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单词 road kill
释义

road kill

or roadkill


noun

Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.

Origin of road kill

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75

Words nearby road kill

road hog, roadholding, roadhouse, road hump, roadie, road kill, roadmap, road metal, road movie, road pricing, road racing
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Example sentences from the Web for road kill

  • American society celebrates wealthy television personalities like Rowe, not trash collectors and road-kill removers.

    Mike Rowe: ‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Says He Did Not Endorse Mitt Romney|Lloyd Grove|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • “A moderate is nothing but road-kill in the Senate right now,” he says.

    Democratic Sen. Mark Warner Defies Party to Engage GOP on a Deficit deal|Linda Killian|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for road kill

roadkill
/ (ˈrəʊdˌkɪl) /

noun

mainly US the remains of an animal or animals killed on the road by motor vehicles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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