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Wanting to kill someone, or ready and willing to kill — a murderous look, a murderous rage. It can describe an actual violent person or plan, or it can be a strong, sometimes joking for being very angry, like 'I feel murderous' when someone is extremely . It can also describe something extremely difficult or exhausting, like 'a murderous schedule.'
殺氣騰騰的；(誇張)極累人的
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
murderousadj/ˈmɜːdəɹəs/
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Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- Aſſaſſinat: m. A murther, or murtherous act committed for gaine, or in hope of a revvard; alſo, a ſuddaine aſſault, made of ſet purpoſe, and vvith a murtherous intent, although th' aſſaulted be not killed.
- Every time I heard the bell strike, that denotes the time on board a ship, I full of terror counted the hours until four o'clock; feeling sure that when that hour came, my enemies would begin their murderous attack.
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Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- murderous behaviour
- She gave me a murderous look.
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Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- The rapid ſquadrons ſwift as thought engage, / And ſeek the hoſtile troops who ſhun their rage, / 'Midſt the thick clouds which ſmoak and duſt afford / With dreadful luſtre gleams the murderous ſword; […]
- In neceſſary ſelf-defence men have a right to kill their aſſailants. But duelling is unlawful and murderous, a remain of the ancient Gothic barbarity.
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Very difficult.
- a murderous exam
- conditions were murderous
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。