killer
英 ['kɪlə]
美 ['kɪlɚ]
- n. 殺手；致死；止痛藥；宰殺的器具；斷路器
- n. (Killer)人名；(德、匈、捷)基勒
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
- 查明殺手身份的重要線索是他的外號叫“花生”.
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right?
- 如果它現在不在那裏，就在凶手那裏。是吧？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands.
- 警方認為她是被凶手活活用拳頭打死的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.
- 這部電影是講一個連環殺手的，不適合膽小的人看。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.
- 斯旺森說服赫布利去做臥底以便將凶手抓獲。
來自柯林斯例句