"kill off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 消灭
• 杀光

Definition

彻底消灭、消除某物，尤其是指生物，常指逐步或全部消失。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Kill off” 是非正式短语，多用于指大量（如动植物、群体）生物的消灭，不用于单一对象。常见于环境、科学或小说领域，既可指人为也可指偶然消灭。

Examples

The disease killed off many wild birds.

这种疾病**消灭了**许多野鸟。

The company killed off its old product line.

公司**淘汰了**旧产品线。

Too much pesticide can kill off useful insects.

过多的农药会**消灭**有益昆虫。

Writers sometimes kill off a main character to surprise readers.

作家有时会**让主角死去**，以此来让读者惊讶。

The drought might kill off half the crops this year.

干旱今年可能**毁掉**一半的庄稼。

If we kill off all the bacteria, the system won't work properly.

如果我们**杀光**所有细菌，系统就不能正常运作。