alleged
adjective
formaluk/əˈledʒd/us/əˈledʒd/C1
said orthoughtby somepeopleto be thestatedbadorillegalthing,althoughyou have noproof:
被说成的,(尤指在证据不足的情况下)被指控的It took 15yearsfor the allegedcriminals(=peoplethoughtto becriminals)toprovetheirinnocence.那些被指控犯罪的人用了15年时间才证明自己是无辜的。
- Several allegeddruglordsare to be put ontrial.
- Oppositionpartieshaveprotestedover allegedvoteriggingin theelection.
- Less than twoweeksago Goughfinallyservedawriton Slater,claimingdamagesfor allegedlossofroyalties.
- They were in thehousewhen the allegedcrimetookplace.
- He is beinghuntedbypolicefor his allegedinvolvementin severalmurders.
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- allegedly
- attribution
- blame
- contributory negligence
- denunciation
- finger
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb