[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]内疚的；感到愧疚的 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.
[usu v-link ADJ]
I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you...
把这些事都留给你去做，我真感到过意不去。
When she saw me she looked guilty.
她见到我时一脸歉疚。
guiltily
He glanced guiltily over his shoulder.
他很内疚地回头一瞥。
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[ADJ 形容词]罪恶的Guilty is used of an action or fact that you feel guilty about. guilty conscience→see:
conscience
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[ADJ n]
Many may be keeping it a guilty secret...
许多人或许保守着这个罪恶的秘密。
I leave with a guilty sense of relief.
我带着一种罪恶的解脱感离开。
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[ADJ 形容词]犯罪的；有罪的 If someone is guilty of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence.
[oft ADJ of n/-ing]
They were found guilty of murder...
他们被判谋杀罪成立。
He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm.
他承认确实犯有人身伤害罪。
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[ADJ 形容词]有过失的 If someone is guilty of doing something wrong, they have done that thing.
[oft ADJ of n/-ing]
He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment'...
他宣称布鲁克先生犯有“判断失误的重大过错”。
They will consider whether or not he has been guilty of serious professional misconduct.
他们将考虑他是否犯有玩忽职守的重大过失。
Oxford
guilty★/ˈɡɪlti; NAmEˈɡɪlti/adjective(guilt·ier,guilti·est)HELPMore guiltyand most guiltyare more common. *more guilty 和 most guilty 更常见。 1★guilty(about sth) feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong or have not done sth that you should have done 感到内疚的；感到惭愧的◆I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.我因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。◆John had a guilty look on his face.约翰脸上显出惭愧的表情。◆I had a guilty conscienceand could not sleep. 我问心有愧，睡不着觉。2★guilty(of sth) having done sth illegal; being responsible for sth bad that has happened 犯了罪；有过失的；有罪责的◆The jury foundthe defendant not guiltyof the offence. 陪审团裁决被告无罪。◆He pleaded guiltyto murder. 他承认犯有谋杀罪。◆the guilty party(= the person responsible for sth bad happening)有罪的一方当事人◆We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.我们每个人一生中都有过自私自利的过失。OPP
innocent
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▶guilt·ily/ˈɡɪltɪli; NAmEˈɡɪltɪli/adverbIDIOMa guilty ˈsecreta secret that sb feels ashamed about 见不得人的秘密guiltyguiltierguiltiestguilty/ˈɡɪlti; NAmEˈɡɪlti/guilt·ily/ˈɡɪltɪli; NAmEˈɡɪltɪli/
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guiltyguilt‧y /ˈɡɪlti/ ●●●S2W3 adjective
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1ashamed feeling very ashamed and sad because you know that you have done something wrongguilty about/for/at I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again. She looked self-conscious and guilty. It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that they feel bad about something rather than say that they feel guilty about it:· I feel bad about leaving him on his own.2of a crime having done something that is a crimeOPP innocentguilty of The jury found her guilty of murder. He was found not guilty of the death of PC Jones. He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.3responsible for behaviour that is morally or socially unacceptablebe guilty of doing something Some journalists are guilty of reporting scandal in order to sell papers.4the guilty party formal the person who has done something illegal or wrong—guiltily adverbGRAMMAR: Prepositions with guilty• You feel guilty about/for/at something you have done: · She felt guilty about what had happened.· I feel guilty for not doing more to help.• Someone is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong: · They were guilty of murder.· The government is guilty of mismanaging the economy.THESAURUS– Meaning 2guilty if someone is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong, they did it, and they should be punished for it: · She was found guilty of murder.· He was guilty of serious misconduct.· The two guilty men were ordered to pay damages to their victims.responsible [not before noun] used when saying who should be blamed for something bad that has happened: · Police believe a local gang is responsible for the burglaries.· As manager, he is ultimately responsible for the failure of the project.· The other driver was responsible for the accident.be to blame if someone is to blame for a bad situation, they are responsible: · The government is partly to blame for the crisis.· If anything goes wrong, it’s never him that is to blame.culpable /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ formal responsible for something bad or illegal, so that you deserve to be blamed or punished: · The people who helped the terrorists are equally culpable for what happened on July 7th.· He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide (=being guilty of causing someone’s death).negligent /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/ [not usually before noun] responsible for something bad that has happened, because you did not take enough care, or you did not try to stop it from happening: · The court decided that the railway company was negligent.be in the wrong to be responsible for an accident, mistake etc – used when deciding which person, group etc should be blamed: · The other driver was clearly in the wrong.· She always thinks it’s me who is in the wrong.incriminating used about things which seem to show that someone is guilty of a crime: · incriminating evidence· incriminating documents· He didn’t want to say anything incriminating.
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