would / could kill for sth also would kill to do sth to want something so much that you will do almost anything to get it or do it愿不惜一切得到某物,极想要某物:•I could kill for a smoke right now.现在我极想吸口烟。•In those days, actors would kill to break into film.那时候,演员都拼命想要挤入电影界。 |