Word · Frequency #20405
ripper
开膛手；杀人狂
a murderer who slashes victims with a knife
- 1.
Something that rips something else.
撕裂某物的东西。
- 2.
Someone who rips something.
撕裂某物的人。
- 3.
A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
将任命权从通常持有者转移给行政首长或官员委员会的立法法案。
- 4.
A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
用刀刃或类似利器杀死并常肢解受害者的凶手。
- 5.
A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
用于撕裂矿石、岩石等的钩状工具。
- 6.
A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
受雇撕裂矿石、岩石等以开辟通道将物料运至地表的人。
- 7.
Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
从文件或存储介质中提取内容的软件。
- 8.
A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
用于减少土壤压实的工具或植物。
- 9.
A foghorn.
雾号。
撕裂某物的东西。；撕裂某物的人。；将任命权从通常持有者转移给行政首长或官员委员会的立法法案。；用刀刃或类似利器杀死并常肢解受害者的凶手。；用于撕裂矿石、岩石等的钩状工具。
In use
The police warned residents that a ripper was active in the area.
The detective studied the wounds to determine whether the killer was a ripper.
In the old case file, the inspector described the unknown man as a ripper.
a ripper
ripper 是可数名词，a ripper 泛指一个持刀杀人的凶手。
The police believe a ripper is responsible for the recent murders.
警方认为近日的谋杀案是一名开膛手所为。
the ripper
the ripper 特指双方已知的那名凶手；最著名的例子是 Jack the Ripper（开膛手杰克）。
The ripper left no clues at the crime scene.
那名开膛手在犯罪现场没有留下任何线索。
Common mistakes
He is famous ripper in London.
Connections
Collocations
- Jack the Ripper
- 开膛手杰克
- Jack the Ripper terrorized London in 1888.开膛手杰克在1888年使伦敦陷入恐慌。
- ripper murders
- 开膛谋杀案
- The ripper murders all took place near the docks.这些开膛谋杀案都发生在码头附近。
- ripper case
- 开膛手案件
- The ripper case remains unsolved to this day.这起开膛手案件至今仍未侦破。
- ripper victim
- 开膛案遇害者
- Each ripper victim showed the same knife wounds.每名开膛案遇害者身上都有相同的刀伤。
Pop culture & quotes
- Jack the Ripper
- 开膛手杰克The nickname of an unidentified serial killer active in London in 1888, widely used in films, books, and songs.这是1888年活跃于伦敦的身份不明连环杀手的绰号，广泛出现于电影、书籍和歌曲中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
开膛手杰克（Jack the Ripper）的ripper，让人联想到rip（撕裂）加-er，撕裂别人的人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：true crime documentaries、historical serial-killer nicknames 该义项指用刀割开受害者身体的凶手，通常用于历史或罪案题材，多见于“Jack the Ripper”这类专名中；单独用来指普通凶手的情况比较少见。整体语气偏中性，但正式法律或医学文体不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ipper 结尾，和 ripper 的发音押韵。注意 viper、piper 等词拼写相似，但元音不同（/aɪ/），并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.