murder
gb/mˈɚdɚ/ us/mˈɚdɚ/
B1
Engelska
~ 1700
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
Unlawful killing of a person
The act of killing someone on purpose and illegally.
Användningsmönster:
commit [a/the] murder
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'murder' with 'kill'. 'Kill' can be legal or accidental, while 'murder' means it was illegal and intentional.
Synonymer
homicide (A more formal or legal term used especially in American English.)
Antonymer
acquittal (Legal term for being found not guilty, which is the opposite legal outcome to being convicted of murder.)
Ordkombinationer
commit murder
|first-degree murder
|murder investigation
|attempted murder
|murder charge
Teman
law
|crime
|violence
|health
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Verb
B1
action
2
To unlawfully kill someone intentionally
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
Användningsmönster:
murder [someone]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes use 'murder' for killing animals. In normal English, 'murder' is almost always used for people.
Synonymer
slay (Often used in literary or dramatic contexts; can also mean to kill in battle.)
Antonymer
save (To prevent someone from dying, which is the opposite of murdering them.)
Ordkombinationer
murder in cold blood
|murder someone
|murdered brutally
Teman
law
|crime
|violence
|health
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- He murdered the king.
- The man murdered his wife.
- The soldier murdered an innocent person.
Substantiv
B2
entity
3
A group of crows
A special name for a group of crows.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may think 'murder' here means killing; in this usage, it does not refer to violence but is just a collective noun for crows.
Synonymer
flock (General term for a group of birds, not specific to crows.)
Ordkombinationer
a murder of crows
Teman
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Grammatik
Grundform
murder
IPA
GB/mˈɚdɚ/
US/mˈɚdɚ/
Stavelser och betoning
murder (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (murder)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: murder
- Plural: murder, murders
Verb
- Base: murder
- 3rd Person Singular: murders
- Present Participle: murdering
- Past: murdered
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
commit murder
1/kəmˈɪt mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
To carry out an unlawful killing
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.