murder

Word family (noun) murder murderer (adjective) murderous (verb) murder (adverb) murderously

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Crimemurdermur‧der1 /ˈmɜːdə $ ˈmɜːrdər/ S3 W2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SCCKILL the crime of deliberately killing someone → manslaughter On the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country. The man accused of her murder will appear in court today.murder of the brutal murder of a child He was found guilty of attempted murder. She was charged with two counts of first degree murder. The mother of the murder victim wept in court. Police are searching for the murder weapon. Detectives have launched a murder investigation.► see thesaurus at crime 2 → get away with murder3 → be murder4 → be murder on something → scream blue murder1(1)COLLOCATIONSverbscommit (a) murder (=murder someone)Whoever had committed these murders had planned them carefully.be guilty of murderThey had wished him dead, but that did not make them guilty of murder.accuse somebody of murder (=say that you think someone murdered a person)Dillon was accused of both murders.deny murder (=say that you did not kill someone)The four accused men all deny murder.charge somebody with murder (=officially say that someone may be guilty of murder)Is there enough evidence to charge him with murder?investigate a murderThe police are investigating the murder of a homeless man.solve a murder (=find out who murdered someone)The murder has never been solved.adjectivesa brutal/horrific murder (=violent and cruel)He is wanted for the brutal murder of a young girl.cold-blooded murder (=not caused by strong emotions)He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.premeditated murder (=planned before it happens)He was charged with premeditated murder.an unsolved murder (=for which the killer has never been found)Police questioned the man about two unsolved murders.attempted murder (=the crime of trying to kill someone)I am arresting you for attempted murder.first-degree murder (also murder in the first degree) American English (=the most serious type of murder under U.S. law)If convicted of first-degree murder, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.mass murder (=of a large number of people)Hitler was responsible for the largest mass murder in history.murder + NOUNa murder victim (=someone who has been murdered)The family of the murder victim pleaded for information to find the killer.a murder weapon (=the gun, knife etc used to murder someone)Have they found the murder weapon?a murder scene (=where a murder happened)His blood matched the blood found at the murder scene.a murder investigationA murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.a murder charge (=an official statement saying someone may be guilty of murder)He has escaped a murder charge, but his career is finished.phrasesa motive for murder (=a reason to kill someone)Police believe the motive for the murders was robbery. Related topics: Crimemurdermurder2 W3 verb [transitive] 1 SCCKILLto kill someone deliberately and illegally He was convicted of murdering a policeman. Thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during the civil war. the murdered man► see thesaurus at kill2 informalDO BADLY to spoil a song, play etc by performing it very badly It’s a good song, but they murdered it.3 → somebody will murder you4 → I could murder a beer/pizza etc5 informalBEAT/DEFEAT to defeat someone completely They murdered us in the final.→ See Verb tableOrigin murder1 Partly from Old English morthor, partly from Old French murdre

单词	murder
释义	murder Word family (noun) murder murderer (adjective) murderous (verb) murder (adverb) murderously From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Crimemurdermur‧der1 /ˈmɜːdə $ ˈmɜːrdər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SCCKILL the crime of deliberately killing someone → manslaughter On the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country. The man accused of her murder will appear in court today.murder of the brutal murder of a child He was found guilty of attempted murder. She was charged with two counts of first degree murder. The mother of the murder victim wept in court. Police are searching for the murder weapon. Detectives have launched a murder investigation.► see thesaurus at crime 2 → get away with murder3 → be murder4 → be murder on something → scream blue murder1(1)COLLOCATIONSverbscommit (a) murder (=murder someone)Whoever had committed these murders had planned them carefully.be guilty of murderThey had wished him dead, but that did not make them guilty of murder.accuse somebody of murder (=say that you think someone murdered a person)Dillon was accused of both murders.deny murder (=say that you did not kill someone)The four accused men all deny murder.charge somebody with murder (=officially say that someone may be guilty of murder)Is there enough evidence to charge him with murder?investigate a murderThe police are investigating the murder of a homeless man.solve a murder (=find out who murdered someone)The murder has never been solved.adjectivesa brutal/horrific murder (=violent and cruel)He is wanted for the brutal murder of a young girl.cold-blooded murder (=not caused by strong emotions)He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.premeditated murder (=planned before it happens)He was charged with premeditated murder.an unsolved murder (=for which the killer has never been found)Police questioned the man about two unsolved murders.attempted murder (=the crime of trying to kill someone)I am arresting you for attempted murder.first-degree murder (also murder in the first degree) American English (=the most serious type of murder under U.S. law)If convicted of first-degree murder, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.mass murder (=of a large number of people)Hitler was responsible for the largest mass murder in history.murder + NOUNa murder victim (=someone who has been murdered)The family of the murder victim pleaded for information to find the killer.a murder weapon (=the gun, knife etc used to murder someone)Have they found the murder weapon?a murder scene (=where a murder happened)His blood matched the blood found at the murder scene.a murder investigationA murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.a murder charge (=an official statement saying someone may be guilty of murder)He has escaped a murder charge, but his career is finished.phrasesa motive for murder (=a reason to kill someone)Police believe the motive for the murders was robbery. Related topics: Crimemurdermurder2 ●●● W3 verb [transitive] 1 SCCKILLto kill someone deliberately and illegally He was convicted of murdering a policeman. Thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during the civil war. the murdered man► see thesaurus at kill2 informalDO BADLY to spoil a song, play etc by performing it very badly It’s a good song, but they murdered it.3 → somebody will murder you4 → I could murder a beer/pizza etc5 informalBEAT/DEFEAT to defeat someone completely They murdered us in the final.→ See Verb tableOrigin murder1 Partly from Old English morthor, partly from Old French murdre
随便看	consider etc on its own merits consider how etc consider it done consider it important etc to do consider it necessary etc to do consider it necessary/important etc to do something consider somebody/something (to be) something consider somebody/something to do something consider that consider the implications consider the possibility of consider the possibility of (doing) something consider the possibility of doing consider to be consider to do consider where etc consider where/how/why etc consider whether consider whether (to do something) consider whether to do consider why etc consider yourself consider yourself (to be) something consider yourself fortunate consider yourself lucky