an act of killing somebody deliberately 故意杀人；谋杀 Their leader condemned the torture and killing of innocent civilians. 他们的领导人谴责对无辜平民的酷刑和杀戮。 The mass killing (= killing of a large number of people) occurred when soldiers opened fire on protesters. 当士兵向抗议者开火时，发生了大规模屠杀。 a verdict of unlawful killing 对非法杀人行为的裁决 He is responsible for the brutal killing of thousands of animals. 他应对残忍杀害成千上万的动物负责。 No motive for the killing has yet been established. 杀人动机尚未确定。
Collocations Crimesee also honour killing, mercy killing, unlawful killingCrime 犯罪 Committing a crime 犯罪 - commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 - be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 - engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 - steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
偷某人的钱包／手机 - rob a bank/a person/a tourist
抢劫银行／他人／游客 - break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
入室盗窃 - hijack a plane/ship/bus
劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 - smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 - launder drug money (through something)
（通过…）洗毒资 - forge documents/certificates/passports
伪造文件／证件／护照 - take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 - run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪 - combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 - prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 - deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 - reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 - foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 - help/support/protect the victims of crime
帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动 - report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 - witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 - investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 - conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 - investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 - examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 - collect/gather forensic evidence
收集法医证据 - uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 - describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 - question/interrogate a suspect/witness
询问嫌疑人／目击证人 - solve/crack the case
破案
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1It is difficult to prevent such killings. 这样的杀人事件难以预防。 The Mafia ordered the killing. 黑手党发出了杀人令。 This was the fourth mass killing in Australia in four years. 这是 4 年里在澳大利亚的第 4 次大屠杀。 the cold-blooded killing of a defenceless woman 残酷杀害一名毫无防御能力的妇女 Police fear the shooting may spark a wave of revenge killings among rival gangs. 警方担心枪击事件可能会在敌对帮派中引发一波报复性杀戮。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brutal
- cold-blooded
- deliberate
- …
- be responsible for
- carry out
- order
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- a motive for the killing
Idioms
make a killing
- (informal)
to make a lot of money quickly 发大财；获取暴利；财运亨通 She made a killing on the stock market. 她在股票市场大赚了一笔。 Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off. 投资者们准备通过抛售来大捞一笔。