acquit
美音:
[ək´wıt
]英音:
[ək´wıt
]vt.宣告无罪,脱卸义务和责任,还清(债务)
难易程度:
acquit为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:acquitter 动词过去式:acquitted 过去分词:acquitted 现在分词:acquitting 第三人称单数:acquits
词根
quit=to free(使自由),to release(免除)
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acquit
/ə'kwɪt; ə`kwɪt/
v (-tt-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (of sth) declare sb to be not guilty (of a crime, etc); free or clear sb (of blame, responsibility, etc) 宣告某人无罪; 给某人平反, 免除责任
*The jury acquitted him of (the charge of) murder. 陪审团宣告他谋杀罪(的罪名)不成立. Cf 参看 convict.
2 [Tn] ~ oneself well, badly, etc behave or perform in a specified way (以某种方式)活动或表现
*He acquitted himself bravely in the battle. 他在战斗中表现得很勇敢.
acquit
v past tense and past participleacquittedpresent participleacquitting
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: acquiter, from quite 'free of']
[T usually passive]
to give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
All the defendants were acquitted.
acquit sb of sth
The judge directed the jury to acquit Phillips of the murder.
acquit yourself well/honourably
to do something well, especially something difficult that you do for the first time in front of other people