KILL, v.t. To create a vacancy without nominating a successor.
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vt. 创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族);
vi. [英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长,产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义:indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
n. 空缺;空虚;空白;空位;
💡 vac空+ancy性质,状况 →空白,空缺
"Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy."
她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺.
近义:opening, slot, severance, ceasing, cessation, dismissal
n. 接替的人或事物;继承人,继任者;
💡 suc在…下面+cess行走+or名词后缀,表人→后行者,继任者,
"Who's the likely successor to him as party leader?"
谁较可能接替他担任党的领袖?
vt.& vi. 杀死…;
vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物;
adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势,说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反义:enliven