murderous

murderous
adjective
  1. capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent
    行凶杀人的;蓄意谋杀的;凶险的
    a brutal and murderous despot.
    野蛮残忍的暴君。
    her estranged husband was seized with murderous jealousy.
    与她失和的丈夫嫉妒得要杀她。
    ■(of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence
    (行动、事件或计划)涉及谋杀的;极端暴力的
    murderous acts of terrorism.
    恐怖主义的残暴行为。
    ■(informal)extremely arduous or unpleasant
    (非正式)艰巨的,非常艰难(或难受)的
    the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days.
    这个队的赛程紧得要命,十天要打四场。
    ■(informal)(of a person or their expression) extremely angry
    (非正式)(人,表情)大怒的,怒极的
    Mary emerged from the changing room, looking murderous.
    玛丽满面怒容地从更衣室里出来。
派生
murderously
adverb
murderousness
noun
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