murder

kill, murder, slaughter, massacre, assassinate, execute

名词 murder:

1. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
   同义词：slaying, execution

动词 murder:

1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
   同义词：slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
2. alter so as to make unrecognizable
   同义词：mangle, mutilate

1. His parents and sister were all murdered by the terrorists.
   他的父母和姐姐都是被恐怖分子杀害的。
2. That famous politician was murdered last year.
   那位著名的政治家去年被谋杀了。
3. He murdered the whole work.
   他毁了全部工作。
4. My husband likes to read murder stories.
   我丈夫喜欢阅读谋杀案小说。
5. There have been several murders this year.
   今年发生了好几起谋杀案。
6. War is mass murder.
   战争是一场大屠杀。

mur.der

n.（名词）
The unlawful killing of one human being by another, especially with premeditated malice.
谋杀：一个人对另一个的非法杀害，尤指有预谋的
Slang Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:
【俚语】 坏事：非常不舒服的、困难的或危险的事：
例句：
The rush hour traffic is murder.
交通高峰时间真是难以忍受之事

v.（动词）
mur.dered,mur.der.ing,mur.ders
v.tr.（及物动词）
To kill (another human being) unlawfully.
凶杀：非法杀死（另一个人）
To kill brutally or inhumanly.
残忍的或者无人性的杀害
To put an end to; destroy:
结束；破坏：
例句：
murdered their chances.
毁了他们的机会

To spoil by ineptness; mutilate:
糟蹋：由于愚蠢而糟蹋；破坏：
例句：
a speech that murdered the English language.
糟蹋英语语言的演讲

Slang To defeat decisively; trounce.
【俚语】 彻底击败；击溃
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To commit murder.
谋杀

<习惯用语>get away with murder【非正式用语】
To escape punishment for or detection of an egregiously blameworthy act.
逍遥法外：逃避对极端恶劣以至应受责备行为的侦查或惩罚
murder will out
Secrets or misdeeds will eventually be disclosed.
秘密（或者坏事）总要揭穿
来源：
Middle English murther
中古英语 murther
from Old English morthor * see mer-
源自 古英语 morthor *参见 mer-

【引伸】
mur.derer
n.（名词）
mur.deress
n.（名词）