　

单词

kill off

释义

kill off

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	kill off
he/she/it	kills off
present participle	killing off
past tense	killed off
past participle	killed off

1
to destroy living things so that most or all of them are dead
Antibiotics may kill off beneficial bacteria.
Synonyms and related words
To kill a person or animal
kill
murder
strangle
2
to stop, get rid of, or destroy something
In an unexpected action, the corporation announced that it would kill off its two least productive subsidiaries.
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
cut into
shut off
kill
3
if a writer kills off someone in a book, play, movie, or television program, they make them die in the story
She was killed off at the end of the second series.
Synonyms and related words
Processes in fiction
allegory
anthropomorphic
bathos

kill off

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	kill off
he/she/it	kills off
present participle	killing off
past tense	killed off
past participle	killed off

1
to destroy living things so that most or all of them are dead
Antibiotics may kill off beneficial bacteria.
Synonyms and related words
To kill a person or animal
kill
murder
strangle
2
to stop, get rid of, or destroy something
The BBC has decided to kill off some of its best-loved programmes.
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
interfere with
inhibit
disrupt
3
if a writer kills off someone in a book, play, film, or television programme, they make them die in the story
She was killed off at the end of the second series.
Synonyms and related words
Processes in fiction
allegory
anthropomorphic
bathos

随便看

　

英语词典包含67175条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/23 7:02:21