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killed

UK //kɪld//US //kɪld//

词源

源自古英语'cwellan',意为'杀死',与德语'quälen'(折磨)同源。

verb

❶ 使某人或某物失去生命,通常指通过暴力或意外导致死亡。

“The hunter killed a deer for food.”

(猎人杀死了一头鹿作为食物。)

“The accident killed three people.”

(这场事故导致三人丧生。)

❶ 终止或彻底破坏某事物,使其无法继续存在或运作。

“The bad review killed the movie's chances at the box office.”

(负面评论彻底毁了这部电影的票房前景。)

“The new policy killed our business.”

(新政策彻底毁了我们的生意。)

同义词:murdered, slaughtered, destroyed, eliminated, ended

常见短语

killed off — 指彻底消灭或终结某事物,常用于描述物种灭绝或剧集角色被写死。

“The writers killed off the main character in the last episode.”

(编剧在最后一集写死了主角。)

time killed — 指消磨时间,通常指无聊时做某事打发时间。

“We killed time by playing cards while waiting for the train.”

(我们在等火车时打牌消磨时间。)