英语词汇“guilty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

guilty

(gɪlti )

Word forms: guiltier , guiltiest

1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+

If you feel guilty, you feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done.

I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you.

When she saw me she looked guilty.

[Also + about]

Synonyms: ashamed, sorry, rueful, sheepish

guiltily adverb [ADVERB with verb]

He glanced guiltily over his shoulder.

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Guilty is used of an action or fact that you feel guilty about.

Many may be keeping it a guilty secret.

I leave with a guilty sense of relief.

3. guilty conscience countable noun [usually singular, oft poss NOUN, adjective NOUN]

Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong.

I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter.

What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?

I could go away again with a clear conscience.

4. adjective B2

If someone is guilty of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence.

They were found guilty of murder. [+ of]

He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm.

Synonyms: culpable, responsible, convicted, to blame

5. adjective B2

If someone is guilty of doing something wrong, they have done that thing.

He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment'. [+ of]

They will consider whether or not he has been guilty of serious professional misconduct. [+ of]

Collocations:

guilty plea

Not unless it was something to do with Mr Hythe copping a guilty plea.

Parkes, Roger RIOT

He had denied false accounting but changed his not guilty plea three days into a three-week trial.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

The guilty plea goes only to the length of the determinate sentence.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

A not guilty plea was heard.

The Sun (2016)

Yesterday the judge took into account his early guilty plea.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Translations:

Chinese: 犯罪的

Japanese: 有罪の

单词	guilty
释义	guilty (gɪlti ) Word forms: guiltier , guiltiest 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+ If you feel guilty, you feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done. I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you. When she saw me she looked guilty. [Also + about] Synonyms: ashamed, sorry, rueful, sheepish guiltily adverb [ADVERB with verb] He glanced guiltily over his shoulder. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Guilty is used of an action or fact that you feel guilty about. Many may be keeping it a guilty secret. I leave with a guilty sense of relief. 3. guilty conscience countable noun [usually singular, oft poss NOUN, adjective NOUN] Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter. What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back? I could go away again with a clear conscience. 4. adjective B2 If someone is guilty of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence. They were found guilty of murder. [+ of] He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Synonyms: culpable, responsible, convicted, to blame 5. adjective B2 If someone is guilty of doing something wrong, they have done that thing. He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment'. [+ of] They will consider whether or not he has been guilty of serious professional misconduct. [+ of] Collocations: guilty plea Not unless it was something to do with Mr Hythe copping a guilty plea. Parkes, Roger RIOT He had denied false accounting but changed his not guilty plea three days into a three-week trial. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The guilty plea goes only to the length of the determinate sentence. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A not guilty plea was heard. The Sun (2016) Yesterday the judge took into account his early guilty plea. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 犯罪的 Japanese: 有罪の
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