killings

英 [ˈkɪlɪŋz]

美 [ˈkɪlɪŋz]

n.  故意杀人; 谋杀
killing的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杀害;谋杀
  Akillingis an act of deliberately killing a person.
  1. This is a brutal killing.
     这是残忍的谋杀。
• PHRASE 发大财；获取暴利
  If youmake a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
  1. They have made a killing on the deal.
     他们在这笔交易上赚了大钱。

双语例句

• He denounced the alleged killings and said he would launch his own investigation.
  他谴责了外界宣称的种种杀人行为，并指出他将发动他自己的追踪调查。
• Details of the killings were corroborated by official documents.
  谋杀的细节得到了官方文件的确证。
• We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, of killings, of wars, of hatred.
  当我们听到谋杀、杀戮、战争和仇恨的时候我们不应该感到奇怪。
• The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet
  维尔纽斯的几起谋杀事件导致了迄今为止最严重的危机。
• Yesterday the Belgian newspaper Le Soir quoted a professor who said he witnessed the killings
  昨天比利时《晚报》援引了一名自称目击了谋杀经过的教授的话。
• As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable.
  谋杀案发生在英国司法管辖范围外，故国防部无须对其负责。
• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings.
  他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• Allegations had appeared in the press implicating the army and police in some of the killings
  有关军方和警方与几起命案有牵连的指控出现在了新闻报道中。
• The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests throughout the country.
  周末的种族杀戮导致了全国性的抗议浪潮。
• The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
  据说，她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。