vt.

1. 杀死；宰
   He was killed in the air crash.

   他在空难中死去。

2. 扼杀，毁掉
   This has killed my hopes.

   这使我的希望破灭了。

3. 中和；抵消；削弱
   The noise killed the music.

   噪声淹没了音乐。

4. 使终止；使（发动机等）停止
   His tactless remark killed the conversation.

   他一句不得体的话使谈话无法继续下去了。

5. 消磨（时间）
   He killed ten good years on that job.

   他在那件工作上浪费了整整十年时间。

6. 【口】使精疲力竭
   The heavy work almost killed me.

   这重活几乎使我精疲力竭。

7. 删除
   The editor killed that important word.

   编辑把那个重要的字给删去了。

8. 【口】使痛苦，使极不舒服
   My shoes are killing me.

   我的鞋轧得我痛死了。

9. 【口】对……发怒
   The boss will kill me if he finds out.

   老板知道了，会对我大发脾气的。

vi.

1. 杀死；引起死亡
   An overdose of this drug can kill.

   这种药服用过量可引起死亡。

2. （植物等）被弄死
   These flowers may kill in winter.

   这些花冬天可能会冻死。

3. （家畜等）适于屠宰

n.

1. 猎获物[S]
   The lion sat beside its kill.

   狮子坐在猎获物旁。

2. 屠杀（尤指猎杀鸟兽）[the S]

v.

1. cause the death of.
   ▸put an end to.
   ▸stop (a computing process).
2. informal overwhelm with an emotion:
   the suspense is killing me.
   ▸cause pain or anguish to.
   ▸ (kill oneself) overexert oneself.
3. pass (time) while waiting for something.
4. (in soccer and other ball games) make (the ball) stop.
   ▸Tennis  hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned.

n.

1. an act of killing, especially of one animal by another:
   a lion has made a kill.
   ▸an animal or animals killed by a hunter or another animal.
2. informal an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc.