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suicide noun
⇨ murder murder noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ massacre 另见massacre条murder ♦︎ killing ♦︎ suicide ♦︎ assassination ♦︎ homicide ♦︎ slaying ♦︎ manslaughter ♦︎ euthanasiaThese are all words for the act of killing sb. 这些词均表示杀人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a double / mass murder / killing / suicide / slaying◆(a) premeditated murder / killing / homicide◆an unsolved murder / killing / slaying◆(an) attempted murder / suicide / assassination / homicide / manslaughter◆a brutal murder / killing / slaying◆to commit murder / suicide / homicide / manslaughter◆to carry out a murder / a killing / an assassination / euthanasia◆to prevent a murder / a killing / suicide / an assassination◆to witness a murder / a killing / a suicide / an assassination / a slaying◆a murder / a suicide / an assassination attempt■ murder [uncountable, countable] the crime of killing sb deliberately 谋杀（罪）；凶杀◆He was found guilty of murder.他被判犯有谋杀罪。◆She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.她被指控企图谋杀丈夫。◆What was the murder weapon?用的是什么凶器？◆The play is a murder mystery.这出戏讲的是一宗神秘的凶杀案。 see also murder ⇨ kill verb , murderous ⇨ violent ■ killing [countable, usually plural] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) an act of killing sb deliberately 故意杀人；谋杀◆Refugees from the war-torn country brought accounts of mass killings, rape and torture.来自那个饱受战争蹂躏的国家的难民讲述了那里发生的大规模屠杀、强奸和酷刑折磨等暴行。 see also kill ⇨ kill NOTE 辨析 Murder or killing? Killing is usually used in the plural about acts during a war, or by extreme political groups or organized groups of criminals. Murder more often refers to the killing of one person. * killing通常用复数，指战争期间、极端政治团体或有组织的犯罪团伙的杀戮行为。murder较常指对一个人的谋杀。■ suicide / /ˈsuːɪsaɪd, BrE also ˈsjuːɪsaɪd/ [uncountable, countable] the act of killing yourself deliberately 自杀◆It was a case of attempted suicide (= one in which the person survives).那是一宗企图自杀案。◆He hadn't left a suicide note (= written before sb tries to commit suicide).他未留下绝命书。◆The attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber.袭击由一名自杀式炸弹袭击者实施。 see also suicidal ⇨ desperate ■ assassination /əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE əˌsæsəˈneɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the murder of an important or famous person, especially for political reasons （尤指为政治目的的）暗杀，行刺◆The president survived a number of assassination attempts.总统躲过了多起暗杀阴谋。 see also assassinate ⇨ kill ■ homicide /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd; NAmE ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/ [uncountable, countable] (especially NAmE, law 法律) the crime of killing sb 杀人（罪）◆He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.他因杀人和侵犯他人身体的指控被逮捕。ⓘ In legal English, the term homicide can cover a wider range of meaning than murder, including manslaughter and justifiable homicide, in which the killing is judged not to be a crime at all. 在法律用语中，homicide的意义较murder宽泛，包括manslaughter和justifiable homicide，前者指过失杀人，后者指不构成犯罪的正当杀人。 see also homicidal ⇨ violent ■ slaying [countable] (especially NAmE, journalism 新闻) a murder 杀害；谋杀◆The papers told of the drug-related slayings of five people.各家报纸报道了那起有五人被杀的涉毒命案。 see also slay ⇨ kill ■ manslaughter /ˈmænslɔːtə(r)/ / [uncountable] (law 法律) the crime of killing sb illegally but not deliberately 过失杀人◆The charge has been reduced to manslaughter.指控已减轻为过失杀人。■ euthanasia /ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə; NAmE ˌjuːθəˈˈneɪʒə/ [uncountable] the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured 安乐死◆They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia (= people being able to ask for euthanasia for themselves).他们据理力争，支持将自愿安乐死合法化。 |