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) 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1High blood pressure is known as a silent killer. 高血压被称为沉默的杀手。 In the 19th century, cholera was one of Britain's deadliest killers. 19 世纪,霍乱是英国最致命的疾病之一。 a cold-blooded killer 冷酷无情的杀手 The killer wave struck a tiny atoll in the Maldives. 惊涛狂浪袭击了马尔代夫一座很小的环形珊瑚岛。 Morgan delivered the killer blow (= that defeated her opponents) soon after half-time. 中场休息后不久,摩根就给了她致命的一击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- accused
- alleged
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- hunt
- track down
- catch
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- strike
- stalk somebody/something
- kill somebody
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- instinct
- blow
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something that is very difficult, very exciting or shows a lot of skill 棘手的事;令人激动的事物;精彩的事物