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the crime of killing somebody deliberately 谋杀；凶杀 He was found guilty of murder. 经裁决，他犯有谋杀罪。 She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband. 她被指控意图谋杀丈夫。 Who is responsible for this brutal murder? 谁应对这起残忍的谋杀负责？ to commit (a) murder 犯谋杀罪 He was arrested on suspicion of murder. 他因涉嫌谋杀而被捕。 a murder case/investigation/charge/trial 谋杀案/调查/指控/审判 The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians. 叛乱者对屠杀 400 名平民负有责任。 the families of the murder victims 谋杀受害者的家人 What was the murder weapon? 用的是什么凶器？ The play is a murder mystery. 这出戏说的是一桩神秘的凶杀案。
Collocations Crimecompare manslaughterCrime 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
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Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1He was convicted of the murder of a police officer. 他被判谋杀一名警察。 He committed the perfect murder and left no forensic evidence. 他实施了完美的谋杀，没留下任何可用于法庭的证据。 She plays a detective investigating a double murder. 她扮演一名侦探调查一起双重谋杀案。 He ordered the murder of his political opponents. 他下令谋杀他的政敌。 He vowed to avenge his brother's murder. 他发誓要报杀兄之仇。 Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery. 她的最新小说写了一个扣人心弦的凶杀疑案。 It was a murder which shocked the nation. 那是一起震惊全国的谋杀案。 Nothing justifies murder. 无论什么都不能成为谋杀的理由。 The city used to be the murder capital of the world. 该市曾经是世界谋杀之都。 a city that has the highest murder rate in the US 美国凶杀案发案率最高的城市 a verdict of wilful murder 故意杀人的裁决 murders committed by terrorists 恐怖分子犯下的谋杀罪行 new evidence that implicated her in the murder 表明她与凶杀案有牵连的新证据 the wholesale murder of innocent citizens 对无辜公民的大屠杀 She had committed the murder the night before her thirtieth birthday. 她在30岁生日的前一天晚上犯了谋杀罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barbaric
- brutal
- grisly
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- carry out
- commit
- perpetrate
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- happen
- occur
- take place
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- victim
- suspect
- detective
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- [uncountable] (informal)
used to describe something that is difficult or unpleasant 困难的事；讨厌的事 It's murder trying to get to the airport at this time of day. 这个时候要赶到机场简直要命。 It was murder (= very busy and unpleasant) in the office today. 今天办公室里忙乱得要命。
Word OriginOld English morthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moord and German Mord, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit mará ‘death’ and Latin mors; reinforced in Middle English by Old French murdre.
Idioms
get away with murder
- (informal, often humorous)
to do whatever you want without being stopped or punished 逍遥法外；（做了错事而）安然无事 They let their children get away with murder! 他们听任自己的孩子为所欲为！
scream blue murder (British English)
(North American English scream bloody murder)
to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about something 不停地叫嚷（尤指叫屈、鸣不平）