时间: 2025-06-11 10:29:56
美: [kɪl]
英: [kɪl]
vt. 杀死；扼杀；使终止；抵消
vi. 杀死
n. 杀戮；屠杀
adj. 致命的；致死的
n. (Kill)人名；(德)基尔
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词源分析：
"Kill" 源自古英语 "cwellan"，意为“杀死”。该词与德语的 "quälen"（折磨）和荷兰语的 "kellen"（击打）有相同的根源，均来自于印欧语系的根词，表示“使死亡”或“结束生命”。
历史背景：
"Kill" 首次在古英语中出现，文献中可追溯至公元前9世纪，常用于描述战争和狩猎的场景。
课本：
该词在**的英语教材中一般出现在初中及高中阶段的课本中，尤其是涉及到生活场景及故事叙述时。
在牛津和美国的教材中，初中阶段（如7-9年级）会涉及该词的基本用法，尤其是在讨论犯罪、暴力或文学作品时。
正式与非正式语境：
在正式语境中，例如法律文件中，该词多用于描述犯罪行为（如“谋杀”）。在非正式语境中，它可以用于口语交流（如“我杀了这项任务”意指完成了一项任务）。
例证：
特殊场合：
在法律领域，"kill" 通常与“谋杀”“自杀”相联系；在科学领域，可能用于描述生物实验或生态系统中的捕食行为。
例证：
He was killed in a car accident.
他在一次车祸中遇难。
The hunter killed a deer in the forest.
猎人在森林里杀了一只鹿。
The movie was so boring, it nearly killed me.
这部电影太无聊，差点让我受不了。
They plan to kill time by watching a movie.
他们打算看电影来消磨时间。
The scientist discovered a drug that can kill cancer cells.
科学家发现了一种可以杀死癌细胞的药物。
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反义词：
谐音联想记忆：
可以将 "kill" 联想为“开了个笑”（kill）——想象一个笑话“杀死”了你的幽默感。通过这种方式，帮助记住单词的发音和含义。
通过以上的分析，我们可以更全面地理解和使用“kill”这个单词。
[V-T/V-I] If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. 杀死
例：More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces.已经有一千多人被武装部队杀死。
例：He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions.他好几次都企图自杀。
例：Drugs can kill.毒品可以致死。
[N-UNCOUNT] killing 杀害
例：There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.7名平民被杀害后，该地区的局势紧张。
[N-COUNT] The act of killing an animal after hunting it is referred to as the kill. 猎杀
例：After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.猎杀结束后，男人们和年长的妇女们聚在一个空地吃了一顿鲸肉宴。
[V-T] If someone or something kills a project, activity, or idea, they completely destroy or end it. 使停止; 扼杀
例：His objective was to kill the space station project altogether.他的目的是使太空站计划完全停止。
[PHRASAL VERB] Kill off means the same as . 使停止; 扼杀
例：He would soon launch a second offensive, killing off the peace process.他将很快发起第二次攻击，扼杀和平进程。
[V-T] If something kills pain, it weakens it so that it is no longer as strong as it was. 缓解 (疼痛等)
例：He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.他被迫服用鸦片止痛。
[[only cont]] If you say that something is killing you, you mean that it is causing you physical or emotional pain. 使痛得要命
例：My feet are killing me.我的脚痛死了。
[[非正式]] If you say that you kill yourself to do something, you are emphasizing that you make a great effort to do it, even though it causes you a lot of trouble or suffering. 拼命去做
例：I'm killing myself to get my work done.我正在拼命完成我的工作。
[[强调]] If you say that you will kill someone for something they have done, you are emphasizing that you are extremely angry with them. (因为极度愤怒而想要) 杀死
例：Tell Richard I'm going to kill him when I get hold of him.告诉理查德，我要抓住他就杀了他。
[[非正式]] If you say that something will not kill you, you mean that it is not really as difficult or unpleasant as it might seem. 难倒; 伤害
例：Three or four more weeks won't kill me!再多上三四个星期也难不倒我。
[V-T] If you are killing time, you are doing something because you have some time available, not because you really want to do it. 消磨 (时间)
例：I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses.我正在消磨时间，直到能跟其他的证人交谈。
[[强调]] If you say that you will do something if it kills you, you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it even though it is extremely difficult or painful. 即使把命豁出去
例：I'll make this marriage work if it kills me.即使把命豁出去，我也要使这婚姻成功。
[[非正式]] If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny. 笑得要死
例：I eventually got to the top about an hour after everyone else, and they were all killing themselves laughing.我终于在所有其他人之后又用了大概1小时到了顶部，他们都笑得要死。
[PHRASE] If you move in for the kill or if you close in for the kill, you take advantage of a changed situation in order to do something that you have been preparing to do. 伺机而动
例：Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.看到机会来了，丹尼斯伺机而动。