killer

美 [ˈkɪlər]英 [ˈkɪlə(r)]
  • n.杀手;杀人者;令人激动的事物;精彩的事物;导致死亡的人(或动物、事物);棘手的事

复数: killers

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noun

1

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

Police are hunting his killer.

警方正在追捕杀害他的凶手。

Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland.

心脏病是苏格兰的头号杀手。

an electric insect killer

电杀虫器

The players lacked the killer instinct .

这些运动员缺乏门前的嗅觉。

2

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

The exam was a real killer.

这考试可真费劲。

The new movie is a killer.

这部新影片精彩极了。

killer

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 杀人者;杀手
    A killer is a person who has killed someone, or who intends to kill someone.

    The police are searching for his killers...

    警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 导致死亡的事物
    You can refer to something that causes death or is likely to cause death as a killer .

    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。

noun

1
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin;common in cold seas
Synonym: killer whale orca grampus sea wolf Orcinus orca
2
a difficulty that is hard to deal with
that exam was a real killer
3
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Synonym: slayer
4
the causal agent resulting in death
heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
Synonym: cause of death

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  1. He 's a psychopath , a killer .

    他是个精神变态杀人者。

  2. Giving the killer what he deserves .

    给杀人者应得之惩罚。

  3. Police fear that the killer may strike again .

    警方担心杀人犯可能再次下手。

  4. The killer had a disturbed family background .

    杀人凶手出身于一个坎坷不幸的家庭。

  5. Police believe someone must be harbouring the killer .

    警方相信一定有人窝藏了杀人犯。

  6. What was going through the killer 's mind is a matter for conjecture .

    凶手作案时心里是怎样想的,这个问题只能由人们去推测了。

  7. Police believe that somebody is shielding the killer .

    警方认为有人把杀人凶手窝藏了起来。

  8. He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice .

    他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。

  9. The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer .

    警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。

  10. We can only conjecture about what was in the killer 's mind .

    我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。

  11. If my deductions are correct , I can tell you who the killer was .

    如果我的推论正确的话,我可以告诉你谁是凶手。

  12. He later avenged himself on his wife 's killers .

    他后来向杀害他妻子的人报了仇。

  13. Police are hunting his killer .

    警方正在追捕杀害他的凶手。

  14. He swore vengeance on his child 's killer .

    他发誓要找杀害他孩子的凶手报仇。

  15. The players lacked the killer instinct .

    这些运动员缺乏门前的嗅觉。

  16. The family of the victim said that the killer had got his just deserts when he was jailed for life .

    受害者家属说杀人犯被终身监禁是得到了他应有的惩罚。

  17. 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。

  18. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers

    他说将会采取严厉措施惩罚凶手。

  19. Heart disease is the biggest killer , claiming 180,000 lives a year .

    心脏病是头号杀手,每年夺去18万条生命。

  20. The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people .

    那名连环杀手声称已经杀了400人。

  21. So if it 's not there now , the killer has it . Right ?

    如果它现在不在那里,就在凶手那里。是吧?

  22. 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。

  23. Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date

    警方强调这是迄今对凶手最精确的描述。

  24. The killer may have returned to the scene of the crime to cover his tracks .

    凶手可能曾回到犯罪现场掩盖自己的罪行。

  25. The killer says he will strike again

    凶手称他还会再次下手。

  26. The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game .

    警方清楚他们必须将计就计才能逮住那个杀人凶手。

  27. The firm last night offered a £ 10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer .

    昨晚这家公司悬赏1万英镑,寻找能将凶手定罪的证据。

  28. 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。

  29. The police are searching for his killers

    警方正在搜捕杀害他的凶手。

  30. Other officers gave chase but the killers escaped .

    其他警官追了上去,可是杀手还是逃了。