Pete usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. But last night it was hard to recognize him -- he was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he's admired for so long。
我们再看一个用到dressed to kill的例子，这个例子说的是个女孩，说话人的妹妹玛丽为参加毕业舞会而精心打扮：
It took Mary two hours to get ready, but it was worth it -- she was dressed to killand the center of attention. Everyone was saying she was the most beautiful woman at the prom。