"kill off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 消滅
• 殺光

Definition

徹底消滅、去除某物，特別是指生物，常常指逐步或徹底滅絕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Kill off” 屬於非正式短語，多用於消滅大量（如動植物、羣體）生物，不會用於單一對象。常在科學、環保或小說情節中見，既可指刻意也可以意外消滅。

Examples

The disease killed off many wild birds.

這種疾病**消滅了**許多野鳥。

The company killed off its old product line.

公司**淘汰了**舊產品線。

Too much pesticide can kill off useful insects.

過多的農藥會**消滅**有益昆蟲。

Writers sometimes kill off a main character to surprise readers.

作家有時會**讓主角死去**，來讓讀者驚訝。

The drought might kill off half the crops this year.

乾旱今年可能**毀掉**一半的農作物。

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

如果我們**殺光**所有細菌，系統就無法正常運作。