词组 | kill off |
释义 | Phr V kill off kills, killing, killed kill off sth/sb or kill sth/sb off to cause the death of a lot of living things, often so that there are none left aliveShe showed how the use of pesticides is killing off birds, fish and other wildlife.The bacteria in raw meat is killed off during cooking. kill off sth or kill sth off to make it impossible for something to continue to existThe government had effectively killed off the local coal industry by allowing cheap imports. mainly American & Australian informal to finish an amount of food or drinkThere's hardly any wine left - let's kill off the bottle. kill off sb or kill sb off if a writer kills off a character during a story, film etc., he or she makes that character die in the storyConan Doyle got bored with Sherlock Holmes and decided to kill him off. kill off1. To kill or eradicate someone or something in large numbers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." Hey, we're only trying to kill off the weeds here—be careful around my flowers! 2. To kill a character in a work of fiction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." I can't believe they killed off my favorite character in the season finale. 3. To end or remove something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." We were supposed to go to the water park today, but the kids killed that off with their repeated temper tantrums. Can we do anything to kill off this smoky smell? kill (someone or an animal) offto kill all of a group of people or creatures. Lefty set out to kill Max and his boys off. Something killed off all the dinosaurs. kill off1. Render extinct, eliminate completely, as in The plague killed off entire villages and towns. [c. 1600] 2. Represent as dead, as in This mystery writer kills off a new victim in almost every chapter. [Mid-1800s] kill offv. 1. To destroy some form of life in such large numbers that none is left: The poisonous chemicals have killed off the fish that once lived in this pond. The pesticides killed the crops off. 2. To destroy or eliminate something, especially plans, ideas, or activities: Your insolent behavior has killed off any desire I might have had to help you. The disinfectant killed the odor off. killed (off) mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) The team went out drinking and came home killed off. |
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