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Meaning of roadkill in English

roadkill
noun [ U ]
(also road kill)
us
/ˈroʊd ˌkɪl/ uk
/ˈrəʊd ˌkɪl/
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animals that are killed on roads by cars or other vehicles:
Many county residents have probably never spotted a fox, except maybe as roadkill.
On average, two crocodiles a year end up as road kill on Florida's Highway 1.
someone or something that is destroyed or damaged as a result of something:
Sadly, any politician suggesting this would be roadkill.
It appears bad-driving fees are on the way to becoming legislative roadkill.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
在公路上被車撞死的動物, 被路殺者, 被路傷物…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
在公路上被车撞死的动物, 被路杀者, 被路伤物…
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