1. vt. & vi.杀死　 put to death; cause the death of
2. vt. & vi.终止，结束　 bring to an end
3. vt. & vi.停　 stop
4. vt. & vi.（使）疼痛，（使）痛苦　 cause pain to sb
5. vt. & vi.（使）失败，遭拒绝　 cause to fail or be rejected

　～ a bill　否决议案
　～ a cat　杀死一只猫
　～ a dog　杀死一只狗
　～ a light　关灯
　～ a live circuit　切断通电电路
　～ a man　杀死一个人
　～ a petition　拒绝请愿书
　～ a policeman　杀死一个警察
　～ an engine　使发动机熄火
　～ animals　宰动物
　～ faith　使丧失信心
　～ hunger　充饥
　～ joy　扫兴
　～ proposal　否决提案
　～ sb's appetite　使某人毫无食欲
　～ sb's interest　破坏某人的情趣
　～ submarine　炸沉潜水艇
　～ time　消磨时间
　～ well　出肉率高
　～ accidentally　意外地杀死
　～ basely　卑鄙地杀死
　～ brutally　残忍地杀死
　～ completely　彻底杀死
　～ easily　轻易地宰杀
　～ ferociously　凶猛地杀死
　～ incessantly　不断地破坏
　～ infallibly　彻底地杀死
　～ insanely　疯狂地杀死
　～ instantly　立即杀死
　～ intentionally　有意地杀死
　～ pitilessly　无情地杀死
　～ savagely　野蛮地杀死
　～ slightly　悄悄地杀死
　～ uselessly　无效地破坏
　～ utterly　完全地杀死
　～ wantonly　胡乱地杀死
　～ off　完全除掉，使全死掉，使完全失去
　～ off all one's political opponents　把政敌全部除掉
　～ out　杀掉，除去，消灭，摧毁
　～ by　用…杀死，由于…而死
　～ by falling from the roof of a house　从屋顶上掉下来摔死
　～ by poison　服毒自杀
　～ for　为了…而宰杀
　～ in　在…中丧生
　～ in accident　在事故中丧生
　～ on　死于…
　～ on the railway　卧轨自杀
　～ with　用…杀死，消灭

　Careless driving kills!　开车大意，危及生命！
　It's easy to kill, but impossible to restore life.　杀生容易，回生难。
　The troops were shooting to kill.　军队开枪射杀。
　Handle these toxic substances carefully; they can kill.　处理这些有毒物质时要特别小心，它们能使人中毒致死。
　Mosquitoes kill easily when incubating.　蚊子在产卵时，容易被消灭。
　This kind of pigs all kill well.　这种猪出肉率高。
　He killed the enemy.　他杀死了那个敌人。
　He killed a robber in self-defence.　自卫中，他打死了一个强盗。
　We have killed all the invaders on the spot.　我们已把入侵之敌就地全部杀光。
　I was determined to finish even if it killed me.　即使搭上我的命，我也下决心把事情干完。
　Car accidents kill thousands of Americans every year.　车祸每年使成千上万美国人死亡。
　Your dog is going to kill that cat in a minute.　你家的狗快把那只猫咬死了。
　My mother will kill me when she finds out where I've been.　我母亲要是知道我去过那地方，非把我宰了不可。
　The boss will kill me if she finds out about this!　如果老板发现这件事，她一定会对我发火的！
　His jokes killed me.　他的笑话使我捧腹大笑。
　The long hike killed me.　这次长途跋涉把我累死了。
　Overwork killed him.　他工作过度，劳累致死。
　My feet are killing me.　我的脚疼得很厉害。
　It kills him to admit he is wrong.　要他认错使他感到极为尴尬。
　Cold weather killed most of the plants in their garden.　寒冷的天气把他们花园里的大部分花草都冻死了。
　The frost killed the flowers.　霜使花枯萎了。
　With his remark he killed further conversation.　他这么一说，就把进一步交谈扼杀了。
　The heavy downpour killed our hope of getting home before midnight.　倾盆大雨使我们午夜之前到家的希望破灭了。
　That mistake has killed his chances.　那个错误已使他失去了机会。
　They have the right to kill a bill in Parliament.　他们有权使法案在国会上不能通过。
　Why did he kill this proposal?　他为什么否决这项建议?
　Patrick killed the engine, but the hippo sensed danger and submerged.　尽管巴特瑞克把发动机停了下来，可是河马还是感到了危险而潜入水下去了。
　Kill the lights.　把灯关掉。
　The newspaper editor killed the story.　报社编辑删掉了这篇报道。
　A drink of water killed the taste of the medicine.　喝水消除了药的苦味。
　This drug helps to kill pain.　这药有助于止痛。
　While waiting for the train, he killed time by reading.　等火车的时候，他以读书消磨时间。
　They killed an hour at the zoo.　他们在动物园消磨了1小时。
　One colour may kill another near it.　一种颜色可能使相近的颜色显不出来。
　That floral carpet kills the effect of your curtains.　那块有花卉图案的地毯使你的窗帘没那么扎眼了。
　She killed the bottle of wine.　她喝干了这瓶酒。
　His sister was killed in a car accident.　他的妹妹死于车祸。
　I was almost killed in the fighting.　在战斗中，我差一点儿被打死。
　I will kill you a goat.　我会给你杀一只羊。
　She says that she will kill me that pig when I come next time.　她说等我下次来的时候，她给我杀那头猪。
　He killed a pig for me.　他为我杀了一头猪。
　He stopped the car suddenly, killing the motor.　他突然停下汽车，把发动机熄了火。

 ♣ kill by〔with〕　(v.+prep.)
　用…杀死，被…害死　kill (sb/sth) use sth
　She killed him by a hammer.　她用锤子砸死了他。
　You will kill the child with kindness.　你溺爱孩子会害了他。
　He killed his enemy with a spear.　他用长矛刺死了他的仇敌。
　The jewel thief killed one of the policemen with a knife.　珠宝贼用刀子杀死了一名警察。
　You will have to kill these unwanted plants with poison.　你得用药把那些多余的植物除掉。
　He was killed by a heavy stone.　他被一块大石头砸死了。
　He was killed by famine.　他死于饥荒。
　She was killed by a fall from the horse.　她从马上跌下来摔死了。
 ♣ kill off　(v.+adv.)
　消灭；把…一个接一个地杀死　kill (things or people) one at a time
　The invaders killed off all the inhabitants of the town.　侵略者将全城居民杀光。
　The flood of hunters killed off most of the buffaloes in that area.　大量涌来的猎人捕杀掉了那个地区里的大部分野牛。
　This fever has been killing off many of the older people in the city.　城里许多上了岁数的人染上了这种热病后，相继而亡。
　The factory dumped wastes into the river and killed off the fish.　这家工厂把有毒的废物倾入河中，把河里的鱼全都毒死了。
　The low price they asked killed their competition off.　他们索价低廉，使别人无法和他们竞争。
　Changed circumstances killed these projects off.　形势的变化打消了这些计划。
　The president suggested a new law to Congress but many members of Congress were against the idea and they killed it off.　总统建议立一个新法，但由于很多国会议员反对，因此落空了。
　The trees were killed off by the severe winter.　在严寒的冬天，这些树相继被冻死。
　In this play, all the characters except one get killed off by the last act, so that we know which one is the murderer.　这出剧到最后一场时，除一个人外，其余的先后都被杀死了，所以我们明白了谁是凶手。

 ♣ kill by, kill with
　这两个短语都可表示“用…杀死”。其区别是：kill by用于被动结构可引出动作的主体，而kill with则没有这种用法。例如：
　Cage was killed by the thief.　凯奇被那个贼杀死了。
 ♣ kill, assassinate, die, execute
　这组词的共同意思是“死”。其区别是：
1. kill表示“杀死”，是中性词，一般指死于非命；die表示“死”，是中性词，一般指正常死亡。例如：
　He died three years ago.　他三年前去世了。
　assassinate　是一种特殊形式的“谋杀”，通常是针对领袖人物或知名人士的。例如：
　The attempt of assassinating the prime minister failed.　刺杀首相的企图未能得逞。
　execute　是指依照法律或执行命令将某人“处死”。例如：
　The man was executed for treason of his own country.　那人因叛国罪而被处死。
2. kill的宾语可以是人或物，施动者也可以是人或物；die常用作不及物动词，不用于被动结构，可跟同源宾语。例如：
　She died a heroic death.　她英勇就义了。
　murder　的主语和宾语均须是人。例如：
　The invaders murdered thousands and thousands of the natives.　侵略者屠杀了成千上万的当地居民。
 ♣ kill, butcher, massacre, slaughter
　参见butcher条。
 ♣ kill, hang, murder, shoot
　参见hang条。

1. 他要杀死那条蛇，但它跑掉了。
　［误］ He killed the snake but it escaped.
　［正］ He tried to kill the snake but it escaped.
　［析］ kill表示“杀死”，而不可以表示“杀而不死”。
2. 她昨晚自杀了。
　［误］ Herself was killed by her last night.
　［正］ She killed herself last night.
　［正］ She was killed by herself last night.
　［析］ kill后可接反身代词作宾语，转换成被动结构时，这个反身代词须转换成相应的人称代词作主语。
3. 我们已把入侵之敌杀光了。
　［误］ We have killed all the invaders to death.
　［正］ We have killed all the invaders.
　［析］ kill有“杀而致死”的意思，因此to death是多余的。

　kill　的主动形式在表示被动意义时，暗含了主语本身某些性质决定了“易杀”等的情况，也因为句式的要求，通常不能改为被动结构。

　［同义词］ finish, slay, deaden, weaken
　［词源］　中古英语kullen, killen（杀）