| 单词 | innocent |
| 释义 | innocent (ɪnəsənt ) Word forms: innocents 1. adjective B2 If someone is innocent, they did not commit a crime which they have been accused of. He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime. [+ of] The police knew from day one that I was innocent. Synonyms: not guilty, in the clear, blameless, clear 2. adjective B2 If someone is innocent, they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life. They seemed so young and innocent. He's curiously innocent about what this means to other people. Synonyms: naive, open, trusting, simple An innocent is someone who is innocent. Ian was a hopeless innocent where women were concerned. innocently adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] The baby gurgled innocently on the bed. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Innocent people are those who are not involved in a crime or conflict, but are injured or killed as a result of it. All those wounded were innocent victims. The war was killing innocent women and children. 4. adjective An innocent question, remark, or comment is not intended to offend or upset people, even if it does so. It was a perfectly innocent question. Collocations: innocent life Another young, innocent life lost because of do-gooders who think they know better than you and me. The Sun Many ethical systems acknowledge that taking innocent life in supreme emergencies may be morally justifiable, though tragic. Christianity Today A minute of mindless power to them has caused yet another innocent life to be lost. The Sun A single word in the wrong ear can cost an innocent life. Times, Sunday Times How can you argue with the impulse to save innocent life? Times, Sunday Times Corruption, political careerism and muck-raking news reports conspire to tighten the noose around the innocent man's neck. Times, Sunday Times (2011) POLICE have apologised after wrongly identifying an innocent man as an armed robber in an online press release. The Sun (2015) We hope Britain remembers that he has emerged from his two-year trauma an entirely innocent man. The Sun (2016) A plaque put up by left-wingers described him as an innocent man who had been killed. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was an innocent mistake, but it caused no end of problems. Times, Sunday Times Was it an innocent mistake, or was his mind on other matters? The Sun He had denied both charges, claiming an 'innocent mistake'. Times, Sunday Times But incredibly, she still insisted it had been an innocent mistake and that she found the ticket 'folded up and all dried' in a pair of jeans. The Sun He wrote a mea culpa letter to a newspaper and said the incident was an innocent mistake. Times, Sunday Times If the vehicle's speed drops below 50 miles per hour, it will explode, claiming the lives of the innocent passengers. The Sun Eight pieces of contraband were planted by the authorities in the baggage of innocent passengers to test the airport's security procedures. Times, Sunday Times Survivors who staggered from the blood-drenched terminal building told how they had seen innocent passengers and bystanders cut to pieces. The Sun The court was told that innocent passengers had been put at risk by the 'farcical' attempt to defraud the insurers. Times, Sunday Times Mat capitalizes on the story's setting by using innocent passengers and the station's dramatic spaces to heighten the feverish atmosphere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such innocent pleasure was destined not to last. The Times Literary Supplement He wrote that overall he was against tobaccohis own father died of emphysema after smoking for many yearsbut that it was an innocent pleasure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Authorities seem fearless when cracking down on innocent pleasures. The Sun These innocent pleasures get more complicated when you involve an audience and money. Times, Sunday Times He teaches human beings to search for innocent pleasures, friendship and respect for nature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has it all - beauty, intelligence and an innocent smile. The Sun His image — all blond mop and innocent smile — had a powerful effect on the national consciousness. Times, Sunday Times She has an innocent smile, and sunny disposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Investigators are seeking to prove their hunches and may even actively frame an innocent suspect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players are then dealt hunch cards: one hunch card for a guilty suspect and one of an innocent suspect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers owe it to patients, as well as to innocent suspects who have already endured unwarranted police attention, to change their tune. Times, Sunday Times This practice has been suggested as another cause of self-generated false confessions, by forcing an innocent suspect to create a believable narrative of their own guilt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I saw myself defending innocent suspects and making prosecution witnesses break down in tears confessing all. Times, Sunday Times It is about finding justice for an innocent victim and holding people accountable for their actions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) `She's just another innocent victim, put in the slammer by mistake. INSIDERS (2001) There were reports yesterday that he was the innocent victim of a drug turf war between rival gangs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Well someone had to do it, and it was all perfectly innocent! The Sun They do a perfectly innocent thing, but if we're out of sorts, we can imagine the most dreadful motivation behind that perfectly innocent thing. Christianity Today It's probably not a body in the boot, it's likely something perfectly innocent. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully, there's a perfectly innocent explanation for all this, and we can leave it at that. ST Are they perfectly innocent mistakes caused by nothing more sinister than human error? The Sun I know the answer to that question, and, based on all the evidence which they have, they should know, too, that we are totally innocent. Times, Sunday Times But who would imagine this was anything other than a totally innocent encounter? The Sun How many marriages have tottered following one of these never totally innocent slips of the tongue? The Times Literary Supplement Yet it was also that retained childishness that captivated his audiences in a totally innocent way. Times, Sunday Times He has insisted he was totally innocent. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 无辜的 Japanese: 潔白な |
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