murder
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈmɜː.dər/us/ˈmɝː.dɚ/murdernoun[C or U](CRIME)
B1
thecrimeofintentionallykillingaperson:
谋杀，凶杀Twosistershave beenchargedwith(=officiallyaccusedof)murder.两姐妹被控谋杀。
There were three murders in thetownlastyear.去年镇上发生了3起谋杀案。
The three wereconvictedof(=provedguiltyof)murder.这三人被判犯有谋杀罪。
a murderweapon(= aweaponused tocommita murder)凶器
Compare
manslaughter
suicide(DEATH)
- Thenewspaperarticleincludedagruesomedescriptionof the murder.
- He wasimprisonedin 1965 forattemptedmurder.
- He wasimprisonedin 1945 for thebrutalmurder of a twelve-yearoldgirl.
- He hasadmittedcommittingseveralcrimes,includingtwo murders.
- Hediedinmysteriouscircumstances, and there is still apossibilitythat it was murder.
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- rub
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
murdernoun[C or U](GROUP)
a murder of crows
agroupofcrows(=largeblackbirds):
Helovescollectivenounssuch as "abedofoysters, ahostofangels, afloodoftears, a murder ofcrows".
- Why do we refer to aflockofcrowsas a "murder ofcrows"?
Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murmuration
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- swarm
- team
Idioms
be murder
be murder onsomething
murder
verb[T]
uk/ˈmɜː.dər/us/ˈmɝː.dɚ/B1
tocommitthecrimeofintentionallykillingaperson:
谋杀，杀害Herhusbandwas murdered bygunmenas shewatched.她亲眼目睹丈夫被持枪歹徒杀害。
In the lastyear,terroristshave murdered severallocaljournalists.去年，恐怖分子杀害了几名当地记者。
informal
If you say you will or could murder someone, youmeanyou are veryangrywith them:
（表示非常生气）决饶不了If he's late again, I'll murder him!如果他再迟到，我决饶不了他！
informal
to do orperformsomething verybadly, so that youspoilitcompletely:
破坏，糟蹋；把…弄糟karaokesingerswho murderpopclassics糟蹋经典流行歌曲的卡拉OK歌手
- She had murdered orconnivedat the murder of one of herlovers.
- She has beenchargedwithconspiracyto murder.
- He'd do anything tocoverhisass,includinglie,cheatand murder.
- He murdered hisvictimswith acrowbar.
- Hisdaughterwas murdered by adrugaddict.
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- rub
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Angry and displeased
Failing and doing badly
Idiom
could murdersomething