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BNC: 1560 COCA: 1381

murder

1 murder /ˈmɚdɚ/ noun
plural murders
1 murder
/ˈmɚdɚ/
noun
plural murders
Learner's definition of MURDER
: the crime of deliberately killing a person谋杀;凶杀
[noncount]
[count]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[noncount] informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant很困难的事;十分令人讨厌的事
◊ To be murder on something is to cause pain or harm to it.弄疼;伤到

get away with murder

: to murder someone without being captured or punished杀人后逍遥法外
usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punished通常用作比喻,形容某人做了坏事或错事而未受批评或惩罚

scream bloody/blue murder

see 1scream
2 murder /ˈmɚdɚ/ verb
murders; murdered; murdering
2 murder
/ˈmɚdɚ/
verb
murders; murdered; murdering
Learner's definition of MURDER
[+ object]
: to kill (a person) in a deliberate and unlawful way : to commit the murder of (someone)谋杀,杀害(某人)
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
informal
: to spoil or ruin (something)糟蹋;毁坏
: to perform (something) very badly表演糟糕
: to defeat (an opponent) very badly打垮,彻底打败(对手)

— murderer

/ˈmɚdɚrɚ/ noun, plural murderers [count]

— murderess

/ˈmɚdərəs/ noun, plural murderesses old-fashioned [count]
BNC: 1560 COCA: 1381

murder

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noun

mur·​der ˈmər-dər How to pronounce murder (audio)
1
: the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
was convicted of murder
2
a
: something very difficult or dangerous
the traffic was murder
carrying the luggage was murder on my back
b
: something outrageous or blameworthy
getting away with murder
3
: a flock of crows
There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around. Jeffrey Kluger

murder

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verb

murdered; murdering ˈmər-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce murder (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice
2
: to slaughter wantonly : slay
3
a
: to put an end to
b
c
: mutilate, mangle
murders French
d
: to defeat badly

intransitive verb

: to commit murder
Choose the Right Synonym for murder

kill, slay, murder, assassinate, dispatch, execute mean to deprive of life.

kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner.

killed in an accident
frost killed the plants

slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive.

slew thousands of the Philistines

murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility.

convicted of murdering a rival

assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.

terrorists assassinated the Senator

dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death.

dispatched the sentry with one bullet

execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty.

executed by lethal gas

Example Sentences

Noun She was accused of murder. the mass murder of civilians in wartime a string of unsolved murders Traffic is murder this time of day. Verb He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife. His wife was found murdered. a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people The band murdered that song. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
D’Angelo Rashad Edwards, 25, is charged with murder in the slaying of Willis. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 Lamar Golston, 61, was charged with murder on Friday, according to court records. Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Flores, now 45, has been charged with Smart’s murder. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Kelly was charged with first-degree murder after the rampage, which had officials warning residents to stay indoors, locking down a baseball stadium and university campuses, and suspending public bus services. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Las Vegas Metro Police arrested Clark County Administrator Robert Telles Wednesday evening in connection with the murder last weekend of longtime investigative reporter Jeff German. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Court records show he has been charged with first-degree murder. Lyric Li, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 All three had been charged with murder shortly after Jachkeilin’s death. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 He was then charged with first-degree murder and made his first court appearance on that charge Wednesday. Adrian Sainz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
The centenarian — who has maintained his innocence throughout his months-long trial in Neuruppin state court in east Germany — was convicted of over 3,500 counts of accessory to murder Tuesday. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 In his previous life as a forensic blood spatter analyst for the Miami P.D., Dexter had no problem finding criminals to murder. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2021 The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., has been charged with attempting to murder a justice of the United States and has pleaded not guilty. Arkansas Online, 4 July 2022 The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, has been charged with attempting to murder a justice of the United States. CBS News, 2 July 2022 The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., has been charged with attempting to murder a justice of the United States and has pleaded not guilty. Sarah Rankin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Nancy’s group has made it to the attic where Vecna’s body hides while his mind is attempting to murder Max and do battle with Eleven. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 Investigators said Akram expressed support for Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving 86 years in a Texas prison for attempting to murder U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan more than a decade ago. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2022 Wednesday morning, the trial began for a Baltimore mother and a neighborhood man accused of attempting to murder Jayden over an argument among the girls. Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

partly from Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; partly from Middle English murdre, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of murder was before the 12th century
BNC: 1560 COCA: 1381
murder

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MURDER | MURDER + VERB | MURDER + NOUN ADJECTIVEbarbaric, brutal, grisly, gruesome, horrific, savage, terrible, vicious, violent野蠻的謀殺;殘忍的謀殺;令人毛骨悚然的謀殺;兇殘的謀殺;殘暴的謀殺cold-blooded, deliberate, premeditated, wilful/willful (law法律, especially BrE) 冷酷的謀殺;蓄意謀殺;有預謀的謀殺;故意殺害a verdict of wilful murder故意殺人的裁決senseless毫無意義的謀殺shocking, tragic令人震驚的/悲慘的謀殺perfect完美的謀殺He committed the perfect murder and left no forensic evidence.他實施了完美的謀殺,沒留下任何可用於法庭的證據。indiscriminate, random任意的/隨意的殺害systematic有組織的謀殺wholesale大屠殺the wholesale murder of innocent citizens對無辜公民的大屠殺first-degree, second-degree一級/二級謀殺aggravated惡性謀殺罪attempted謀殺未遂alleged, suspected謀殺指控/嫌疑double, mass, multiple, serial, triple雙重/大規模/多重/連環/三重謀殺ritual祭祀的殺牲terrorist恐怖分子實施的謀殺gangland (BrE) 黑社會謀殺racial, racist, sectarian種族謀殺;宗派謀殺politically motivated, racially motivated, sexually motivated政治因素激發的/種族因素引起的/兩性關係引發的謀殺judicial, state-sanctioned, state-sponsored司法/國家批准的/國家支持的謀殺high-profile, notorious備受矚目的/臭名昭著的謀殺案mysterious神秘的謀殺案unsolved未破獲的謀殺案capital, felony, statutory (all NAmE, law法律) 死刑謀殺罪;重罪謀殺;法定謀殺罪VERB + MURDERcarry out, commit, perpetrate (formal) 實施謀殺;犯謀殺罪murders committed by terrorists恐怖分子犯下的謀殺罪行investigate, probe (especially BrE) 調查謀殺案solve破獲謀殺案link將謀殺(與⋯)聯繫Detectives are linking the two murders.探員們認為兩樁謀殺案有聯繫。imprison sb for, jail sb for因謀殺罪監禁某人avenge報謀殺之仇He vowed to avenge his brother's murder.他發誓要報殺兄之仇。witness目擊兇殺案implicate sb in使某人與兇殺案有牽連new evidence that implicated her in the murder表明她與兇殺案有牽連的新證據mastermind, orchestrate, plan, plot策劃/精心策劃/計劃/密謀謀殺advocate主張謀殺order下令謀殺He ordered the murder of his political opponents.他下令謀殺他的政敵。admit, deny承認/否認謀殺get away with (figurative) 為所欲為They let their children get away with murder!他們聽任自己的孩子為所欲為!incite煽動謀殺condemn譴責謀殺condone, justify縱容謀殺;證明謀殺是正當的Nothing justifies murder.無論什麼都不能成為謀殺的理由。MURDER + VERBhappen, occur, take place兇殺案發生shock sb謀殺震驚某人It was a murder which shocked the nation.那是一起震驚全國的謀殺案。MURDER + NOUNvictim謀殺案的受害者suspect謀殺案嫌犯detective, squad謀殺案探員/專案組case, hunt (informal) , inquiry, investigation, probe兇殺案;謀殺嫌犯的追捕;謀殺案的調查charge謀殺指控trial謀殺案審判conviction謀殺定罪attempt謀殺企圖plot謀殺陰謀scene, site謀殺現場weapon謀殺中使用的兇器campaign, spree謀殺運動;瘋狂的兇殺作案count, rate, toll謀殺罪狀;兇殺發案率;謀殺案受害人數a city that has the highest murder rate in the US美國兇殺案發案率最高的城市capital謀殺之都The city used to be the murder capital of the world.該市曾經是世界謀殺之都。mystery, story兇殺懸疑作品;兇殺案小說Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery.她的最新小說寫了一個扣人心弦的兇殺疑案。 note at crime (for more verbs)
murder

verb

ADVERB | VERB + MURDER | PHRASES ADVERBbrutally, cruelly, in cold blood, savagely, violently殘忍地殺害;殘酷地殺害;野蠻地殺害;兇殘地殺害The boy was brutally murdered.那個男孩慘遭殘殺。They were murdered in cold blood.他們被殘忍地殺害了。systematically有組織地謀殺deliberately故意殺害allegedly被指控謀殺VERB + MURDERattempt to, try to企圖謀殺plan to, plot to計劃/密謀殺害PHRASESadmit murdering sb, deny murdering sb承認/否認謀殺某人be accused of murdering sb, be charged with murdering sb被指控謀殺某人She was arrested and charged with murdering the two children.她被逮捕並被指控殺害了那兩個孩子。be convicted of murdering sb, be found guilty of murdering sb被判謀殺某人罪名成立be found murdered被發現遇害He was found murdered in the cemetery.他被發現在墓地遇害。

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