| 单词 | guilty |
| 释义 | guiltyguilty /ˈgɪlti/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative guiltier, superlative guiltiest) 1ashamed and sad because you know or believe you have done something wrong: I feel guilty about not inviting her. His guilty conscience kept him awake at night.THESAURUSguilt-ridden – feeling very guilty, often for a long time: He was so guilt-ridden, that three weeks after the murder, he went to the police and admitted his crime.ashamed – very unhappy and disappointed with yourself and embarrassed because you have done something wrong or unpleasant: You should be ashamed of yourself for lying to your mother.remorseful/contrite – feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you have done. Remorseful sounds slightly stronger than contrite: She felt suddenly contrite, and apologized.2law having done something that is a crime OPP innocent: He’s obviously guilty. The court found him guilty of fraud (=officially decided that he had done it). He plans to plead not guilty (=say in a court of law that he has not done a crime) to the murder charges. Both defendants were found guilty as charged (=guilty of the illegal action that someone said they did).3responsible for behavior that is morally or socially unacceptable or for something bad that has happened: guilty of (doing) something These officials are guilty of arrogance and greed.4the guilty party the person who has done something illegal or wrong5a/somebody’s guilty pleasure something that someone likes but that he or she feels slightly embarrassed about liking: Night-time soap operas are my guilty pleasure.—guiltily adverb—guiltiness noun [uncountable] |
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