English Dictionary

murder

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/

動詞

口語 過剰級 比喩的用法 他動詞 イギリス英語

To deliberately kill (a person or persons) without justification, especially with malice aforethought. / (transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To defeat decisively.

日本語の意味

正当な理由なく、悪意を持って意図的に（一人または複数の）人を殺す行為 / （比喩的・口語的に）圧倒的に打ち負かす

They tried to murder the witness before he could testify.

彼らは彼が証言する前にその証人を殺害しようとした。

意味（1）

To deliberately kill (a person or persons) without justification, especially with malice aforethought.

The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband.

意味（2）

(transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To defeat decisively.

Our team is going to murder them.

意味（3）

(figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).

He's torn my best shirt. When I see him, I'll murder him!

意味（4）

To botch or mangle.

Dr. Caius, the Frenchman in the play, and Evans the Welshman, Gallia et Guallia, succeed pretty well in their efforts to murder the language.

意味（5）

(figuratively, colloquial, Britain) To devour, ravish.

I could murder a hamburger right now.

murders （ present singular third-person ）

murdering （ participle present ）

murdered （ participle past ）

murdered （ past ）