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单词 accusing
释义
accusingac‧cus‧ing /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Coming out of hospital was traumatic enough without facing the accusing man, and Shirley was quite right about the weakness.
  • I remained still and upright, facing into the room, an accusing figure in a nightdress.
  • It was a simple drawing of a square tower, standing in splendid isolation like an accusing finger pointing at the sky.
  • Sendei's accusing face was at last concealed from her.
  • The deserted nest, neat as a pin, had a forlorn accusing air.
  • The empty box said it all: wide open, like an accusing scream.
  • Two pairs of accusing eyes focused on her.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto say that you think someone has done something bad
: accuse somebody of doing something · Human rights lawyers have accused the police of beating Murkett to death. · The man accused of kidnapping Lucy Pohl has been found guilty.accuse somebody of something · Protesters angrily accused the police of violence and intimidation.· A former businessman has gone on trial accused of a two million pound investment fraud.accuse somebody · How can you accuse me without knowing all the facts?
a statement saying that someone has done something bad : make an accusation: · You've made a lot of accusations but you haven't come up with any evidence to support them.accusation against: · A spokesman said the accusations against Mr Fallon would be investigated.accusation of: · There have been accusations of racism in the Los Angeles Police Department.level an accusation against somebody/something formal (=make an accusation): · A number of accusations have been levelled against Hutchinson by his former colleagues.wild accusation (=an accusation made without thinking carefully first): · You shouldn't make any wild accusations if you're not absolutely sure that Wilkins stole the money.
to say publicly that someone has done something bad or illegal, even though this has not been proved - used especially in newspapers and news reports : (allege that): · In a statement to the press, Massey alleged that her husband had planned to kill her.be alleged to have done something: · Taylor is alleged to have used public money to buy expensive presents for her friends.it is alleged that: · It has been alleged that senior officials were involved in a $20 million drugs deal.
a public statement saying that someone has done something bad or illegal, even though this has not been proved: make an allegation: · The newspaper made several allegations, none of which turned out to be true.allegation of: · There were allegations of corruption in the police department.allegation about: · The book contains shocking allegations about the senator's private life.allegation that: · There have been allegations in the press that the fire was started deliberately.serious allegation: · These are serious allegations. Do you have any evidence to support them?deny an allegation (=say it is false): · Weimar denied allegations of financial mismanagement.
to accuse someone of doing something by showing them the proof against them: confront somebody with the evidence/proof etc: · The FBI confronted Schmidt with the evidence of his part in the murder plot.
to say that you think someone is probably responsible for something bad that has happened, although you do not have definite proof: · Someone's lost the letter and the boss is pointing the finger at me.
if you look at, point at, or speak to someone accusingly , you do it in a way that shows you think they have done something bad: · Janet suddenly pointed at me, and everyone looked at me accusingly.· "You did it, Tom," she said accusingly. "I know you didn't mean to, but you did do it."
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· But now Ymor was shouting, and pointing an accusing finger.· The man on the stage raised an accusing finger and pointed right up at Lucien.· It was a simple drawing of a square tower, standing in splendid isolation like an accusing finger pointing at the sky.· And the poverty of these people was an all too visible accusing finger.· Or is it gulped down quickly, before some one comes in and points an accusing finger?
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounaccusationthe accusedaccuseradjectiveaccusingverbaccuseadverbaccusingly
an accusing look from someone shows that they think you have done something wrongaccusingly adverb
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