murder
murder
noun
[with obj.]
get away with (blue) murder
murderer
noun
murderess
noun
语源
noun
- the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
谋杀，凶杀，杀害
the brutal murder of a German holidaymaker.
对一名德国度假者的野蛮杀害。
[mass noun]he was put on trial for attempted murder.
他因企图谋杀而受审判。
■[mass noun](informal)a very difficult or unpleasant task or experience
(非正式)非常困难（或使人不快）的事（或经历）；让人受罪的事（或经历）
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。
■[mass noun](informal)something causing great discomfort to a part of the body
(非正式)令身体某一部位极不舒服的事物
that exercise is murder on the lumbar regions.
那种锻炼方法让我的腰部受够了罪。
[with obj.]
- kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation
谋杀
somebody tried to murder Joe.
有人试图谋杀乔。
■(informal)punish severely or be very angry with
(非正式)严厉地惩罚；对…大发脾气，对…不客气
my father will murder me if I'm home late.
我回家晚的话爸爸会要我命的。
■(informal)conclusively defeat (an opponent) in a game or sport
(非正式)（比赛等）彻底击败（对手）
■spoil by lack of skill or knowledge
（因不熟练或不懂而）把…弄糟；破坏；糟蹋
the only thing he had murdered was the English language.
他惟一糟蹋的就是英语。
■(informal, chiefly Brit.)consume (food or drink) greedily or with relish
(非正式，主英)贪婪地吃（或喝）；津津有味地吃（或喝）
I could murder some chips.
我真想敞开肚子大嚼薯片。
get away with (blue) murder
- (informal)succeed in doing whatever one chooses without being punished or suffering any disadvantage
(非正式)逍遥法外；为所欲为
- (N. Amer. informal)first-degree (or second-degree) murder
(北美，非正式)一级（或二级）谋杀
- murder cannot remain undetected
杀人早晚要败露；天网恢恢，疏而不漏
- (informal)make an extravagant and noisy protest
(非正式)大喊大叫地表示不满（或抗议、反对）
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。
murderer
noun
murderess
noun
语源
- 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
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