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murder noun
⇨ murdermurder verb
⇨ kill 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。 kill verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ shoot 另见shoot条kill ♦︎ murder ♦︎ execute ♦︎ assassinate ♦︎ slay ♦︎ bump sb off ♦︎ take sb/sth out ♦︎ eliminate ♦︎ finish sb/sth offThese words all mean to make sb/sth die. 这些词均表示杀死。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to kill / murder / assassinate sb in cold blood◆to brutally kill / murder / slay sb■ kill [transitive, intransitive] to make sb/sth die 杀死；弄死；导致死亡◆Cancer kills thousands of people every year.每年都有成千上万的人死于癌症。◆Three people were killed in the crash.有三人在此次撞车事故中丧生。◆He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.他试图服安眠药自杀。◆I bought a spray to kill the weeds.我买了一种喷雾剂来清除杂草。◆Excessive tiredness while driving can kill.过度疲劳时驾车会出人命的。 see also killing ⇨ murder noun ■ murder [transitive] to kill sb deliberately and illegally 谋杀；杀害◆He denies murdering his wife's lover.他否认谋杀了妻子的情夫。 see also murder ⇨ murder noun , murderous ⇨ violent ■ execute / /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ / [transitive, usually passive] to kill sb, especially as a legal punishment （尤指依法）处决，处死◆He was executed for treason.他因叛国罪被处死了。◆The prisoners were executed by firing squad.那些犯人被行刑队枪决了。 see also execution ⇨ execution ■ assassinate / /əˈsæsɪneɪt; NAmE əˈsæsəneɪt/ [transitive, often passive] to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons （尤指因政治原因）暗杀，行刺◆The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.首相遭极端分子暗杀。 see also assassination ⇨ murder noun ■ slay (slew, slain) [transitive] (especially NAmE, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to murder sb 谋杀；杀害◆Two passengers were slain by the hijackers.两名乘客遭劫机者杀害。ⓘ In old-fashioned or literary English, both British and American, slay means 'to kill sb/sth in a war or fight'. 不管是英式英语还是美式英语，在旧式英语或文学语言中，slay均表示在战争或搏斗中杀死某人或动物◆St George slew the dragon.圣乔治杀死了那条龙。 see also slaying ⇨ murder noun ■ ˌbump sb ˈoff phrasal verb (informal, humorous) to murder sb 谋杀；杀害；干掉◆She'd had three husbands and bumped them all off for the insurance money.她曾有过三任丈夫，都因为保险金而被她杀害了。■ ˌtake sb/sth ˈout phrasal verb (took, taken) (informal) to kill sb or destroy sth, especially an enemy or sb/sth that causes problems for you 杀死，消灭（尤指敌人或造成麻烦者）◆They took out two enemy bombers.他们击毁了敌人的两架轰炸机。■ eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal, written) to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent 消灭，杀死（尤指敌人或对手）◆Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.这个政权的左翼反对派的大部分人已被除掉。 see also eliminate ⇨ remove 1 ■ ˌfinish sb/sth ˈoff phrasal verb (rather informal) to kill or destroy sb/sth, especially sb/sth that is already badly injured or damaged 杀死，彻底摧毁（尤指已严重受伤的人或损坏的物）◆The hunter moved in to finish the animal off.猎人逼近那只动物，把它给杀死了。 |