acquit
[ə'kwɪt] (-tt-)
verb transitive often passive
■to decide officially in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a particular crime 宣判…无罪•She was acquitted of all the charges against her.她被宣判无罪，所有对其指控皆不成立。 •Five months ago he was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.五个月前，法庭宣判对他在商店扒窃货物的指控不成立。 Compare convict
acquit yourself
[R] formal
■to do better than expected in a difficult situation 表现出色•I thought that he acquitted himself admirably in today's meeting.我认为他在今天会议上的表现非常不错。 |