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murder/ˈmɜ:də/ n. & v.●n. 1 the unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by another (cf. 参见 MANSLAUGHTER) 谋杀；凶杀 2 colloq. an unpleasant, troublesome, or dangerous state of affairs [口]厌烦的事；困难的经历；危险的事态 it was murder here on Saturday 星期天在这里真是活受罪 ●v. tr. 1 kill (a human being) unlawfully, esp. wickedly or inhumanly (尤指惨无人道地)杀害(人)；杀死(人) 2 Law kill (a human being) unlawfully with a premeditated motive 【法律】谋杀(人) 3 colloq. [口]a utterly defeat 彻底击败 b spoil by a bad performance, mispronunciation, etc. (因蹩脚的表演、发音错误等而)弄糟；破坏 murdered the soliloquy in the second act 把第 2 幕的独白演砸了 □ cry (or scream) blue (N. Amer. [北美] bloody) murder slang make an extravagant outcry [俚语]没命似地叫喊 □ get away with murder colloq. do whatever one wishes and escape punishment [口]做了坏事而逃脱惩罚(或未被发觉)；逍遥法外 □ murder will out murder cannot remain undetected 杀人早晚要败露；事情终会真相大白 □ murderer n.□ murderess n.[Old English morthor & Old French murdre, from Germanic] |