n (1)谋(凶)杀(案)(instance of unlawful and deliberate killing of a human being)[U，C]：commit/attempt～进行/企图谋杀;treat sb's death as～把某人的死视为谋杀;be accused of/be convicted of/be charged with～被控告/判定/指控谋杀;be found/be proved/be declared guilty of～发现/证明/宣判犯有杀人罪;the～of a child/student 杀害一名儿童/学生;several～s in one day一天里数起凶杀案;The police are investigating two local～s.警方正在调查两起当地杀人案。the～weapon/victim杀人凶器/凶杀受害者;a～hunt/mystery/story缉拿凶犯/凶杀迷案/谋杀故事;〖同〗killing;

(2)难受(解决，办)的事(sth very uncomfortable，difficult or dangerous to do;tiring experience)[U](fig)(infml)：It's～listening to his piano playing/finding a parking space behind the cinema/travelling on the over-crowded train in hot weather. 听他弹钢琴真难受/在影院后面找到停车的地方真不容易/大热天乘坐超员火车旅行真是活受罪。

(3)造成伤害的事，引起难受的事(sth that causes discomfort or great harm to sb)[U](infml)：This heat/The job/This examination/The arithmetic was～.这酷热/这工作/这考试/这算术题真叫人受不了。

get away with (blue) murder 违章(规)不受罚(infml)(joc)：The new baby-sitter has let the kids get away with～.新来照看小孩的人对孩子做了错事不责备。That shopkeeper gets away with blue～;he is the only man in town who sells these goods.那个店主想怎么卖就怎么卖，因为镇里只有他出售这些商品。

v (1)谋(凶)杀(kill sb unlawfully and deliberately)[I，T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：He has～ed once，he may～again.他曾经杀过人， 可能还会行凶。～sb in cold blood 残忍地杀害某人;～one's friend/a helpless old lady/two innocent children with a knife用刀杀害朋友/一位无依无靠的老太太/两名无辜的儿童;His father，mother，and sister were all～ed by a gunman.他的父亲、母亲和姐姐都被枪手杀害了。〖同〗kill，butcher;

(2)糟蹋(ruin，spoil languages，music by lack of skill or knowledge)[T+n](fig)(infml)：～the English language/that song/sb's chances of happiness 糟蹋英语/糟蹋那首歌/毁了某人的幸福;The sonata was～ed on the piano.在钢琴上弹那首奏鸣曲简直是糟蹋了。〖同〗abuse;

→′murderer n 凶手;′murderous adj 杀人的，可致死的，非常危险的，′murderously adv 凶残地，残忍地