guilty
adjective
uk/ˈɡɪl.ti/us/ˈɡɪl.ti/guiltyadjective(FEELING)
B1
feelingguilt:
内疚的，愧疚的，自责的Ifeelso guiltyaboutforgettingherbirthday.我忘了她的生日，深感内疚。
She must have done somethingwrong, because she'slookingso guilty.她一定是做错什么事儿了，因为她一脸的愧疚。
You've got a guiltyconscience- that's why you can'tsleep.你问心有愧——所以会睡不着觉。
ashamed
- ashamedHe was ashamed that he had been caught stealing.
- embarrassedI was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong.
- abashedShe looked at the floor, abashed.
- shamefacedHe stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground.
- sheepishShe startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers.
- Don't make mefeelguilty.
- Ifeelguilty aboutleavingyou here all onyourown.
- I wasfeelingabitguilty about havingshoutedat her.
- You have a guiltylookonyourface.
- Thelookofreproachon hisfacemade herfeelguilty.
Sadness and regret
- aw
- be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
- bitter
- black dog
- breastbeating
- cry
- distress
- feel badidiom
- gloominess
- glumness
- groan
- guilt
- melancholia
- regretful
- regretfully
- remorse
- remorseful
- remorsefully
- repentant
- wretchedness
guiltyadjective(RESPONSIBLE)
B2
responsibleforbreakingalaw:
有过失的，犯了罪的，有罪责的Thejuryhas todecidewhether apersonis guilty orinnocentofacrime.陪审团必须就一个人是否有罪作出裁决。
Apersonaccusedof acrimeispresumedinnocentuntilprovenguilty.一个被指控犯罪的人在被证明有罪之前是假定无罪的。
The defendentpleadedguilty(= theyformallyadmittedtheirguiltincourt)tothechargeofmanslaughter.被告在法庭上认罪，承认了对其过失杀人罪的指控。
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innocentadjective(NOT GUILTY)
be to blame for something
- be to blameNo one can decide who is to blame.
- be at faultBoth the fans and the players were at fault.
- be someone's faultThis is all my fault.
- be responsibleWe're still trying to determine who was responsible for the attacks.
- the blame lies withSome of the blame lies with investors.
- the blame rests withMuch of the blame rests with the government, which has confused people with conflicting health messages
the guilty party
thepersonwho has done somethingwrongor who hascommittedacrime
有过错的一方；犯罪的一方Synonyms
criminal
crook(CRIMINAL)informal
culprit
evildoer
felonspecialized
malefactorformal
offender
outlaw
perpetrator
villainUKinformal
wrongdoerformal
- Thetobaccocompaniesmay be guilty ofcontemptofcourtforrefusingtoproducethedocuments.
- Withoutcorroborationfromforensictests, it will bedifficulttoprovethat thesuspectis guilty.
- He wasfoundguilty ofdefraudingtheInternalRevenueService.
- Iffoundguilty, hefacessixmonthsinjailand aheavyfine.
- He would befoundguilty under astrictinterpretationof thelaw.
Guilty
- answerable
- blameworthy
- blood
- convict
- convicted
- conviction
- culpable
- guilt
- guiltiness
- guilty as chargedidiom
- have (someone's) blood onyourhandsidiom
- reconvict
- reconviction
- responsible
- suspect
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Obeying & breaking the law
Idiom
guilty as charged