Word · Frequency #635
kill
杀害；杀死
核心释义
The act of killing; the action of ending a life.
- 1.
杀的行为。
The act of killing.
- 2.
结束生命的行为
the act of terminating a life
- 3.
尤指致命一击。
Specifically, the death blow.
- 4.
摧毁敌方飞机、船只、坦克或导弹
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
- 5.
被杀的结果；被杀者。
The result of killing; that which has been killed.
- 6.
杀敌实例；消灭敌军人员或车辆的计数。
An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.
- 7.
将球击落在对方场地,赢得回合。
The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
致命一击；猎获物；猎物；击毁；击落；击杀；扣杀；得分击球；杀的行为。
用法In use
The lion made a quick kill.
用法提示：作名词，表示猎杀这一行为。
The hunter's kill was a deer.
用法提示：作名词，表示被猎杀的动物。
He was charged with a brutal kill.
用法提示：作名词，表示杀人的事件或行为。
the pilot reported two kills during the mission
make a kill
常指捕食者成功猎杀。
The lion made a kill in the savanna.
狮子在草原上杀死了一只猎物。
be in on the kill
指参与猎杀或分食。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- move in for the kill
- 逼近并准备给予致命一击
- The lion moved in for the kill.狮子逼近，准备给予致命一击。
- make a kill
- 成功捕杀猎物
- A leopard can make a kill in a single leap.豹子一跃就能成功捕杀猎物。
- clean kill
- 干净利落的猎杀
- The hunter's shot was a clean kill.猎人那一枪干净利落地结束了猎物的生命。
- confirmed kill
- 确认的击落（击毁）战果
- The fighter pilot was credited with five confirmed kills.这名战斗机飞行员被确认有五次击落战果。
- kill zone
- 杀伤区；伏击区
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想法: 把名词kill想成游戏里的击杀提示——'Kill!'表示击杀这个动作和击杀数, 也是被杀的结果、猎物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting、wildlife documentaries、natural history writing 名词 kill 通常指捕猎中的猎杀行为或被猎杀的动物，多用于狩猎、自然纪录片等具体场景，常搭配 make a kill、move in for the kill。在日常口语中较少单独用名词指‘杀人’，这时更常见的是 killing。
语法说明Grammar Note
作可数名词时，表示一次杀戮行为，常与不定冠词连用，如a kill。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with kill (/kɪl/) because their stressed vowel and following consonant match. But be careful with lookalikes such as kilo (/ˈkiːloʊ/), which begins with the same letters but has a different vowel and syllable count.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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