murder

['mə:də]

n.谋杀, 谋杀案, <俚>要命的事
vt.谋杀, 糟蹋, 损坏
vi.谋杀

n.

1. 谋杀, 凶杀; 谋杀罪[U]

There has been a decrease in the number of murders on the city.

城里凶杀案件有所减少。

He was accused of murder.

他被指控犯了杀人罪。

2. 要命的事(指极端不舒服, 危险或困难)[U]

His piano playing is murder!

他的钢琴弹得难听死了!

The rush hour traffic is murder.

高峰时间的交通真要命。

vt.

1. 谋杀, 凶杀

She'll murder you when she finds out what you've done.

等她发现你干了什么事的时候, 她会气得把你给杀了。(口语:气极了)

2. 扼杀(真理), 糟蹋(艺术作品, 音乐戏剧等)

Their bad performance murdered the play.

他们糟糕的演出把那个剧本给糟蹋了。

3. 【口】把……弄糟; 破坏, 糟蹋

4. 【口】完全击败

vi.

杀人, 犯杀人罪

词形变化

名词: murderer | 动词过去式: murdered | 动词过去分词: murdered | 动词现在分词: murdering | 动词第三人称单数: murders |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.谋杀

kill  assassinate  eliminate  liquidate  slaughter  massacre

vt.毁坏; 糟蹋

spoil  ruin  botch  muff  mar  butcher  make a mess  

同义参见:

silence  execution  destruction  manslaughter  death  butchery  

反义参见:

suicide  

英英释义

名词 murder:

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

同义词：slaying, execution

动词 murder:

kill intentionally and with premeditation

同义词：slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove

alter so as to make unrecognizable

同义词：mangle, mutilate

短语词组

Murder will out.

1. 恶事终必败露。

补充

murdermurder英:[ˈmə:də] 美:[ˈmɚdɚ]n.1.谋杀; 谋杀案He was charged with murder but they found him innocent of the charge.他被控告谋杀, 但人们发现他是无辜的。This is the identical knife with which the murder was committed.这就是谋杀时所用的刀子。Nine murders were committed last week in this city.上星期该市发生了九起谋杀案。2.杀戮3.极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历It is murder trying to find a parking place for the car.找个停车的地方比登天还难。4.对某事物造成极大的伤害[不便]的事物vt.1.谋杀He murdered another man in a fight.在打斗中他把另一个人杀死了。She murdered her husband with a knife.她用刀杀害了丈夫。2.糟蹋They murdered the piece of music.他们把这首曲子演奏得糟透了。Do you ever murder the English language?你有没有胡乱使用英语?

例句

1. The three accused are charged with attempted murder.三名被告被指控谋杀未遂。 2. three brutal murders三起残忍的谋杀案 3. They did not approve of the murder of their president.他们不同意谋杀总统。 4. He was jailed for life after being found guilty of murder.他因犯有谋杀罪而被判终身监禁。 5. Those computer viruses can be murder.那些计算机病毒可能非常危险。 6. The traffic was murder!交通状况太糟了！ 7. It can be murder finding a parking space.找到一个停车位真是太难了。 8. You can get away with murder when you are 71 years old.当你71岁的时候就可以随心所欲了。 9. The old suppliers used to get away with murder.那些老供应商过去常做坏事但都逍遥法外。 10. His charm allows him to get away with murder.他的魅力让他能够为所欲为。 11. People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town.人们对穿过小镇的车流量怨声载道。 12. She was deported on the charge that she had conspired to murder the president of Mexico.她因被控密谋杀害墨西哥总统而被驱逐出境。 13. 21,000 people are murdered in South Africa every year.南非每年有21,000人被杀害。 14. Do you think she was murdered?你认为她是被谋杀的吗？ 15. Both men were murdered the same way.两人以同一方式被杀害。 16. When military convoys lose vehicles to rebel mines, they usually burn the closest village and murder its inhabitants.当军事护卫队的车辆被叛军地雷炸毁后, 他们往往会烧毁最近的村庄, 并杀戮村里的居民。 17. Your dad's going to murder you when he sees the car.你爸爸看到这辆车后会要了你的命。 18. I could murder him!我真想宰了他！ 19. They didn't perform that play, they murdered it.他们不是在演出那部戏, 他们是在糟蹋它。 20. We were the only team to come and murder them.我们是唯一前来击败他们的球队。 21. I could murder a curry.我能把一份咖喱饭吃个精光。 22. I could murder a plate of fish and chips.我能吃光一盘炸鱼薯条。 23. She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.她拒绝作证, 除非撤销对她的谋杀指控。 24. a murder investigation有关谋杀案的调查 25. He murdered her in cold blood.他残忍地杀害了她。 26. a song murdered in the rendition一支唱得很糟的歌曲 27. He murdered the piece of music.他把那支曲子演得糟透了。 28. They murdered their evenings in private parties.他们把晚上的时间浪费在私人聚会上。 29. The joke will murder you.这笑话会让你笑死的。 30. the brutal murder of a German holidaymaker.对一名德国度假者的野蛮杀害。 31. [mass noun]he was put on trial for attempted murder.他因企图谋杀而受审判。 32. the 40-mile-per-hour winds here are murder.这地方时速40英里的大风真叫人受不了。 33. that exercise is murder on the lumbar regions.那种锻炼方法让我的腰部受够了罪。 34. somebody tried to murder Joe.有人试图谋杀乔。 35. my father will murder me if I'm home late.我回家晚的话爸爸会要我命的。 36. the only thing he had murdered was the English language.他惟一糟蹋的就是英语。 37. I could murder some chips.我真想敞开肚子大嚼薯片。 38. if it gets into the papers, she'll be down here screaming blue murder.如果这事情上了报，她会到这里来吵翻天的。 39. a vicious murder残暴的谋杀案 40. the murder victim/weapon谋杀案受害者／凶器 41. It's murder trying to work when it's as hot as this.在这么酷热的环境下工作，真是活受罪。 42. He lets his students get away with murder.他听凭自己的学生为所欲为。 43. He was found guilty of (committing) murder.他被裁决（犯）有谋杀罪。 44. She was accused/convicted of murder.她被指控/被判犯有谋杀罪。 45. She was charged with murder. [=she was officially accused of the crime of murder]她被指控犯有谋杀罪。 46. the mass murder of civilians in wartime战争时期对平民的大屠杀 47. a string of unsolved murders一系列悬而未决的谋杀案 48. the murder weapon杀人凶器 49. a murder suspect/victim/case谋杀嫌疑犯；被谋杀者；谋杀案 50. murder mysteries [=mystery stories about murder]凶杀疑案故事 51. That test was murder. [=it was very difficult]那个测试难得要命。 52. Traffic is murder this time of day.每天这个时间交通都堵得要命。 53. Carrying the luggage was murder on my back.搬行李弄得我背疼得要命。 54. These shoes are murder on my feet.这双鞋磨我的脚。 55. a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder差点逍遥法外的凶残的杀人凶手 56. The company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.丑闻曝光前，这家公司多年来一直逍遥法外。 57. He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife.他被逮捕并被指控谋杀妻子。 58. His wife was found murdered.他的妻子被发现遭人谋杀。 59. a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people杀害了成千上万无辜民众的独裁者 60. My father will murder me [=he will be very angry] when he finds out that I dented the car.要是父亲发现我把车碰了一个小坑，他会冲我大发雷霆。 61. a writer who murders [=butchers] the English language英语文笔很烂的作家 62. The band murdered that song.乐队把那首歌演奏得很糟糕。 63. He got murdered [=slaughtered] in the opening round by last year's winner.他第一轮就被去年的冠军击败了。 64. a convicted murderer已定罪的杀人犯 65. a mass murderer [=a person who has killed many people]杀害多人的凶手 66. an infamous murderess [=a woman who commits murder]臭名昭著的女杀人犯