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