors. kill/run down/run out the clock Sports To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.
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