murder

noun

/ˈmɜːdə(r)/

/ˈmɜːrdər/

Idioms

[uncountable, countable] the crime of killing somebody deliberately谋杀；凶杀 synonym homicide
- 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。
- Who is responsible for this brutal murder?谁应对这起残忍的谋杀负责？
- to commit (a) murder犯谋杀罪
- He was arrested on suspicion of murder.他因涉嫌谋杀而被捕。
- a murder case/investigation/charge/trial谋杀案/调查/指控/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。
- the families of the murder victims谋杀受害者的家人
- 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。
Collocations Crime
Crime犯罪Committing a crime犯罪
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone偷某人的钱包／手机
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃
- hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
- launder drug money (through something)（通过…）洗毒资
- forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime打击犯罪
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
- help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime调查犯罪活动
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
- collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人
- solve/crack the case破案
compare manslaughter
- He was convicted of the murder of a police officer.他被判谋杀一名警察。
- He committed the perfect murder and left no forensic evidence.他实施了完美的谋杀，没留下任何可用于法庭的证据。
- She plays a detective investigating a double murder.她扮演一名侦探调查一起双重谋杀案。
- He ordered the murder of his political opponents.他下令谋杀他的政敌。
- He vowed to avenge his brother's murder.他发誓要报杀兄之仇。
- Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery.她的最新小说写了一个扣人心弦的凶杀疑案。
- It was a murder which shocked the nation.那是一起震惊全国的谋杀案。
- Nothing justifies murder.无论什么都不能成为谋杀的理由。
- The city used to be the murder capital of the world.该市曾经是世界谋杀之都。
- a city that has the highest murder rate in the US美国凶杀案发案率最高的城市
- a verdict of wilful murder故意杀人的裁决
- murders committed by terrorists恐怖分子犯下的谋杀罪行
- new evidence that implicated her in the murder表明她与凶杀案有牵连的新证据
- the wholesale murder of innocent citizens对无辜公民的大屠杀
- She had committed the murder the night before her thirtieth birthday.她在30岁生日的前一天晚上犯了谋杀罪。
Topics Crime and punishmentb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- barbaric
- brutal
- grisly
- …
verb + murder
- carry out
- commit
- perpetrate
- …
murder + verb
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
murder + noun
- victim
- suspect
- detective
- …
[uncountable] (informal) used to describe something that is difficult or unpleasant困难的事；讨厌的事
- 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。

词源Old English morthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moord and German Mord, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit mará ‘death’ and Latin mors; reinforced in Middle English by Old French murdre.

Idioms

get away with murder

(informal, often humorous) to do whatever you want without being stopped or punished逍遥法外；（做了错事而）安然无事
- They let their children get away with murder!他们听任自己的孩子为所欲为！

scream blue murder (British English)

(North American English scream bloody murder)

to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about something不停地叫嚷（尤指叫屈、鸣不平）

murder

verb

/ˈmɜːdə(r)/

/ˈmɜːrdər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they murder	/ˈmɜːdə(r)/ /ˈmɜːrdər/
he / she / it murders	/ˈmɜːdəz/ /ˈmɜːrdərz/
past simple murdered	/ˈmɜːdəd/ /ˈmɜːrdərd/
past participle murdered	/ˈmɜːdəd/ /ˈmɜːrdərd/
-ing form murdering	/ˈmɜːdərɪŋ/ /ˈmɜːrdərɪŋ/

Idioms

murder somebody to kill somebody deliberately and illegally谋杀；凶杀
- He denies murdering his wife's lover.他否认谋杀了妻子的情人。
- The boy was brutally murdered.那个男孩惨遭残杀。
- The murdered woman was well known in the area.被杀害的女人在这个地区很有名气。
- She was convicted of attempting to murder her husband.她因企图谋杀丈夫而被判有罪。
- He was found murdered in the cemetery.他被发现在墓地遇害。
- Thirty people were murdered that day.那天有三十个人被谋杀了。
- She was arrested and charged with murdering the two children.她被逮捕并被指控杀害了那两个孩子。
- They were murdered in cold blood.他们被残忍地杀害了。
- He uncovered a conspiracy to murder the royal family.他揭露了一起谋杀王室的阴谋。
Topics Crime and punishmentb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- cruelly
- in cold blood
- …
verb + murder
- attempt to
- try to
- plan to
- …
phrases
- admit murdering somebody
- deny murdering somebody
- be accused of murdering somebody
- …
murder something to change something good into something bad because you do not do it very well糟蹋；毁坏；弄坏 synonym butcher
- 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。
murder somebody (informal) to defeat somebody completely, especially in a team sport（尤指在团队运动中）彻底打败，打垮 synonym thrash
- England are getting murdered at the moment.英国目前正在被谋杀。

Idioms

I could murder a…

(informal, especially British English) used to say that you very much want to eat or drink something我非常想吃（或喝）
- I could murder a beer.我很想来杯啤酒。

somebody will/is going to murder you, me, etc.

(informal) used to warn or predict that another person will be very angry with somebody/you某人会要你的命
- She's going to murder me if I don't get this finished on time.如果我不按时完成，她会杀了我的。