acquitting

• vt.acquit的变形

acquit[ə'kwit]

• vt.
  • 宣判(某人)无罪，使免罪，赦免，(对证据等进行检验后)无罪释放(of):

    The jury acquitted him of all charges.

    陪审团裁决对他的各种指控都不能成立。

    The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.

    陪审团宣判她无罪，但我仍认为她有罪。

    They acquitted him of the crime.

    他们宣判他无罪。

  • [acquit oneself]使(自己)做出某种表现，表现得…；使(自己)履行(诺言等)；使(自己)完成(任务等)；(由于自己的努力或行为)得到某种结果：

    He acquitted himself well.

    他表现很好。

    They acquitted themselves well in battle.

    他们在战场表现很好。

  • 卸除(或卸脱)…的义务(或责任、债务等)：

    She acquitted herself of suspicion.

    她消除了别人对自己的怀疑。

    to acquit a person of his responsibility

    卸除某人的责任

  • [古语]清偿(债务等)，付讫：

    to acquit oneself of a debt

    还清债务

• 近义词:

  absolve.behave

• 变形:

  vt.acquitted.acquitting