171.四种“杀”。kill,murder,hang,suicide
(1)kill:杀戮;屠杀;杀死;扼杀。泛指造成任何生物的死亡。如:
The man killed a snake on the way home.
这个人在回家的路上杀了一条蛇。
(2)murder:谋杀;谋杀罪。指有预谋的杀害某人。如:
The boss was murdered by an employee.
老板被一个员工谋杀了。
(3)hang:绞死、吊死。如:(https://www.daowen.com)
At that time you could hang for stealing.
那时犯盗窃罪就可能会被绞死。
(4)suicide:自杀;自杀行为;自杀者。是个名词,相当于kill oneself。如:
Her suicide made a great impact on the children.
她的自杀给孩子们造成很大的影响。