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  • Derivatives : n  marderees ; n  murderer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

murder ['məːdər]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (killing) 谋杀
  2. 2. vt. (kill) 谋杀
  3. 3. vt. [+piece of music] [ language] (spoil) 糟蹋
    to get away with murder
    [inf] 为所欲为
    the traffic was murder!
    [inf] 交通要命
    I could murder him!
    我真该杀了他!
  4. 4. vt. 用法参见 kill

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

murder [ˈmɜːdər]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 谋杀凶杀杀害
  2. 2. n.[c/u] [Spoken] 艰难令人沮丧的
  3. 3. verb 谋杀故意杀害
    The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered.
    黑手党老大命令干掉他的敌人
  4. 4. vt. 糟蹋破坏
    The tourists murdered the French language.
    旅游者污染法语
  5. 5. vt. [Slang] 彻底打败

Collins English-English Dictionary

murder ['m3ːdə]
  1. 1. vb Also (archaic or dialect) murther
  2. 2. n the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another - Compare manslaughter homicide
  3. 3. n [Spoken] something dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant
    driving around London is murder
  4. 4. vb [mainly tr] [also intr] to kill (someone) unlawfully with premeditation or during the commission of a crime
  5. 5. vb to kill brutally
  6. 6. vb [Spoken] to destroy; ruin
    he murdered her chances of happiness
  7. 7. vb [Spoken] to defeat completely; beat decisively
    the home team murdered their opponents
  8. 8. vb [Etymology] Old English morthor; related to Old English morth, Old Norse morth, Latin mors death; compare French meurtre

Examples

The old man lived, so the attacker was charged with attempted murder, not murder.
这位年老的男人还活著,所以袭击他的人被控告为谋杀未遂,而不是谋杀。
To mass murder is to murder a large amount of people at the same time.
大屠杀指的是在同一时间屠杀大量的人。
a foul murder
罪恶的谋杀
a premeditated murder
谋杀
He can be charged with murder according to this material.
根据这份材料,他很有可能被指证为杀人犯。
The victim's wife has been convicted of murder.
受害者的妻子被指控谋杀了自己的丈夫。

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