murder
gb/mˈɚdɚ/ us/mˈɚdɚ/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 1700
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
Unlawful killing of a person
The act of killing someone on purpose and illegally.
نمط الاستخدام:
commit [a/the] murder
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'murder' with 'kill'. 'Kill' can be legal or accidental, while 'murder' means it was illegal and intentional.
المرادفات
homicide (A more formal or legal term used especially in American English.)
الأضداد
acquittal (Legal term for being found not guilty, which is the opposite legal outcome to being convicted of murder.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
commit murder
|first-degree murder
|murder investigation
|attempted murder
|murder charge
الموضوعات
law
|crime
|violence
|health
أمثلة
- The police arrested him for the brutal murder of a local shopkeeper.
- She was found guilty of murder after a three-week trial.
- The documentary explores a famous unsolved murder from the 1970s.
- He was charged with attempted murder but later acquitted.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The man went to prison for murder.
- Murder is against the law.
- The police are looking for the person who did the murder.
- She is in court for murder.
فعل
B1
action
2
To unlawfully kill someone intentionally
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
نمط الاستخدام:
murder [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'murder' for killing animals. In normal English, 'murder' is almost always used for people.
المرادفات
slay (Often used in literary or dramatic contexts; can also mean to kill in battle.)
الأضداد
save (To prevent someone from dying, which is the opposite of murdering them.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
murder in cold blood
|murder someone
|murdered brutally
الموضوعات
law
|crime
|violence
|health
أمثلة
- He was accused of murdering his neighbor.
- The detective suspected she had murdered her business partner.
- They believe the victim was murdered sometime last night.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He murdered the king.
- The man murdered his wife.
- The soldier murdered an innocent person.
اسم
B2
entity
3
A group of crows
A special name for a group of crows.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'murder' here means killing; in this usage, it does not refer to violence but is just a collective noun for crows.
المرادفات
flock (General term for a group of birds, not specific to crows.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a murder of crows
الموضوعات
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- A murder of crows gathered in the field.
- We watched a murder of crows circle above the trees.
- The sound of a murder of crows filled the air.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I saw a murder of crows in the park.
- A murder of crows is flying over the house.
- There is a murder of crows near the river.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
murder
IPA
GB/mˈɚdɚ/
US/mˈɚdɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
murder (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (murder)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: murder
- Plural: murder, murders
Verb
- Base: murder
- 3rd Person Singular: murders
- Present Participle: murdering
- Past: murdered
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
commit murder
1/kəmˈɪt mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
To carry out an unlawful killing
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
أمثلة
- He was arrested for committing murder.
- Anyone who commits murder will face severe punishment.
get away with murder
1/ɡˈɛt əwˈeɪ wˈɪθ mˈɚdɚ/
idiom
informal
Escape punishment for serious wrongdoing
To do something very bad and not be punished for it.
أمثلة
- He lies to his boss all the time and gets away with murder.
- Some celebrities seem to get away with murder because they are famous.
murder in cold blood
1/mˈɚdɚ ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
fixed phrase
Kill deliberately without emotion
To kill someone in a calm and planned way, without showing feelings.
أمثلة
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- He murdered his rival in cold blood after weeks of planning.
attempted murder
3/ətˈɛmptɪd mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
Crime of trying but failing to kill someone
A crime when someone tries but fails to kill another person.
أمثلة
- He was arrested for attempted murder after the attack.
- She was charged with attempted murder after attacking her neighbor.
- Attempted murder carries a long prison sentence.
- The suspect is facing an attempted murder charge.