kill

殺す

人や動物などの生き物を死なせる。

やさしい英語で： To cause a person, animal, or other living thing to die.

• The poison killed the insects.
• Many people were killed in the storm.
• Can this disease kill a healthy adult?

類義語： assassinate, dispatch, drill, ice

反対語： save, revive

よく使う表現： kill someone, kill insects

終わらせる、台無しにする

物事が続いたり実現したりしないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To stop something from continuing or happening.

• That argument killed the mood.
• The council killed our proposal.
• High costs could kill the whole project.

類義語： end, stop, put an end to

よく使う表現： kill a plan, kill the mood

ひどく痛ませる、苦しめる

人にひどい痛みや苦しさを感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To cause someone a lot of pain or discomfort.

• My back is killing me.
• Those tight shoes killed my feet.
• Is your headache still killing you?

類義語： hurt, cause pain

よく使う表現： kill someone, kill my feet

止める、切る

機械やシステムの動作を、電源を切るなどして止める。

やさしい英語で： To stop a machine or system from working, often by switching it off.

• Kill the engine and wait here.
• The power cut killed the computer.
• She killed the lights before leaving.

類義語： shut off, switch off, disable

反対語： activate

よく使う表現： kill the engine, kill the power

だめにする、傷める

乱暴に扱ったり使いすぎたりして、ひどく傷める。

やさしい英語で： To damage something badly through rough treatment or heavy use.

• These paths will kill your shoes.
• The frost killed our lawn.
• Years of heavy use killed the old sofa.

類義語： ruin, wreck, destroy

よく使う表現： kill your shoes, kill the grass

大笑いさせる

人を大いに笑わせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone laugh a lot.

• Your jokes kill me.
• That silly impression killed us.
• The comedian killed the audience with his final story.

類義語： crack up, amuse

よく使う表現： kill me, kill the audience

殺し、殺害

人や動物を死なせる行為。

やさしい英語で： An act that causes a person or animal to die.

• The lion made a kill.
• The hunter wanted a quick kill.
• The pack made several kills that winter.

類義語： killing

よく使う表現： a clean kill, make a kill

獲物

猟師やほかの動物に殺された動物。

やさしい英語で： An animal that another animal or a hunter has killed.

• The leopard hid its kill.
• Vultures gathered around the lion’s kill.
• The wolves carried their kills back to the den.

類義語： prey, carcass

よく使う表現： its kill, a fresh kill