sold and
then left in water before cooking 菜豆；.芸豆
—picture c> page Ri 9
'kidney machine noun a machine that does the
work of a kidney for sb whose kidneys are
damaged or have _been removed人工肾；血液透析器；血液渗析器
kid-ology
/ki'di>lad3i;
NAmE -'da:l-/ noun [U] {especially BrE, humorous) the art or practice of
making people believe sth which is not true 哄骗（术）；糊弄丨’ kid-ult /'kidAlt/ noun (informal) an adult who likes doing
or buying things that are usually thought mare suitable for children童心未泯的成人,夫小孩（喜欢做适合儿童
<做的事或购买适合儿童的物品） kike /kaik/ noun {taboo, slang, especially NAm£) a very offensive word
for a Jew犹太金；犹太鬼子
kikoi
/ki'kM/
noun (£A/r£) a large piece of strong coloured cloth
used mainly as an item of clothing around the waist and legs or over the
shoulders 基科伊
^花布（主要用作围腰布或披肩）’ kilim /kili：m; 'kiilim; NAmEki:'\i:m; 'kilam/ (also kelim) a type of Turkish carpet
or rug (土耳其）基里姆
Jfe毯
kill /kil/
verb, noun
■
verfc 1 to make sb/sth die 杀死；弄死；.导致死亡：[VN] Cancer fciZk
thousands qf peopZe every year.每年数以千 '计的人死.于癌症。.◊ r^iree people were /ciHecH/r: the cras/i.三人在此次撞车事故中丧i。◊ ffe tried to fciZZ himsei/ with seeping piZk.他试图威安眠药自杀。oJ bought a spray to kill
the weeds.
草。◊ (/n/o/wfl/) My
mother wiHme (= be very angry with
me) when she/inds out.我妈要是发现了会_ 了 我的。◊ Don’t fciZi yoursd/ t/ying to get the work done by tomorrow.
Jt. can waft.别为了赶着明天把事情干
完而累坏身体。这事可以等一等嘛。心
driving can fci7〖.疲劳驾驶会出人命的。2 [VN]
to
destroy or spoil sth or make it st^)毁灭;...破却；M杀；使停止：
to
fciH a rumour 平息摇言.◊
Do you agree that television fciZk conversation?电视品杀人4人之间的交谈,你同意 这种说法吗？ ◊ The de/eat kwt night .M〖ed the team’s chances o/quah办吨.昨晚的失败使这个队失去了.获得资
格的机会。3 (usually used in the
progressive
tenses and not used in.
title passive 通常用于进行时，..不
用于被动语态）to cause sb pain or
suffering使嫉苦；使
疼痛；使受折磨：[VN] 聊/eet are fciHing me.我的脚痛死
了0 [also VN to inf] 4 [VNj to make sb laugh a lot
使笑得前仰后合;使矣死了 ： Stop id You’re killing me!
别说了！你都把我笑死了！ ESI kill the goose that lays the
golden egg/'eggs (saying) to destroy sth that
would make you rich, successful，etc.杀鸡取砝；竭泽而
渔；自绝财源，kill or _cure (阶£) used to say that
what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely要么医好要么治死；不是成功便是失败；成败
在此一.華 kHI ’time | kill an ’hour，, a couple of 'hours, etc. to spend time doing
sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen (%待时）消磨时间，打发財光：We kiHed timepiaying
cards•我们.打纸牌消磨财间^ kill two birds with one stone to achieve two things
at the same time with one action —石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得.kill sb/sth with 'kindness to be so kind to
sb/sth that you in fact harm them 宠环，kHI yourse丨f laughing (Sr£) to laugh a lot 笑得前仰卮合；笑破肚皮：He was killing himself
toughing.他笑得前仰 合。— more
at curiosity,
DRESSED,
LCK>K /?., TIME /7. .kill sb/sth-^'off 1 tO
make a lot of plants,
animals, etc. die 大量杀死太量 :治灭、（动植物等）：Some dn职 fcfH oj^use^/W
bacteri'afn the user’s body.某些药物会杀死服用者体内的有益细菌。
2 to stop or get rid of sth使某事物停止；除掉；_除：
He
has effectively killed off any political opposition,
际上已消灭了一切对立的政见。
■
noun [usually sing.] 1 an act of killing,
especially when an animal is hunted or killed 杀死，捕杀（卞指或物）：
A
cat o_/ten piays wfth_a mouse be/ore the fc出•猫在咬死 老鼠之前常常要耍弄它一番。◊ The pkme prepared to
movem/orthefcfa飞机已作好击落敌机的准备。
was in at the kill when
she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant
process). ■我系眼自睹了她最
‘-后失去工作的情景。2 an animal that has been hunted
and killed 被捕杀的动物；猎物：iions/eedfng on their
pzr正在吃猎物的獅子
kill*er /'kil0(r)/ noun 1 a person, an animal or a
thing that kills杀人者；杀手；导致死亡的人（或动物、事
物）：.PoZice
are /umting his fciHer.警方正在追捕杀害他
.的凶手。◊ Heart disease is the biggest fciHer in
Scotkmd. 心脏_是苏格兰的头号杀^ ◊
an dectric insect fci’Her电
，杀虫器◊ rhe players 〖acfced the
fcfHer instinct.这些运动
.员缺乏.门前命 _ 觉。一see also LADYKILLER，SERIAL killer 2 (informal) something that is very
difficult, very exciting or very skilful棘手的事；令人瘢动的事_;
彩的事物：TVie exam was a reai fciHer.这考试可真费劲。
◊
TTie new movie is a fciHer.这部新影片精彩极了。
.killer appli'cation (also .killer 'app) noun {computing if) a computer program
that is so popular that it encourages people to buy or use the operating system, etc. that it runs on杀手级应用（促使人们购买
< 或使，其操作系统等的受欢迎计算机程序）
,killer 'bee noun a type of bee that is very aggressive # i洲蜜蜂（攻击;&强）；非洲杀人蜂
'(tiller
cell ./7〇w/r (办/o/ogy 生）a white blood cell which destroys infected cells or
cancer cells■杀伤细胞
'killer whale (also orca) noun a black and white whale that eats meat逆戟嫁；—鲸;恶解；杀人鲸 killing /'kilip/ noun, adj.
■
nown an act of kihing sb deliberately 故意.杀人；谋杀
H771 murder ： brutal killings ^ —see also mercy
killing HTI^l .make a
'killing (informal) to make a lot of money
quickly发大财；获取暴利；财运亨通
•
«»办making you very tired使人筋疲力尽的SCI exhausting： a fci'Hing schedule排得满满当当:的时间表 'killing fields noun [pi.] a place where
very many pec^)le were killed，'for example during a war 夫屠杀;£ 地；杀戮战场
killjoy /'kild3M/ noun {disapproving) a person who likes to
spoil other people’s enjoyment 使人扫兴的人大煞
风景的人
kiln /kiln/ noun a large oven for baking
clay and bricks, drying wood and grain, etc.窗 kilo /'killau; NAmE'kiiloif/ noun
(pl.-〇s) = kilogram kilo- /'kilau; NAmE 'kilou/ combining form (in nouns; often used
in units of measurement 构成名 _,常用于 计量单位)one thousand 千:1 fciiojouZe 年‘耳 kilo-bit /'kdabit/ noun a unit for measuring
computer memory or information equal to 1024 bits 千位V .千比
特（计算机内存或信息单位，等于1024比特）一see also Kbps
kilo-byte /'kilabait/ nourr (abbr. KB, Kb) a unit for measuring
computer memory or information equal to 1024 BYTES千字节（计量计算机存储量的单位，等于
024个字节>
kilo.gram
(8rf
also kilo.gramme)
/’kilagraem/
(also kilo) noun {abbr. kg)
a unit for measuring
weight; 1000 grams 千克；■公斤：
■2
fcitogmms 〇/ rice * .2 公斤.大米.◊ Hour is by the
fciZogram.面粉按公斤出售。
kilo-hertz /'kil9h3：ts; NAmE -h3：rts/ noun {abbr. kHz) {pi.
kilo.hertz)
a
unit for measuring radio waves 千赫（会） kilojoule /'kilad3U：l/ noun {abbr. kj) a measurement of the
energy that you get from food; 1000 joules
千焦
j耳）（食物能量单位广
kilo-metre 〇T* (er£) (N/\/r7f kilo-meter) /'kilami:ta(r); BrE also ki'lDmit9(r); NAmE also ki'laim-/ noun
{abbr. k, km)^
a unit for measuring
distance; 1000 metres 千米；.公里
kilo-watt
/'kilawDt;
NAmE -wait/ noun (abbr. kW, kw) a unit for measuring
electrical power; 1000 watts .千瓦 _(电的功率计量单位，等于1 〇〇〇瓦特）
.kilowatt-1 hour noun (abbr. kWh) a unit for measuring
electrical energy equal to the power provided by one kilowatt, in one hour 千瓦时；一度.（电 _)■ kilt /kilt/ noun a skirt made of tartan cloth that reaches to the knees and is traditionally
worn by Scottish men; a similar skirt worn by women (苏格•兰 传统男式）短褶裙；女式苏格兰格呢短褶裙
kilt.ed
/_kiltid/
〇办wearing a kilt身着苏格兰格呢褶裙的