murder
英 [ˈmɜːdə(r)]
美 [ˈmɜːrdər]
n. 谋杀; 凶杀; 困难的事; 讨厌的事
v. 谋杀; 凶杀; 糟蹋; 毁坏; 弄坏; (尤指在团队运动中)彻底打败，打垮
过去分词：murdered 复数：murders 过去式：murdered 现在分词：murdering 第三人称单数：murders
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1560 / COCA.1381
同义词辨析
killassassinatemurderslay【导航词义：杀害】
killv. 杀死
〔辨析〕
普通用词，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。
〔例证〕
His wife was killed in a car accident.
他的妻子在一次车祸中丧生。
The president was killed on his way to the office.
总统在上班路上被杀了。
他的妻子在一次车祸中丧生。
The president was killed on his way to the office.
总统在上班路上被杀了。
assassinatev. 暗杀
〔辨析〕
主要指出于政治原因采用非法手段杀害重要人物或知名人士。
〔例证〕
The police have uncovered a plot to assassinate the president.
警方已破获一起暗杀总统的阴谋。
Terrorists are plotting to assassinate the presidential candidate.
恐怖分子在密谋暗杀这位总统候选人。
警方已破获一起暗杀总统的阴谋。
Terrorists are plotting to assassinate the presidential candidate.
恐怖分子在密谋暗杀这位总统候选人。
murderv. 谋杀
〔辨析〕
指蓄意杀害某人。
〔例证〕
The housekeeper was murdered last night.
昨天夜里管家被谋杀了。
He was convicted of murdering a policewoman.
他被判谋杀一名女警察的罪名成立。
昨天夜里管家被谋杀了。
He was convicted of murdering a policewoman.
他被判谋杀一名女警察的罪名成立。
slayv. 〈文〉杀害，谋杀
〔辨析〕
指残酷地杀害某人，尤用于新闻报道中。
〔例证〕
Three passengers were slain by the hijackers.
3名乘客被劫机者杀害。
Several visitors were brutally slain yesterday.
昨天有数名游客惨遭杀害。
3名乘客被劫机者杀害。
Several visitors were brutally slain yesterday.
昨天有数名游客惨遭杀害。
习惯用语
n.
- get away with murder
- 逍遥法外；（做了错事而）安然无事
to do whatever you want without being stopped or punished scream blue murder - 不停地叫嚷（尤指叫屈、鸣不平）
to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about sth
v.
- I could murder a…
- 我非常想吃（或喝）
used to say that you very much want to eat or drink sth - I could murder a beer.
我很想来杯啤酒。 sb will murder you - 某人会要你的命
used to warn sb that another person will be very angry with them
牛津词典
noun
- 谋杀；凶杀
the crime of killing sb deliberately- He was found guilty of murder.
经裁决，他犯有谋杀罪。 - She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.
她被指控意图谋杀丈夫。 - to commit (a) murder
犯谋杀罪 - a murder case/investigation/trial
凶杀案件 / 调查；谋杀案的审判 - The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians.
叛乱者对屠杀400名平民负有责任。 - What was the murder weapon ?
用的是什么凶器？ - The play is a murder mystery .
这出戏说的是一桩神秘的凶杀案。
- He was found guilty of murder.
- 困难的事；讨厌的事
used to describe sth that is difficult or unpleasant- It's murder trying to get to the airport at this time of day.
这个时候要赶到机场简直要命。 - It was murder (= very busy and unpleasant) in the office today.
今天办公室里忙乱得要命。
- It's murder trying to get to the airport at this time of day.
verb
- 谋杀；凶杀
to kill sb deliberately and illegally- He denies murdering his wife's lover.
他否认谋杀了妻子的情夫。 - The murdered woman was well known in the area.
被杀害的女人在这个地区很有名气。
- He denies murdering his wife's lover.
- 糟蹋；毁坏；弄坏
to spoil sth because you do not do it very well- Critics accused him of murdering the English language (= writing or speaking it very badly) .
批评家指责他把英语给糟蹋了。
- Critics accused him of murdering the English language (= writing or speaking it very badly) .
- （尤指在团队运动中）彻底打败，打垮
to defeat sb completely, especially in a team sport
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 谋杀;杀害;凶杀
Murderis the deliberate and illegal killing of a person.- The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder...
3个年龄在19到20岁之间的被告被控谋杀未遂。 - She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.
除非撤销对她的谋杀指控，否则她拒绝作证。 - ...brutal murders.
残忍的谋杀案
- The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder...
- VERB 谋杀;杀害
Tomurdersomeone means to commit the crime of killing them deliberately.- ...a thriller about two men who murder a third to see if they can get away with it.
关于两个男人为了看看是否能成功逃脱惩罚而去谋杀另一名男子的惊悚片 - ...the body of a murdered religious and political leader.
被谋杀的宗教和政治领袖的尸体
- ...a thriller about two men who murder a third to see if they can get away with it.
- PHRASE (做坏事而)安然无恙，逍遥法外，为所欲为
If you say that someonegets away with murder, you are complaining that they can do whatever they like without anyone trying to control them or punish them.- His charm and the fact that he is so likeable often allows him to get away with murder.
他很有魅力而且讨人喜欢，这常让他能够为所欲为。
- His charm and the fact that he is so likeable often allows him to get away with murder.
- PHRASE (对不喜欢的东西)大惊小怪地拼命叫嚷
If you say that someonescreams blue murderorscreams bloody murder, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of noise or fuss about something that they do not like.- People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town.
人们对着那些穿越他们城市的川流不息的车辆大呼小叫。
- People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town.
英英释义
noun
verb
- alter so as to make unrecognizable
- The tourists murdered the French language
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
双语例句
- He admitted to the murder.
他供认犯了谋杀罪。 - The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected demands to bring back the death penalty for murder
下议院以绝对多数否决了对谋杀罪恢复死刑的要求。 - Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband.
法默先生和琼斯太太都承认密谋杀死了琼斯先生。 - A judge accepted her plea that she was guilty of manslaughter, not murder.
她申诉说自己并非蓄意谋杀，而是过失杀人，法官接受了她的申诉。 - Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder
警方称他们正把它当作一起谋杀未遂案件来处理。 - An American judge yesterday dismissed murder charges against Dr Jack Kevorkian.
昨天一个美国法官驳回了对杰克·凯沃尔基安医生的谋杀指控。 - She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.
除非撤销对她的谋杀指控，否则她拒绝作证。 - This is a man who has committed murder.
这是一个杀人犯。 - He was wanted for the murder of a magistrate.
他因谋杀一名地方法官而被通缉。 - He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three policemen
他因谋杀了3名警察而在1966年被终身监禁。