murder
n.谋杀，谋杀罪 vt.谋杀，屠杀；破坏
释义2：
murder
/ 5mE:dE /
◙ noun1. 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。◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. 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。【IDIOMS】
◘ get away with (blue) murder1. [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◘ murder one (或 two)1. [N. Amer. informal] first-degree (or second-degree) murder• [北美，非正式] 一级（或二级）谋杀◘ murder will out1. murder cannot remain undetected• 杀人早晚要败露；天网恢恢，疏而不漏◘ scream (或 yell) blue (或北美1. [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。【派生】
♦ murderer noun♦ murderess noun【语源】
1. 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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