kill
- v. 杀死, 杀害
- v. 折磨, 使苦恼
- n. 杀戮, 猎杀
- Definition
- v. to cause a person, animal, or thing to die or stop existing
- v. to cause great pain or annoyance
- n. the act of causing death
- Example
- Too much sun can kill young plants in the garden.
- 太多的阳光会晒死花园里的幼苗。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: an act that causes death (noun).
比较义项：杀戮，致人死亡的行为（名词）。
- kill 本词
As a noun, mainly used in hunting or predation contexts, often with 'the', naming the specific act of catching and killing prey (or the prey itself).
作名词时主要用于狩猎或捕食场景，常与定冠词the连用，指捕杀猎物这一具体行为（或指猎物本身）。
The lioness moved in for the kill just as the antelope tried to flee.
那只母狮正逼近猎物，准备给羚羊致命一击，就在羚羊试图逃跑之际。
- killing
The more general noun for an act of causing death, especially a violent or criminal one, common in news and legal contexts; often used in the plural.
是更通用、更常见的说法，指造成死亡的行为，尤指暴力或犯罪性质的致死事件，常见于新闻和法律语境，也常用复数形式。
Police are investigating the killing of a shopkeeper in last night's robbery.
警方正在调查昨晚抢劫案中一名店主遇害的事件。
Kill and killing both can mean an act that causes death. Kill, as a noun, is mainly used in hunting, naming the act of catching prey. Killing is the more general noun for causing death, especially violent or criminal, common in news and law.
这两个词都可以表示造成死亡的行为，但语域和典型语境不同：kill作名词时多用于狩猎或猎食场景，常与the连用，强调捕杀猎物这一具体动作，或指猎物本身；killing则是更通用、更常见的说法，尤指凶杀、暴力等严重致死事件，常见于新闻和法律语境，也可用复数形式。这里不比较kill作动词“杀死”的常见用法，也不比较killing表示“累人的”（如a killing pace，累死人的节奏）或习语make a killing（大赚一笔）的用法。