roadkilln.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdkɪl/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌkɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., kill n.¹

Etymology: < road n. + kill n.¹ Compare road-killed adj.

Originally North American.

a. An accidental killing of an animal by a vehicle on the road.

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the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [noun] > by specific method

cabaging1575

spearing1784

pithing1806

pig-sticking1821

worry1847

shechita1875

halal1888

estocada1910

lethalling1925

roadkill1943

autocide1967

1943 Ecol. Monogr. 13 196 From the above table one can readily see that road kills are relatively unimportant to Hungarian partridge abundance in this region.

1976 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Mar. 7/2 Road kills have taken a few sheep of breeding age annually.

1979 Washington Post 28 Dec. (Weekend section) 40/1 Road kills represent no danger to the deer population, which is larger than it ever has been before.

1990 Sci. Amer. Aug. 9/2 An exploding deer population pushed roadkills in the Oak Ridge area to an all-time high five years ago.

b. The number of animals killed by vehicles on the road (in a particular period, region, etc.).

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1944 Jrnl. Mammalogy 25 180 The lowest road kill noted in Ohio was 5.7 birds per 1,000 miles.

1950 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 17 Sept. 25/4 The report shows a total wildlife road kill of 96 game birds.

1961 H. H. T. Jackson Mammals Wisconsin 342 The road kill by automobiles is rather high when one takes into consideration the comparative scarcity of the mammal.

2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 190 Morris believes that annual roadkill in the first few years of the present century..is probably in the region of 12,000 to 15,000.

c. An animal killed by a vehicle on the road. Also as a mass noun.

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the world > life > death > killing > person killed > [noun] > animal killed by vehicle

roadkill1946

1946 Amer. Midland Naturalist 36 43 Examinations of road kills..lead us to believe that the wild birds complete each molt in less time than do pen reared birds.

1951 Copeia 28 Dec. 307 One snake, a road kill, contained a partially digested Microtis longicaudus.

1979 Washington Post 28 Dec. (Weekend section) 40/1 I've raised three kids and fed two wives on road-kills.

1987 C. Hiaasen Double Whammy (1988) iii. 34 ‘Road kill,’ Skink said, by way of explanation. ‘You hungry, Miami?’

2006 Dogs Monthly July 69/3 This dead dog had been picked up and taken to a knackers' yard where it was weighed in with the other road kill—3 badgers.

2. figurative and in extended use. Something useless, insignificant, or moribund; a helpless victim.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > that which is useless > useless person or thing

cumber-worldc1374

cumber-house1541

deaf nut1613

cumber-ground1657

dead duck1844

no good1871

dead wood1877

dead wood1887

blue duck1889

dud1897

cluck1904

non-starter1911

dead loss1927

dreep1927

write-off1935

no-gooder1936

nogoodnik1936

blivet1967

roadkill1990

1990 A. MacDonald Goodnight Desdemona ii. ii. 45 Next to her I'm just a little wimp. A rodent. Road-kill.

1992 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Aug. d1/6 Expected to be little more than road kill for opponents,..fifth place Houston had managed a 9-14 record on the 28-day trip.

1993 Esquire Dec. 72/2 We all know any number of men who can cook a virtuoso..dish or two, but outside of this they are strictly roadkills in the kitchen.

2006 Private Eye 7 July 6/2 This has gone down very well with the paper-obsessed, soon-to-be journalistic roadkill that is the Daily Telegraph news room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roadkill
释义	roadkilln. Brit. /ˈrəʊdkɪl/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌkɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., kill n.¹ Etymology: < road n. + kill n.¹ Compare road-killed adj. Originally North American. 1. a. An accidental killing of an animal by a vehicle on the road. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [noun] > by specific method cabaging1575 spearing1784 pithing1806 pig-sticking1821 worry1847 shechita1875 halal1888 estocada1910 lethalling1925 roadkill1943 autocide1967 1943 Ecol. Monogr. 13 196 From the above table one can readily see that road kills are relatively unimportant to Hungarian partridge abundance in this region. 1976 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Mar. 7/2 Road kills have taken a few sheep of breeding age annually. 1979 Washington Post 28 Dec. (Weekend section) 40/1 Road kills represent no danger to the deer population, which is larger than it ever has been before. 1990 Sci. Amer. Aug. 9/2 An exploding deer population pushed roadkills in the Oak Ridge area to an all-time high five years ago. b. The number of animals killed by vehicles on the road (in a particular period, region, etc.). ΚΠ 1944 Jrnl. Mammalogy 25 180 The lowest road kill noted in Ohio was 5.7 birds per 1,000 miles. 1950 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 17 Sept. 25/4 The report shows a total wildlife road kill of 96 game birds. 1961 H. H. T. Jackson Mammals Wisconsin 342 The road kill by automobiles is rather high when one takes into consideration the comparative scarcity of the mammal. 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 190 Morris believes that annual roadkill in the first few years of the present century..is probably in the region of 12,000 to 15,000. c. An animal killed by a vehicle on the road. Also as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > person killed > [noun] > animal killed by vehicle roadkill1946 1946 Amer. Midland Naturalist 36 43 Examinations of road kills..lead us to believe that the wild birds complete each molt in less time than do pen reared birds. 1951 Copeia 28 Dec. 307 One snake, a road kill, contained a partially digested Microtis longicaudus. 1979 Washington Post 28 Dec. (Weekend section) 40/1 I've raised three kids and fed two wives on road-kills. 1987 C. Hiaasen Double Whammy (1988) iii. 34 ‘Road kill,’ Skink said, by way of explanation. ‘You hungry, Miami?’ 2006 Dogs Monthly July 69/3 This dead dog had been picked up and taken to a knackers' yard where it was weighed in with the other road kill—3 badgers. 2. figurative and in extended use. Something useless, insignificant, or moribund; a helpless victim. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > that which is useless > useless person or thing cumber-worldc1374 cumber-house1541 deaf nut1613 cumber-ground1657 dead duck1844 no good1871 dead wood1877 dead wood1887 blue duck1889 dud1897 cluck1904 non-starter1911 dead loss1927 dreep1927 write-off1935 no-gooder1936 nogoodnik1936 blivet1967 roadkill1990 1990 A. MacDonald Goodnight Desdemona ii. ii. 45 Next to her I'm just a little wimp. A rodent. Road-kill. 1992 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Aug. d1/6 Expected to be little more than road kill for opponents,..fifth place Houston had managed a 9-14 record on the 28-day trip. 1993 Esquire Dec. 72/2 We all know any number of men who can cook a virtuoso..dish or two, but outside of this they are strictly roadkills in the kitchen. 2006 Private Eye 7 July 6/2 This has gone down very well with the paper-obsessed, soon-to-be journalistic roadkill that is the Daily Telegraph news room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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