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murphy

/mur-fee/US // ˈmɜr fi //UK // (ˈmɜːfɪ) //

墨菲,谋杀

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mur·phies.

    • : an Irish or white potato.
    • : any of various confidence games in which a victim is left with a sealed envelope supposedly containing money, but which contains only newspaper or scrap paper cut to the same size as paper money.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mur·phied, mur·phy·ing.

    • : to victimize or dupe in such a manner.

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Examples

  • What people should never throw onto their soils, Murphy emphasizes, is cat or dog poop, because both animals can shed harmful parasites.

  • Murphy has taken a lead on the matter and last year wrote three studies related to college athletes’ rights.

  • If we’re being fair, the same could be said of Murphy’s three nominated shows and films, though each found popularity with enthusiastic fans.

  • Which still doesn’t explain why they preferred The Prom to Murphy’s far superior 2020 theater adaptation, The Boys in the Band.

  • The National Zoo’s Komodo is called Murphy, the sort of name you might give to a yellow Lab.

  • I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.

  • There was The Brittany Murphy Story, dubbed a “colossal mess” by reviewers.

  • Eddie Murphy opened the doors for other black actors—and black comics—who are now seeing a major amount of play in films.

  • Historians will be reassured that there is a historical Murphy.

  • Murphy took him under his wing, and one day he gave Rock To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With.

  • Murphy was kill-crazy, and tonight the Monitor rifle in his hands had made him feel like a god.

  • Delancy caught it with one arm and a belly and passed it back through the door to Squid Murphy who was standing just outside.

  • He was twisted around in the front seat, looking over the heads of Squid Murphy and the two other gunsels in the back seat.

  • Once free of the ridges and in the open fields the way was easy, and Murphy could lend a hand to the others.

  • His gloved fingers closed on Squid Murphy and the killer called Shiv simultaneously.