a very strong desire to succeed in a situation or activity etc that is very competitive 拼杀的本能,争胜的拼劲
Young players these days lack the killer instinct.
如今的年轻选手缺乏拼杀的本能。
Examples from the Corpus
killer instinct• On politics, it has none of the Washington Post's killer instincts.• Our firmnurtures the killer instinct.• This team is still trying to find a killer instinct.• A killer instinctrequired to spoil a tearful bon voyage party for a beloved figure.• The rest of the first-half saw Rangers produce several good moves, but the killer instinct was lacking.