单词	blameless
释义	blamelessblame‧less /ˈbleɪmləs/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a blameless life In a divorce, no one is blameless. Last week a special prosecutor ruled that the three officials were blameless. None of us is completely blameless - we all knew something like this could happen. The women had made every effort to lead blameless lives. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A whole nation, all of civilized society, perhaps, seeking the blameless state of madness. But Keith Atkinson, director of the council's environmental health department, remains unconvinced that the allotment owners are blameless. Neither party is blameless when it comes to the explosion in campaign spending. No, Zoe and Emma were blameless role models, corrupted only by the Sodom and Gomorrah around them. None of us who participates in the system is blameless. This man lived a reasonably blameless life on an isolated steading on the boundary of two parishes. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorinnocent► innocent if someone is innocent of a crime, they did not do it - use this especially about someone that other people think is guilty: · "I didn't kill him - I'm innocent!" Davies shouted.· Bates allowed an innocent man to go to jail for his crime.innocent of: · Jett maintains that he is completely innocent of the charges against him.be presumed innocent (=legally treated as being innocent): · Under criminal law people are presumed innocent until proved guilty. ► not guilty if someone is not guilty of a crime, they did not do it - use this especially when a court has officially decided that someone did not do a crime: · You don't have anything to be afraid of if you are not guilty.· The evidence will show that my client is absolutely not guilty, Your Honour.not guilty of: · She was convinced he wasn't guilty of the crime, no matter what anyone said.verdict of not guilty (=official judgement): · Within just a few minutes the jury of ranchers returned a verdict of not guilty. ► blameless not having done anything wrong, or not responsible for something bad that has happened: · None of us is completely blameless - we all knew something like this could happen.· The women had made every effort to lead blameless lives.· Last week a special prosecutor ruled that the three officials were blameless. ► in the clear informal if you are in the clear , it cannot be officially proved that you have done something illegal or criminal: · If we all stick to the same story we'll be in the clear.stay/keep in the clear: · By keeping his name off all the documents, he'd managed to stay in the clear.put somebody in the clear: · The testimony of the two witnesses seemed to put Richardson in the clear. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► not ... entirely blameless  The police are not always entirely blameless (=are guilty of doing something bad) in these matters. ► blameless life  She had led a blameless life. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► entirely · But the economists are not entirely blameless. NOUN► life · This man lived a reasonably blameless life on an isolated steading on the boundary of two parishes.· Fabio knew a blameless life when he saw one, but he nevertheless wondered if Rosa was in some sort of trouble. not guilty of anything bad SYN  innocent:  The police are not always entirely blameless (=are guilty of doing something bad) in these matters. She had led a blameless life.—blamelessly adverb
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