killing

英 [ˈkɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɪlɪŋ]

n.  故意杀人; 谋杀
adj.  使人筋疲力尽的
v.  杀死; 弄死; 导致死亡; 毁灭; 破坏; 扼杀; 使停止; 使痛苦; 使疼痛; 使受折磨
kill的现在分词

复数：killings　现在分词：killing　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4165 / COCA.3283

习惯用语

n.

make a killing
• 发大财；获取暴利；财运亨通
  to make a lot of money quickly

牛津词典

noun

• 故意杀人；谋杀
  an act of killing sb deliberately
  1. brutal killings
     残杀

adj.

• 使人筋疲力尽的
  making you very tired
  1. a killing schedule
     排得满满当当的时间表

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杀害;谋杀
  Akillingis an act of deliberately killing a person.
  1. This is a brutal killing.
     这是残忍的谋杀。
• PHRASE 发大财；获取暴利
  If youmake a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
  1. They have made a killing on the deal.
     他们在这笔交易上赚了大钱。

英英释义

noun

• the act of terminating a life
  Synonym:killputting to death
• an event that causes someone to die
  Synonym:violent death
• a very large profit
  Synonym:cleanup

adj

• very funny
  1. a killing joke
  2. sidesplitting antics
  Synonym:sidesplitting

双语例句

• War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
  战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。
• The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
  军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。
• Last week gunmen attacked Mogadishu airport killing a police inspector
  上周持枪歹徒袭击了摩加迪沙机场，杀死了一名警察巡官。
• The gunmen, lying in ambush, opened fire, killing the driver.
  埋伏的枪手开枪打死了司机。
• He said the killing of innocent people was inexcusable
  他说滥杀无辜是不可原谅的。
• He came near to killing her.
  他几乎杀了她。
• This is a brutal killing.
  这是残忍的谋杀。
• I'm just killing time until I can talk to the other witnesses
  在和其他目击者交谈前我只是在打发时间。
• This was a brutal and cold-blooded killing.
  这是一场残忍无情的杀戮。
• Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
  警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。