| 单词 | murder |
| 释义 | Word family noun murder murderer adjective murderous verb murder adverb murderously Related topics: Crimemur·der1 /ˈmɜːdə $ ˈmɜːrdər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SCCKILL the crime of deliberately killing someone 谋杀，凶杀；谋杀罪 → manslaughter On the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country. 凶案发生当晚他不在国内。 The man accused of her murder will appear in court today. 被指控谋杀她的那名男子将于今天出庭。murder of the brutal murder of a child 对一名儿童的残忍谋杀 He was found guilty of attempted murder. 他被判谋杀未遂。 She was charged with two counts of first degree murder. 她被控犯有两项一级谋杀罪。 The mother of the murder victim wept in court. 凶案死者的母亲在法庭上痛哭。 Police are searching for the murder weapon. 警方在寻找杀人凶器。 Detectives have launched a murder investigation. 警方探员已经启动凶杀案调查。► see thesaurus at crime2 get away with murder informalPUNISH to do anything you want, even things that are wrong, without being punished 犯了大错而不受惩罚，为所欲为 She lets those kids get away with murder. 她听任那些孩子为所欲为。3 be murder spokenDIFFICULT to be very difficult or unpleasant 很难办；令人很不快 It’s murder doing the shopping on Saturdays. 星期六购物真要命。 The traffic was murder this morning. 今天早上的交通状况太糟糕了。4 be murder on something spoken to harm or damage something else 伤害某物；毁坏某物 These new shoes are murder on my feet. 这双新鞋把我的脚害惨了。 → scream blue murder at scream1(1)n COLLOCATIONSverbscommit (a) murder (=murder someone)Whoever had committed these murders had planned them carefully.be guilty of murderThey had wished him dead, but that did not make them guilty of murder.accuse somebody of murder (=say that you think someone murdered a person)Dillon was accused of both murders.deny murder (=say that you did not kill someone)The four accused men all deny murder.charge somebody with murder (=officially say that someone may be guilty of murder)Is there enough evidence to charge him with murder?investigate a murderThe police are investigating the murder of a homeless man.solve a murder (=find out who murdered someone)The murder has never been solved.adjectivesa brutal/horrific murder (=violent and cruel)He is wanted for the brutal murder of a young girl.cold-blooded murder (=not caused by strong emotions)He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.premeditated murder (=planned before it happens)He was charged with premeditated murder.an unsolved murder (=for which the killer has never been found)Police questioned the man about two unsolved murders.attempted murder (=the crime of trying to kill someone)I am arresting you for attempted murder.first-degree murder (also murder in the first degree) American English (=the most serious type of murder under U.S. law)If convicted of first-degree murder, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.mass murder (=of a large number of people)Hitler was responsible for the largest mass murder in history.murder + NOUNa murder victim (=someone who has been murdered)The family of the murder victim pleaded for information to find the killer.a murder weapon (=the gun, knife etc used to murder someone)Have they found the murder weapon?a murder scene (=where a murder happened)His blood matched the blood found at the murder scene.a murder investigationA murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.a murder charge (=an official statement saying someone may be guilty of murder)He has escaped a murder charge, but his career is finished.phrasesa motive for murder (=a reason to kill someone)Police believe the motive for the murders was robbery.Examples from the Corpusmurder• He was suspected of as many as 44 murders.• He was charged with attempted murder and found guilty.• a series of brutal murders• The incidence of violent crimes -- murder, rape, and assault -- has increased in inner city areas.• Why would a double murder in Cologne have been passed to counter-intelligence?• Curtis's husband has been charged with her murder.• a five-month murder trial• There had been two more murders.• If convicted of murder and one additional charge, Davis could be sentenced to death.• Short of murder, whatever occurred between husband and wife was not considered by Locke to be of public concern.• New York paid tribute to the thousands of innocent people murdered on September 11th.• They joined Gundovald after Chilperic's murder in 584.• Ronny Jones was found guilty of the murder of a 15 year old girl.• The gun was found five miles from where the murder was committed.• In the first 10 months of the year, the murder rate fell by 17. 3 percent from last year.• The murder victim has not yet been identified.murder ... committed• He would strip the state of its natural right to adjudicate a murder committed within its boundaries.• His indictment lists 29 individual murders committed between June and October 1992.Related topics: Crimemurder2 ●●● W3 verb [transitive] 1 SCCKILLto kill someone deliberately and illegally 谋杀；杀害 He was convicted of murdering a policeman. 他被判谋杀一名警察的罪名成立。 Thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during the civil war. 成千上万的平民在内战中遭到残杀。 the murdered man 被害男子► see thesaurus at kill2 informalDO BADLY to spoil a song, play etc by performing it very badly 糟蹋〔歌曲、剧本等，指表演拙劣〕 It’s a good song, but they murdered it. 那是一首很好的歌曲，但被他们唱砸了。3 somebody will murder you spokenTELL somebody OFF used to tell someone that another person will be very angry with them 某人会宰了你〔表示某人会很生气〕 Your dad’ll murder you when he hears about it. 要是你爸听说这事，他会宰了你。4. I could murder a beer/pizza etc British English spokenHUNGRY/WANT TO EATTHIRSTY used to say that you are very hungry or thirsty and want a particular food or drink 我很想喝一杯啤酒/吃一张比萨饼等5 informalBEAT/DEFEAT to defeat someone completely 彻底击败〔某人〕 They murdered us in the final. 在决赛中他们把我们打得落花流水。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmurder• On his order, a million people were brutally murdered.• The next morning, another black who was allegedly part of the ambush party was brought to the same spot and murdered.• Your husband, Lady Isabella, had secrets - that is why he was murdered.• The girl had been raped and murdered.• The confessor was murdered and Dymphna was beheaded for reftising to return home.• She was murdered before she could call for help.• Read in studio An inquest has opened on a young girl, who it's alleged was murdered by her father.• One of the country's top judges has been murdered by the Mafia.• The latent thought is the notion that Gloucester may be plotting to murder him - an idea too horrifying to contemplate.• Wilson is accused of murdering his daughter and her boyfriend.• The opening act murdered "Love is All Around."• the murdered manOrigin murder1 Partly from Old English morthor, partly from Old French murdremur·der1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1murder2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable Corpus deliberately the killing crime someone of |
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