murder
noun
verb
ˈmɜːdə
noun
1
the
crime
of
deliberately
killing
someone
谋杀，凶杀; 谋杀罪;
C,U
2
get away with murder
to
do
anything
you
want,
even
things
that
are
wrong,
without
being
punished
[非正式] 犯了大错而不受惩罚，为所欲为
informal
She
lets
those
kids
get
away
with
murder.
她听任那些孩子为所欲为。
3
be murder
to
be
very
difficult
or
unpleasant
[口] 很难办; 令人很不快
spoken
It’s
murder
doing
the
shopping
on
Saturdays.
星期六购物真是很难。
The
traffic
was
murder
this
morning.
今天早上的交通状况太混乱了。
4
be murder on sth
to
harm
or
damage
something
else
[口] 伤害某物; 毁坏某物
spoken
These
new
shoes
are
murder
on
my
feet.
这双新鞋把我的脚害惨了。
verb
5
to
kill
someone
deliberately
and
illegally
谋杀; 杀害
He
was
convicted
of
murdering
a
policeman.
他被判谋杀一名警察的罪名成立。
Thousands
of
civilians
were
brutally
murdered
during
the
civil
war.
成千上万的平民在内战中遭到残杀。
the
murdered
man
被害男子
6
to
spoil
a
song,
play
etc
by
performing
it
very
badly
[非正式] 糟蹋〔歌曲、剧本等，指表演拙劣〕
informal
It’s
a
good
song,
but
they
murdered
it.
那是一首很好的歌曲，但他们给唱糟蹋了。
7
sb will murder you
used
to
tell
someone
that
another
person
will
be
very
angry
with
them
[口] 某人会宰了你〔表示某人会很生气〕
spoken
Your
dad’ll
murder
you
when
he
hears
about
it.
要是你爸听说这事，他会宰了你。
8
I could murder a beer/pizza etc
used
to
say
that
you
are
very
hungry
or
thirsty
and
want
a
particular
food
or
drink
[英，口] 我很想喝一杯啤酒/吃一张比萨饼等
BrE spoken
9
to
defeat
someone
completely
[非正式] 彻底击败〔某人〕
informal
They
murdered
us
in
the
final.
在决赛中他们把我们打得落花流水。