| 释义 |
kill /kɪl/► SEE ALLkill the fatted calfkill or curekill sth stone deadkill time, a couple of hours, etc.have time, a couple of hours, etc. to killkill two birds with one stonekill sb with kindnesskill yourself (laughing)kill yourself doing sthbe in at the death/killdressed to killif looks could kill…
●ˌkill the fatted ˈcalfwelcome home sb who has been away for a long time by having a big celebration 召开盛大的庆祝会欢迎久别的人回家；设佳宴接风洗尘◆My brother’s coming home tomorrow, so I expect my parents will be killing the fatted calf for him.
我哥哥明天回家，我想父母会好好地为他庆祝一番。 ORIGIN This is from a story in the Bible, in which a father arranges a special meal when his son returns to the family after a long time away. A fatted calf is a young cow that has been given extra food to make it fat. 这个习语源于《圣经》中的一则故事，故事中父亲为欢迎久别的儿子回家举行了盛大的宴会。fatted calf 指增加饲料育肥的小牛。●ˌkill or ˈcure (BrE) extreme action which will either be a complete success or a complete failure 要么医好要么医死；不是完全成功便是彻底失败；成败在此一举◆This new chemical will either clean the painting perfectly or it will damage it badly. It’s kill or cure.
这种新化学品要么能彻底清除油画上的污迹，要么会造成很大的损坏，这是两个极端啊。●kill sth stone ˈdead (informal) completely destroy sth; end sth 完全摧毁；结束◆This has killed my chances of promotion in this company stone dead.
这下子我在公司里升迁的机会彻底毁了。●kill ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc.●have ˈtime, a couple of ˈhours, etc. to killdo sth to help pass the time while you are waiting for sth 消磨时间；打发时光◆‘What did you do at the airport when your plane was late?’ ‘We killed time by playing cards and doing crosswords.’
“航班延迟时你在机场干什么呢？”“我们打牌和做填字游戏打发时间。”◆I had two hours to kill before the train left, so I went to see a movie.
火车发车前我有两小时要打发，于是我去看了场电影。●kill two birds with one ˈstonemanage to achieve two aims by doing one thing 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得◆If we have to go to Manchester for the meeting, then let’s visit Auntie Joan on the way there. We can kill two birds with one stone.
如果我们要去曼彻斯特开会，可以顺路去看看琼阿姨，这样就一举两得了。●ˌkill sb with ˈkindnessharm sb by being too kind to them, usually without realizing what you are doing 似爱之而实害之；宠坏某人◆The patient needs lots of exercise. Don’t let him stay in bed — you’ll kill him with kindness.
病人需要多多运动，别让他老躺在床上，过分关爱反会害了他。 OPP be cruel to be kind ●ˈkill yourself (ˈlaughing) (BrE, informal) laugh a lot 大笑不止◆It was a very funny video. We killed ourselves laughing from beginning to end.
这部录像十分搞笑，我们从头笑到尾，真是笑死人了。◆He just stood there, killing himself laughing.
他只是站在那里笑得缓不过劲来。●ˈkill yourself doing sth (informal) make a very great effort to do sth 竭力做某事◆It would be good to leave at 7 o’clock, but don’t kill yourself getting here by then. We can leave a bit later if we need to.
我们最好 7 点走，不过你不用玩命按时赶过来，晚一点走也无妨。◆I nearly killed myself finishing the report in time for this meeting.
为了及时完成会议报告，我拼了老命。●be ˌin at the ˈdeath/ˈkillbe there when sth ends or fails 亲见事情结束；目睹事情失败◆I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job.我亲眼见到她最终被炒了鱿鱼。●dressed to ˈkill (informal) (especially of a woman) wearing your best clothes, especially clothes that attract attention （尤指女性）打扮得花枝招展，穿着特别显眼，穿得令人神魂颠倒◆She went to the party dressed to kill.她穿得花枝招展去参加聚会。●if looks could ˈkill…used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is/was looking at you （形容某人的目光非常愤怒或令人不快）如果目光能杀人◆If looks could kill, she thought, seeing the expression that came over his face when he saw her, she’d be dead on the pavement.看到他看自己时脸上的表情，她想，如果目光能杀人，她就已经被杀死在人行道上了。◆I don’t know what I’ve done to upset him, but if looks could kill…我不知道自己怎么惹他生气了，看他那凶神恶煞的样子… |