v (1)杀死(cause the death of;take from life)[I，T+n，T+n+prep]：～without a motive 无目的地杀人;These toxic substances can～. 这些有毒物质能使人致死。turn on the gas and～oneself 打开煤气自杀;He was～ed in the war. 他死于战争。a drought that～ed our fruit trees 旱灾毁了我们的果树;It was loneliness that finally～ed the old man. 正是孤独夺去了老人的生命。～sb with a spear用矛刺死某人，～the snake with a stone 用石头砸死蛇;K～the goose that lays the golden eggs.(prov)杀鸡取卵，竭泽而渔;〖同〗murder，butcher，shoot，drown，hang;

(2)使失败，否决(cause to fail)[T+n，C+n+adj](infml)：～a newspaper story/a project/a proposal/an idea;将一则新闻搁下不用/否决一项计划/否定一个提议/拒绝一条意见;〖同〗defeat，destroy，break;

(3)灭，关掉(cause to stop)[T+n]：～a light/a car engine 关灯/把汽车发动机的火熄灭;～the radio关掉收音机;〖同〗check，halt，stay;

(4)扼杀，毁掉(cause to finish)[T+n]：～a pain 去痛;～sb's affection/sb's appetite/sb's chances 破坏某人的情感/食欲/机会;～sb's hopes for peace 扼杀某人对和平的希望;〖同〗ruin，check，halt，stay;

(5)使疼痛(cause severe pain to;hurt intensely)[T+n，通常用 prog](infml)：My back/This work is～ing me. 我的背痛/这项工作使我难受。The narrow，stiff boots were～ing his feet. 这双靴子又窄又硬，使他的脚疼。

(6)用脚定球;扣(杀)球 ((football) stop a ball completely with one's foot;(tennis)hit a ball with such force that it is impossible to return)[T+n];

kill two birds with one stone 一举两得，一剑双雕： She wished to～two birds with one stone. 她希望能一剑双雕。

kill sb with kindness 因溺爱而宠坏某人：You will～the child with kindness.你会因溺爱而宠坏这孩子的。

kill time 消磨时光： They～ed time by playing cards. 他们玩纸牌以消磨时光。

kill off (v adv)消灭，杀光(vt)：The factory dumped poisonous wastes into the river and～ed off the fish. 这家工厂向河中倾倒有毒废物，杀死了河里所有的鱼。

→′killer n 杀人者，屠夫;灭杀物;′killjoy n 令人扫兴的人;′killing adj 难以忍受的;令人好笑的;

n (1)杀(act of killing)[C]：make a～before returning to the camp 在回营地之前捕杀一次;

(2)猎物(animal，etc killed)[U，a～]：take(drag) one's～into the shack/the jungle 把猎物拖进棚中/丛林;be eating one's～在吃自己的猎物;a lot of～大量猎获物;

be in at the kill 事情结尾时在场：Jennie wants to be in at the～when Karl's company finally collapses. 当卡尔的公司最终倒闭时，珍妮希望在场。