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单词 acquit
释义
acquit
verb
uk
/əˈkwɪt/us
/əˈkwɪt/
-tt-
[Toften passive]
todecideofficiallyin alawcourtthat someone is notguiltyof aparticularcrime:
宣判…无罪
She was acquittedofall thechargesagainst her.她被宣判无罪，所有对其指控皆不成立。
Fivemonthsago he was acquitted on ashopliftingcharge.5个月前，法庭宣判对他在商店盗窃货物的指控不成立。
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convictverb
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not responsible for doing something bad or wrong
  • innocentI don't know if they are innocent or guilty.
  • blamelessShe is not entirely blameless in the matter.
  • guiltlessHe's not exactly guiltless in this matter - she helped the robber escape.
  • acquittedThe two men were acquitted of her murder.
  • exoneratedThe exonerated prisoners banded together and sued the judge who had falsely convicted all of them.
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acquityourselfformal
to dobetterthanexpectedin adifficultsituation:
（在困难的情况下）表现出色
Ithoughtthat he acquitted himselfadmirablyin today'smeeting.我认为他在今天会议上的表现非常不错。
If Holmes acquits herself well in today'srace, she mayearnaplacein thenationalteam.
The threestartingforwardsacquitted themselvesquitewell in last night'sgame.
More examples
  • We're notsurehowourstudentactorswill acquit themselves.
  • Ifoundtheeventastruggleand I didn't acquit myselfparticularlywell.
  • Histroopsacquitted themselves well in thebattle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Innocent
  • accuse
  • acquittal
  • be above/beyond reproachidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • beat
  • beat the rapidiom
  • blameless
  • clear
  • culpability
  • culpably
  • exculpate
  • exculpatory
  • exonerate
  • innocence
  • innocent
  • innocently
  • reproach
  • responsibility
  • responsible
  • smell
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
(Definition ofacquitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
acquit
verb
uk
/əˈkwɪt/us
/əˈkwɪt/
-tt-
[Toften passive]
todecideofficiallyin alawcourtthat someone is notguiltyof aparticularcrime
宣判…无罪
She was acquittedofall thechargesagainst her.她被宣判无罪，所有对其指控皆不成立。
Fivemonthsago he was acquitted on ashopliftingcharge.5个月前，法庭宣判对他在商店盗窃货物的指控不成立。
Compare
convictverb
acquityourselfformal
to dobetterthanexpectedin adifficultsituation
（在困难的情况下）表现出色
Ithoughtthat he acquitted himselfadmirablyin today'smeeting.我认为他在今天会议上的表现非常不错。

acquit| American Dictionary

acquit
verb[T]
us
/əˈkwɪt/
-tt-

acquitverb[T](DECIDE NOT GUILTY)

todecideofficiallyin acourtoflawthat someone is notguiltyof aparticularcrime:
She was acquitted.
Thejuryacquitted him.

acquitverb[T](PERFORM)

fml
tocauseyourself toperformorbehavein thestatedway:
She acquitted herself well,finishingsecond.
(Definition ofacquitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacquit

acquit
Of the eleven, two had not been brought to trial, six were acquitted, and the remainder's case was deemed a mistrial.
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Two members of the group were acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Jurors showed their skepticism again in an early 1905 case by acquitting a defendant who had fingerprint evidence against him.
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The burden then falls on the petitioner to show that "no reasonable cause" exists to believe that she committed the crime of which she has just been acquitted. 29.
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Thus, he should be acquitted.
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Indeed, each juror may in turn be held by his fellows to give his reasons for acquitting, though the better rule would seem to require these for convicting.
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As it stands, the criminal law acquits defendants who, having attempted but not completed a crime, voluntarily change course, renounce their criminal purpose, and "abandon" the crime.
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Then the wealthy or more powerful would not be acquitted or be given a less harsh sentence even when they committed the same crime as the poorer or weaker man.
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Two able seamen were acquitted of these charges, but found guilty of absence from their place of duty.
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If that woman is prosecuted, that statement makes her chances of being acquitted slight.
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However, if a person is acquitted he will be acquitted of the offence with which he is charged.
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I cannot see how he can hope to be acquitted unless at some stage she is asked on his behalf whether she is lying.
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I think that all juries would have acquitted some of the accused.
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I do not think the press has acquitted itself particularly well today.
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I have very little faith in the civil servants who have leaked information in the past, whether they have been acquitted or convicted.
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