murder
UK ['mɜ:.dər] US ['mɝ:.dɚ] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■the crime of intentionally killing a person 谋杀，凶杀•Two sisters have been charged with (= officially accused of) murder.两姐妹被控谋杀。 •There were three murders in the town last year.去年镇上发生了三件谋杀案。 •The three were convicted of (= proved guilty of) murder.三人被判犯有谋杀罪。 •a murder weapon (= a weapon used to commit a murder)凶器 Compare manslaughter ; suicide
UK ['mɜ:.dər] US ['mɝ:.dɚ] noun countable or uncountable
be murder informal
■to be very difficult to do 很困难•It's murder finding a parking space in town.在城里很难找到停车位。
UK ['mɜ:.dər] US ['mɝ:.dɚ] verb transitive
IMPROVER
■to commit the crime of intentionally killing a person 谋杀，杀害•Her husband was murdered by gunmen as she watched.她亲眼目睹丈夫被持枪歹徒杀害。 •In the last year, terrorists have murdered several local journalists.去年，恐怖分子杀害了几名当地记者。 ■UK informal
■If you say you will or could murder someone, it means you are very angry with them （表示非常生气）决不会原谅•If he's late again, I'll murder him!如果他再迟到，我决不会原谅他！
UK ['mɜ:.dər] US ['mɝ:.dɚ] verb transitive
could murder sth UK informal
■If you say you could murder a type of food or drink, it means you would like to have it now 现在就想吃（或喝）•I could murder a cup of tea!我现在就想喝杯茶！ |