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

• He said the killing of innocent people was inexcusable
  他说滥杀无辜是不可原谅的。
• The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.
  杀戮异常残暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都应该受到审判和惩罚。
• The war was killing innocent women and children.
  战争夺走了许多无辜妇女和儿童的生命。
• 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。
• A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
  当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
• The volcano erupted last year killing about 600 people
  去年那座火山喷发致使约600人遇难。
• 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。
• This was a brutal and cold-blooded killing.
  这是一场残忍无情的杀戮。
• My feet are killing me.
  我的脚疼死了。
• 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。