kill

Các nghĩa

1. giết

   To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

   transitive

   Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

2. làm hỏng, tắt

   To render inoperative.

   transitive

   He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

3. dừng, chấm dứt, hủy bỏ

   To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

   figuratively · transitive

   The editor decided to kill the story.

4. gây sửng sốt, làm choáng váng

   To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

   excessive · figuratively · transitive

   That night, she was dressed to kill.

5. làm đau đớn, hành hạ

   To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.

   excessive · figuratively · intransitive · transitive

   These tight shoes are killing my feet.

6. gây khó chịu, ghê tởm

   To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

   figuratively · transitive

   It kills me to throw out three whole turkeys, but I can't get anyone to take them and they've already started to go bad.

7. dùng hết, lãng phí

   To use up or to waste.

   transitive

   I'm just doing this to kill time.

8. áp đảo, đánh bại

   To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

   figuratively · informal · transitive

   Look at the amount of destruction to the enemy base. We pretty much killed their ability to retaliate.

Dạng khác

• kills present, singular, third-person
• killing participle, present
• killed participle, past
• kill first-person, present, singular
• killest archaic, present, second-person, singular
• killedst archaic, past, second-person, singular

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