killer

英 [ˈkɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈkɪlər]

n.  杀人者; 杀手; 导致死亡的人(或动物、事物); 棘手的事; 令人激动的事物; 精彩的事物

复数：killers　

IELTS计算机

Collins.3 / BNC.3690 / COCA.2613

牛津词典

noun

• 杀人者；杀手；导致死亡的人（或动物、事物）
  a person, an animal or a thing that kills
  1. Police are hunting his killer.
     警方正在追捕杀害他的凶手。
  2. Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland.
     心脏病是苏格兰的头号杀手。
  3. an electric insect killer
     电杀虫器
  4. The players lacked the killer instinct .
     这些运动员缺乏门前的嗅觉。
• 棘手的事；令人激动的事物；精彩的事物
  something that is very difficult, very exciting or very skilful
  1. The exam was a real killer.
     这考试可真费劲。
  2. The new movie is a killer.
     这部新影片精彩极了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杀人者；杀手
  Akilleris a person who has killed someone, or who intends to kill someone.
  1. The police are searching for his killers...
     警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。
  2. He's a psychopath, a killer.
     他是个精神变态杀人者。
• N-COUNT 导致死亡的事物
  You can refer to something that causes death or is likely to cause death as akiller.
  1. Heart disease is the biggest killer of men in most developed countries.
     在多数发达国家，心脏病是导致人们死亡的头号杀手。

英英释义

noun

• predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin
  Synonym:killer whaleorcagrampussea wolfOrcinus orca
• a difficulty that is hard to deal with
  1. that exam was a real killer
• someone who causes the death of a person or animal
  Synonym:slayer
• the causal agent resulting in death
  1. heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
  Synonym:cause of death

双语例句

• You really will be a killer.
  你就真成了个杀人犯了。
• 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。
• The police are in the race that they will soon find the killer.
  警方很可能找到凶手。
• He's no killer. somebody's made a mistake.
  他不会杀人，有人搞错了。
• The police are searching for his killers
  警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.
  大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
• The hunt for her killer will continue, with police aided by the army and air force.
  警方将在陆军和空军的帮助下，继续追踪谋杀她的凶手。
• The serial killer was sent to an analyst.
  那个系列杀手被送去精神分析医师那儿。
• 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。
• Police have not apprehended her killer.
  警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。