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killing

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/

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verb

杀死，杀害

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

每年因吸烟而死亡的人数比因酒精和毒品加起来死亡的人数还要多。

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verb

杀死，消灭。

To render inoperative.

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

他熄灭了引擎，关掉了车头灯，但仍然留在车里等待着。

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verb

杀死，结束

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules were killing the students' creativity in class. "

老师严格的规定扼杀了学生们在课堂上的创造力。

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verb

秒杀，震惊

To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

那个笑话总能把我笑死。

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verb

使痛苦，折磨

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

这双鞋太紧了，我的脚都要被磨死了。

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verb

令人厌恶，使人反感

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

得知这个国家有这么多穷人几乎在挨饿，而富有的巨头们却在无用的奢侈品上挥霍如此惊人的财富，这让我非常反感。

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verb

耗费，浪费。

To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"The student was killing time before the test, wasting valuable minutes on social media. "

考试前，那个学生在社交媒体上浪费时间，白白耗费了宝贵的几分钟。

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verb

扼杀，压制.

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

我们两个人把那箱啤酒给喝光了。(Wǒmen liǎng ge rén bǎ nà xiāng píjiǔ gěi hē guāng le.)

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verb

击溃，战胜.

To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

这支队伍彻底击溃了他们的老对手，当地的体育酒吧里喧闹庆祝着。

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verb

击垮，搞垮

To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The new store's low prices were killing the local bookstore. "

这家新店的低价正在击垮本地书店。

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verb

使痛苦不堪，折磨。

To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The boss's criticism was killing my confidence. "

老板的批评简直让我自信心备受打击，痛苦不堪。

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verb

严惩，重罚

To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

我爸妈肯定要狠狠地惩罚我了！

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verb

扣杀

To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Examples :

"The tennis player expertly killed the ball, leaving her opponent with no chance to return it. "

这位网球运动员技术精湛地扣杀了那个球，让她的对手根本没有机会回击。

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verb

判死球，截杀

To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Examples :

"The pitcher killed the batter's swing with a fastball, ending the at-bat. "

投手用快速球截杀了击球手的挥棒，结束了这个打席。

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verb

爆笑，逗乐.

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian was killing it with the jokes about her boss at the company party. "

那位喜剧演员在公司聚会上讲了关于她老板的笑话，把大家都逗乐了。

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verb

归零，清零。

To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The error in the calculation killed the entire project's progress to zero. "

计算中的错误使整个项目的进度归零了。

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verb

踢出，强制下线。

(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Examples :

"The internet connection problem kept killing my online game session. "

网络连接问题一直导致我玩在线游戏的时候被强制下线。

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verb

杀死，弄死

To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The blacksmith was killing the metal, slowly melting it down in the forge. "

铁匠正在“弄死”金属，在锻炉里慢慢地将它融化。

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noun

杀戮，杀害

An instance of someone being killed.

Examples :

"The killing of the school's beloved principal shocked the entire community. "

这位深受爱戴的校长的遇害震惊了整个社区。

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noun

大赚一笔，暴利。

(usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.

Examples :

"He made a killing on the stock market."

他靠股市大赚了一笔。

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adjective

致命的，必死的

That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

Examples :

"The faulty wiring in the building was a killing hazard. "

这栋楼里有故障的电线是一个致命的隐患。

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adjective

倾国倾城，迷死人，要命的。

Devastatingly attractive.

Examples :

"Her smile was killing; everyone in the classroom wanted to know her secret. "

她的笑容简直要迷死人了，教室里的每个人都想知道她的秘密。

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adjective

笑死人的，极有趣的。

That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes were so killing; the whole audience was doubled over with laughter. "

那个喜剧演员的笑话太笑死人了，整个观众都笑得前仰后合。

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