acquit

英 [əˈkwɪt]

美 [əˈkwɪt]

v.  宣判…无罪; 表现好(或坏等)

过去分词：acquitted　过去式：acquitted　现在分词：acquitting　复数：acquits　第三人称单数：acquits　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9949 / COCA.9999

牛津词典

verb

• 宣判…无罪
  to decide and state officially in court that sb is not guilty of a crime
  1. The jury acquitted him of murder.
     陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• 表现好（或坏等）
  to perform or behave well, badly, etc.
  1. He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.
     他在考试中表现出色。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 宣判…无罪
  If someoneis acquitted ofa crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
  1. Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
     地方法官宣判林先生扰乱治安罪名不成立。
• VERB 表现；履行；完成
  If youacquit yourselfwell or admirably in a particular situation, other people feel that you have behaved well or admirably.
  1. Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
     大多数军官及士兵在整个战斗中表现出色。

英英释义

verb

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  1. The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
  Synonym:assoilcleardischargeexonerateexculpate
• behave in a certain manner
  1. She carried herself well
  2. he bore himself with dignity
  3. They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
  Synonym:behavebeardeportconductcomportcarry

双语例句

• A jury has the power to convict or acquit.
  陪审团有裁定有罪或无罪的权力。
• On Friday, the first day the jury considered the case, the vote was tied, 6 to6, but by Wednesday, it was11 to1 to acquit, with the holdout finally changing positions, he said.
  周五，陪审团首次对该案件进行了审理，当时表决结果为6比6平。周三，反对方终于改变立场，以11比1的结果宣布埃文斯无罪释放。
• I acquit Edward of all essential misconduct.
  我原谅爱德华的所有根本过错。
• This, madam, is a faithful narrative of every event in which we have been concerned together; and if you do not absolutely reject it as false, you will, I hope, acquit me henceforth of cruelty towards Mr. Wickham.
  小姐，我在这里已经把所有与我们有关的事，都老老实实地谈过了；如果你并不完全认为我撒谎，那么，我希望从今以后，你再也不要认为我对韦翰先生残酷无情。
• Acquit a person of a charge.
  宣告某人未曾犯被指控的罪。
• It turned out they voted to acquit right away, then stayed in the jury room more than an hour longer just to make it look right.
  其实是，陪审团的成员们立刻就投了票，要将他无罪释放，但为了做做样子，只好在议事室里呆了一个多小时。
• However, Zenger's attorney, Andrew Hamilton, convinced the jury to acquit Zenger on the grounds that what he had published was true.
  但是，曾格的律师，安德鲁·汉密尔顿（AndrewHamilton）说服陪审团定曾格无罪，理由是，曾格所发表的情况属实。
• We need to give them something they can use to acquit our guy.
  我们得给出当事人无罪的证据。
• That you will acquit yourselves honourably and with distinction.
  你们将会以优异的成绩来表现自己。
• And you will have no choice but to acquit.
  你们就不得不宣判无罪释放。