killer
- 英式英标[\'kɪlɚ]
- 美式音标[\'kɪlə]
n. 杀手；致死；止痛药；宰杀的器具；断路器
n. (Killer)人名；(德、匈、捷)基勒
英文词源
- killer (n.)
- late 15c., agent noun from kill (v.). But a surname, Ric[hard] Le Kyller is attested from 1288. Figurative use from 1550s. Meaning "impressive person or thing" is by 1900 (as an adjective, 1979); reduplicated form killer-diller attested by 1938. Killer whale is from 1725; killer instinct is attested from 1931, originally in boxing.
实用例句
- 1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
- 查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”.
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right?
- 如果它现在不在那里，就在凶手那里。是吧？
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- 3. Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands.
- 警方认为她是被凶手活活用拳头打死的。
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- 4. It's a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.
- 这部电影是讲一个连环杀手的，不适合胆小的人看。
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- 5. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.
- 斯旺森说服赫布利去做卧底以便将凶手抓获。
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