"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank" "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
"kill a motion" "he shot down the student's proposal"
"Stamp out poverty!"
"cigarettes kill" "drunken driving kills"
"These new shoes are killing me!"
"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
"She killed the ball"
"He killed the ball"
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
"He downed three martinis before dinner" "She killed a bottle of brandy that night" "They popped a few beer after work"
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
"kill the engine"
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
误 He killed the snake but it escaped.
正 He tried to kill the snake but it escaped.
析kill表示“杀死”,而不可以表示“杀而不死”。
她昨晚自杀了。误 Herself was killed by her last night.
正 She killed herself last night.
正 She was killed by herself last night.
析kill后可接反身代词作宾语,转换成被动结构时,这个反身代词须转换成相应的人称代词作主语。
我们已把入侵之敌杀光了。误 We have killed all the invaders to death.
正 We have killed all the invaders.
析kill有“杀而致死”的意思,因此to death是多余的。