killing

Compared meaning: an act that causes death (noun).

比较义项：杀戮，致人死亡的行为（名词）。

• kill

  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 本词

  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。

Compared meaning: causing laughter, funny (adjective).

比较义项：好笑的，引人发笑的（形容词）。

• amusing

  Amusing is milder than funny — it suggests something pleasant or mildly entertaining that brings a smile, not necessarily loud laughter; a neutral, slightly formal word often used in polite description.

  Amusing 语气比 funny 更温和——它形容令人愉快或略微有趣、令人微笑的事物，不一定引发大笑；是一个中性、略正式的词，常用于礼貌的描述中。

  It was an amusing little story, but not one that would make you laugh out loud.

  这是个挺有意思的小故事，但还不至于让人捧腹大笑。

• funny

  Funny is the most common, general, everyday word for anything that causes laughter, in any context or register; it is broader and can also mean 'odd' in other senses (not compared here).

  Funny 是最常见、最通用的词，用于任何引起发笑的事物，适用于各种语境和语域；该词涵盖范围更广，另外还有“奇怪的”意思（此处不比较）。

  He's always cracking funny jokes at parties, and everyone ends up laughing.

  他在聚会上总是讲些好笑的笑话，把大家都逗笑了。

• killing 本词

  Killing is an informal, rather dated way of saying something is extremely funny or hilarious; it is normally used predicatively (something IS killing), not before a noun, and never in formal writing.

  Killing 是非正式、略显过时的说法，表示某事“笑死人的、极其好笑”；通常用作表语（某事物 is killing），很少放在名词前，也不用于正式文体。

  Her impression of the boss was absolutely killing — we couldn't stop laughing.

  她模仿老板的样子简直笑死人了——我们笑得停不下来。

• comic

  Comic usually describes something intended or designed to be funny — a style, performance, or effect — rather than a spontaneous personal reaction; it is more formal or literary and common before nouns like 'effect' or 'actor'.

  Comic 通常形容“旨在逗乐”的事物——如某种风格、表演或效果，而不是自发的个人反应；语域更正式、更书面化，常用在“效果”“演员”等名词前。

  The film's comic timing kept the audience laughing throughout.

  这部电影的喜剧节奏让观众笑声不断。

All four mean funny. Amusing is mild, like a smile, not necessarily laughter. Funny is the everyday, most common word for this. Comic is more formal: a style or effect designed to amuse. Killing is informal and dated for extremely funny. Other senses not compared.

这四个词都表示“引人发笑、好笑的”，但语气强弱和语域不同：amusing 语气温和，指令人愉悦或微笑的有趣，不一定引发大笑；funny 是最常用、最口语化的说法；comic 语域较正式，多指“旨在逗乐”的风格或效果；killing 是非正式说法，表示“笑死人的、极其好笑”。这里不比较 funny 表示“奇怪的、可疑的”的义项，也不比较 comic 作名词表示“漫画、喜剧演员”的用法，以及 killing 作动词表示“杀死”的用法。