| 单词 | acquit |
| 释义 | acquit (once / 696 pages) 1v 2v To acquit someone is to clear them of charges. Acquitting also has to do with how you carry or present yourself. If you're accused of a crime, then the best thing that can happen to you is being acquitted — that means you were cleared or exonerated of the charges. A defense lawyer wants to have his client acquitted. But watch out for another unrelated meaning: acquitting can mean how you behave, conduct, or carry yourself. If you acquit yourself like a champion, then you're acting like a champion. WORD FAMILYacquit: acquits, acquittal, acquitted, acquitting+/acquittal: acquittals USAGE EXAMPLESSmith’s trial earlier this month, jurors acquitted him on three counts of misdemeanor battery on a police officer but deadlocked on four other misdemeanor charges. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) In August, Ley was acquitted there after a judge said he met standards for prescribing medicine for drug addiction. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Last summer he was released from custody after being acquitted of all charges. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) 1 v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate convict find or declare guilty vindicate clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof whitewashexonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data purgeclear of a charge judge, label, pronounce pronounce judgment on v behave in a certain manner Syn|Hypo|Hyper bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport fluster be flustered; behave in a confused manner assert, put forwardinsist on having one's opinions and rights recognized dealbehave in a certain way towards others walk aroundbehave in a certain manner or have certain properties pose, posturebehave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others attitudinise, attitudinizeassume certain affected attitudes bear, carry, hold support or hold in a certain manner act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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