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

• Political killings, bribery, extortion and kickbacks are the norm in many places.
  政治杀害、贪污受贿、敲诈勒索、红包回扣等在许多地方俨然成了常态。
• Kenya's minister of wild life and tourism says his government has done its best to stop the killings.
  肯尼亚的野生动物和旅游部部长说他的政府已尽了最大的努力。
• 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 United States and Israel clashed over demands for a UN investigation into the killings.
  美国和以色列在要求联合国对屠杀事件开展调查这一问题上意见相左。
• Details of the killings were corroborated by official documents.
  谋杀的细节得到了官方文件的确证。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Iraq, killings and car bombs continue to be a terrible part of life.
  在伊拉克，杀人害命和汽车炸弹仍然是生活中常见的可怕景象。