| 单词 | guilt |
| 释义 | guilt —guilt /ɡɪlt/ noun [U] (FEELING) ► B2 a feeling of worry or unhappiness that you have because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to another person: » He suffered such feelings of guilt over leaving his children.» She remembered with a pang of guilt that she hadn't called her mother.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretWord Builder:–Nouns: guilt, guiltiness–Adjectives: guilty–Adverbs: guiltily• • • Extra Examples:» A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.» I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet.» I admit I felt a twinge of guilt as we left.» We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.» He's suffering from overpowering feelings of guilt.noun [U] (RESPONSIBILITY) ► B2 the fact of having done something wrong or committed a crime: » Both suspects admitted their guilt to the police.» The prosecution's task in a case is to establish a person's guilt beyond any reasonable doubt.→ COMPARE INNOCENCE(Cf. ↑innocence)Thesaurus+: ↑Guilty• • • Extra Examples:» The police have no definitive proof of her guilt.» The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond any reasonable doubt.» A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.» Newly-discovered documents cast doubt on the guilt of the two men.» With so little evidence to prove her guilt, few people thought she should be hanged for murder. |
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