3PHRASE (做坏事而)安然无恙,逍遥法外,为所欲为 If you say that someone gets away with murder, you are complaining that they can do whatever they like without anyone trying to control them or punish them. (做坏事而)安然无恙,逍遥法外,为所欲为 [informal, disapproval]
His charm and the fact that he is so likeable often allows him to get away with murder.
他很有魅力而且讨人喜欢,这常让他能够为所欲为。
4PHRASE [VERB inflects](对不喜欢的东西)大惊小怪地拼命叫嚷 If you say that someone screams blue murder or screams bloody murder, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of noise or fuss about something that they do not like. (对不喜欢的东西)大惊小怪地拼命叫嚷 [informal, emphasis]
People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town.
人们对着那些穿越他们城市的川流不息的车辆大呼小叫。
Quotations
Thou shalt not killBible: Exodus
Murder will outGeoffrey ChaucerThe Nun's Priest's Tale
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MURDER | MURDER + VERB | MURDER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤barbaric, brutal, grisly, gruesome, horrific, savage, terrible, vicious, violent野蠻的謀殺;殘忍的謀殺;令人毛骨悚然的謀殺;兇殘的謀殺;殘暴的謀殺➤cold-blooded, deliberate, premeditated, wilful/willful (law法律, especially BrE) 冷酷的謀殺;蓄意謀殺;有預謀的謀殺;故意殺害◇a verdict of wilful murder故意殺人的裁決➤senseless毫無意義的謀殺➤shocking, tragic令人震驚的/悲慘的謀殺➤perfect完美的謀殺◇He committed the perfect murder and left no forensic evidence.他實施了完美的謀殺,沒留下任何可用於法庭的證據。➤indiscriminate, random任意的/隨意的殺害➤systematic有組織的謀殺➤wholesale大屠殺◇the wholesale murder of innocent citizens對無辜公民的大屠殺➤first-degree, second-degree一級/二級謀殺➤aggravated惡性謀殺罪➤attempted謀殺未遂➤alleged, suspected謀殺指控/嫌疑➤double, mass, multiple, serial, triple雙重/大規模/多重/連環/三重謀殺➤ritual祭祀的殺牲➤terrorist恐怖分子實施的謀殺➤gangland (BrE) 黑社會謀殺▸➤racial, racist, sectarian種族謀殺;宗派謀殺➤politically motivated, racially motivated, sexually motivated政治因素激發的/種族因素引起的/兩性關係引發的謀殺➤judicial, state-sanctioned, state-sponsored司法/國家批准的/國家支持的謀殺➤high-profile, notorious備受矚目的/臭名昭著的謀殺案➤mysterious神秘的謀殺案➤unsolved未破獲的謀殺案➤capital, felony, statutory (all NAmE, law法律) 死刑謀殺罪;重罪謀殺;法定謀殺罪VERB + MURDER➤carry out, commit, perpetrate (formal) 實施謀殺;犯謀殺罪◇murders committed by terrorists恐怖分子犯下的謀殺罪行➤investigate, probe (especially BrE) 調查謀殺案➤solve破獲謀殺案➤link將謀殺(與⋯)聯繫◇Detectives are linking the two murders.探員們認為兩樁謀殺案有聯繫。➤imprison sb for, jail sb for因謀殺罪監禁某人➤avenge報謀殺之仇◇He vowed to avenge his brother's murder.他發誓要報殺兄之仇。➤witness目擊兇殺案➤implicate sb in使某人與兇殺案有牽連◇new evidence that implicated her in the murder表明她與兇殺案有牽連的新證據➤mastermind, orchestrate, plan, plot策劃/精心策劃/計劃/密謀謀殺➤advocate主張謀殺➤order下令謀殺◇He ordered the murder of his political opponents.他下令謀殺他的政敵。➤admit, deny承認/否認謀殺▸➤get away with (figurative) 為所欲為◇They let their children get away with murder!他們聽任自己的孩子為所欲為!➤incite煽動謀殺➤condemn譴責謀殺➤condone, justify縱容謀殺;證明謀殺是正當的◇Nothing justifies murder.無論什麼都不能成為謀殺的理由。MURDER + VERB➤happen, occur, take place兇殺案發生➤shock sb謀殺震驚某人◇It was a murder which shocked the nation.那是一起震驚全國的謀殺案。MURDER + NOUN➤victim謀殺案的受害者➤suspect謀殺案嫌犯➤detective, squad謀殺案探員/專案組➤case, hunt (informal) , inquiry, investigation, probe兇殺案;謀殺嫌犯的追捕;謀殺案的調查➤charge謀殺指控➤trial謀殺案審判➤conviction謀殺定罪➤attempt謀殺企圖➤plot謀殺陰謀➤scene, site謀殺現場➤weapon謀殺中使用的兇器➤campaign, spree謀殺運動;瘋狂的兇殺作案➤count, rate, toll謀殺罪狀;兇殺發案率;謀殺案受害人數◇a city that has the highest murder rate in the US美國兇殺案發案率最高的城市➤capital謀殺之都◇The city used to be the murder capital of the world.該市曾經是世界謀殺之都。➤mystery, story兇殺懸疑作品;兇殺案小說◇Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery.她的最新小說寫了一個扣人心弦的兇殺疑案。➡ note at crime(for more verbs)murder
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ADVERB | VERB + MURDER | PHRASESADVERB➤brutally, cruelly, in cold blood, savagely, violently殘忍地殺害;殘酷地殺害;野蠻地殺害;兇殘地殺害◇The boy was brutally murdered.那個男孩慘遭殘殺。◇They were murdered in cold blood.他們被殘忍地殺害了。➤systematically有組織地謀殺➤deliberately故意殺害➤allegedly被指控謀殺VERB + MURDER➤attempt to, try to企圖謀殺▸➤plan to, plot to計劃/密謀殺害PHRASES➤admit murdering sb, deny murdering sb承認/否認謀殺某人▸➤be accused of murdering sb, be charged with murdering sb被指控謀殺某人◇She was arrested and charged with murdering the two children.她被逮捕並被指控殺害了那兩個孩子。➤be convicted of murdering sb, be found guilty of murdering sb被判謀殺某人罪名成立➤be found murdered被發現遇害◇He was found murdered in the cemetery.他被發現在墓地遇害。
➡ See also the entry for massacre另见massacre条murder ♦︎ killing ♦︎ suicide ♦︎ assassination ♦︎ homicide ♦︎ slaying ♦︎ manslaughter ♦︎ euthanasiaThese are all words for the act of killing sb.这些词均表示杀人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a double / mass murder / killing / suicide / slaying◆(a) premeditated murder / killing / homicide◆an unsolved murder / killing / slaying◆(an) attempted murder / suicide / assassination / homicide / manslaughter◆a brutal murder / killing / slaying◆to commit murder / suicide / homicide / manslaughter◆to carry out a murder / a killing / an assassination / euthanasia◆to prevent a murder / a killing / suicide / an assassination◆to witness a murder / a killing / a suicide / an assassination / a slaying◆a murder / a suicide / an assassination attempt■murder [uncountable, countable] the crime of killing sb deliberately谋杀(罪);凶杀◆He was found guilty of murder.他被判犯有谋杀罪。◆She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.她被指控企图谋杀丈夫。◆What was the murder weapon?用的是什么凶器?◆The play is a murder mystery.这出戏讲的是一宗神秘的凶杀案。 see also murder ⇨ killverb, murderous ⇨ violent■killing [countable, usually plural] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) an act of killing sb deliberately故意杀人;谋杀◆Refugees from the war-torn country brought accounts of mass killings, rape and torture.来自那个饱受战争蹂躏的国家的难民讲述了那里发生的大规模屠杀、强奸和酷刑折磨等暴行。 see also kill ⇨ killNOTE辨析 Murder or killing?Killing is usually used in the plural about acts during a war, or by extreme political groups or organized groups of criminals. Murder more often refers to the killing of one person. * killing通常用复数,指战争期间、极端政治团体或有组织的犯罪团伙的杀戮行为。murder较常指对一个人的谋杀。■suicide ˈsuːɪsaɪd, BrE also ˈsjuːɪsaɪd [uncountable, countable] the act of killing yourself deliberately自杀◆It was a case of attempted suicide(= one in which the person survives).那是一宗企图自杀案。◆He hadn't left a suicide note(= written before sb tries to commit suicide).他未留下绝命书。◆The attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber.袭击由一名自杀式炸弹袭击者实施。 see also suicidal ⇨ desperate■assassinationəˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEəˌsæsəˈneɪʃn [uncountable, countable] the murder of an important or famous person, especially for political reasons(尤指为政治目的的)暗杀,行刺◆The president survived a number of assassination attempts.总统躲过了多起暗杀阴谋。 see also assassinate ⇨ kill■homicideˈhɒmɪsaɪd; NAmEˈhɑːmɪsaɪd [uncountable, countable] (especially NAmE, law法律) the crime of killing sb杀人(罪)◆He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.他因杀人和侵犯他人身体的指控被逮捕。ⓘ In legal English, the term homicide can cover a wider range of meaning than murder, including manslaughter and justifiable homicide, in which the killing is judged not to be a crime at all.在法律用语中,homicide的意义较murder宽泛,包括manslaughter和justifiable homicide,前者指过失杀人,后者指不构成犯罪的正当杀人。 see also homicidal ⇨ violent■slaying [countable] (especially NAmE, journalism新闻) a murder杀害;谋杀◆The papers told of the drug-related slayings of five people.各家报纸报道了那起有五人被杀的涉毒命案。 see also slay ⇨ kill■manslaughterˈmænslɔːtə(r) [uncountable] (law法律) the crime of killing sb illegally but not deliberately过失杀人◆The charge has been reduced to manslaughter.指控已减轻为过失杀人。■euthanasiaˌjuːθəˈneɪziə; NAmEˌjuːθəˈˈneɪʒə [uncountable] the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured安乐死◆They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia(= people being able to ask for euthanasia for themselves).他们据理力争,支持将自愿安乐死合法化。