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词汇 kill off
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kill off
kills, killing, killed
kill off sth/sb or kill sth/sb off
to cause the death of a lot of living things, often so that there are none left alive
She showed how the use of pesticides is killing off birds, fish and other wildlife.The bacteria in raw meat is killed off during cooking.
kill off sth or kill sth off
to make it impossible for something to continue to exist
The government had effectively killed off the local coal industry by allowing cheap imports.
mainly American & Australian informal to finish an amount of food or drink
There's hardly any wine left - let's kill off the bottle.
kill off sb or kill sb off
if a writer kills off a character during a story, film etc., he or she makes that character die in the story
Conan Doyle got bored with Sherlock Holmes and decided to kill him off.
phrasekill off1. kill off sth/sbkill 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 sthkill 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 sbkill 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 off

1. To kill or eradicate someone or something in large numbers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." Hey, we're only trying to kill off the weeds here—be careful around my flowers!
2. To kill a character in a work of fiction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." I can't believe they killed off my favorite character in the season finale.
3. To end or remove something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." We were supposed to go to the water park today, but the kids killed that off with their repeated temper tantrums. Can we do anything to kill off this smoky smell?

kill (someone or an animal) off

to kill all of a group of people or creatures. Lefty set out to kill Max and his boys off. Something killed off all the dinosaurs.

kill off

1. Render extinct, eliminate completely, as in The plague killed off entire villages and towns. [c. 1600]
2. Represent as dead, as in This mystery writer kills off a new victim in almost every chapter. [Mid-1800s]

kill off

v.
1. To destroy some form of life in such large numbers that none is left: The poisonous chemicals have killed off the fish that once lived in this pond. The pesticides killed the crops off.
2. To destroy or eliminate something, especially plans, ideas, or activities: Your insolent behavior has killed off any desire I might have had to help you. The disinfectant killed the odor off.

killed (off)

mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) The team went out drinking and came home killed off.
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