Many animals were killed in the fire.
许多动物在这场大火中丧生。
Choose the best synonym for the word “killed”:
D — slain. “killed” means v. past tense of kill; to cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing
The sudden hard frost ______ all the young plants in the garden overnight.
C — killed. “killed” means v. past tense of kill; to cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing
killed — v. past tense of kill; to cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing. In Chinese: 杀死.
killed is pronounced /kɪld/. It breaks into 2 syllables: kill · ed.
Many animals were killed in the fire. (许多动物在这场大火中丧生。)
slain, murdered, destroyed — all close in meaning to killed (v. past tense of kill; to cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing).
Yes. killed appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.