I have friends who hate their jobs but make a killing.

我的另一些有朋友讨厌自己的工作但却赚了许多钱。

youdao

I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value.

我并没有在我的股票升值时在股市大赚一笔（make a killing）。

youdao

But only the foolhardy would take this as a chance to make a killing, and start planting again.

不过这回，恐怕只有那些鲁莽的人才会以为这又是一次发大财的机会，再一次开始种植葡萄。

youdao

I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value.

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We've talked about killing a virus by cross-linking it, for example, to make a substance that looks like a vaccine-- looks like a virus but can't replicate.

例如,我们谈论过,通过蛋白交联来杀死病毒,以便制造出一种类似疫苗,应该是类似病毒但却无法进行复制的物质

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Where some see a soured bet, others see a chance to make a killing.

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That sounds like a situation where sharp financiers might be able to make a killing.

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But because it was good enough they were able to make a killing off of it.

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