kill off

英 [kɪl ɒf]

美 [kɪl ɔːf]

毁灭; 破坏; 扼杀; 使停止; 被全部杀死; 被灭绝

柯林斯词典

• → see:kill 3
• PHRASAL VERB 被全部杀死；被灭绝
  If you say that a group or an amount of somethinghas been killed off, you mean that all of them or all of it have been killed or destroyed.
  1. Their natural predators have been killed off...
     它们的天敌被全部杀死。
  2. It is an effective treatment for the bacteria and does kill it off...
     这是杀菌的特效药，能将其全部消灭。
  3. All blood products are now heat treated to kill off any infection.
     目前所有血液制品均经过热处理，以防止各种感染。

英英释义

verb

• kill en masse
  1. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
  Synonym:exterminate

双语例句

• So the changing climate may have combine with meteor impact to kill off the dinosaurs.
  因此，气候变化和流星撞击地球可能是恐龙灭绝的元凶。
• To boost productivity at home, Japan needs to kill off some of its old, unprofitable companies.
  要提高国内生产力，日本需关闭一些衰老、不再盈利的企业。
• C'mon, the guy's a secondary character, just a, y'know, complication you eventually kill off.
  好啦，这家伙只是个二流角色，只是一个，知道吧，你最终会跨越的障碍。
• The second generation polymer microbicides, tried to kill off or block the HIV from entering cells.
  第二代聚合物杀微生物剂试图杀死或者阻止艾滋病病毒进入细胞。
• Of course, more attacks like this one may kill off any mooted talks.
  当然，更多像这样的袭击会扼杀无实际意义的谈话。
• I had expected the recession to kill off the global epidemic of Waffle Flu.
  我本来预计经济衰退会消灭这种全球流行的废话流感（WaffleFlu）。
• Once you kill off confidence, it takes a long time to rebuild that confidence.
  一旦你摧毁了信心，你就要用很长的时间重建信心。
• Antibiotics may kill off beneficial bacteria.
  抗生素可能会杀死大量有益细菌。
• These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.
  这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的一线希望。
• A catastrophic event such as disease or drought, for example, can kill off a small population.
  疾病或干旱这样的灾害就可以消灭一个小种群。