acquit 宣判…无罪

acb

ac∙quit / əˈkwɪt ; əˈkwɪt /
v acquitted, acquitting
1. [T usually passive] to give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
• 宣判…无罪:
»All the defendants were acquitted.
所有被告都被判无罪。
»acquit sb of sth
»The judge directed the jury to acquit Phillips of the murder.
法官指示陪审团判菲利普斯谋杀罪不成立。
2. acquit yourself well / honourably,  to do something well, especially something difficult that you do for the first time in front of other people
• 表现好/表现得体


acquit
ac·quit / əˈkwit /

verb (-tt-) [VN]
1. ~ sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in court that sb is not guilty of a crime
   宣判无罪:
   The jury acquitted him of murder.
   陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
  OPP convict
2. ~ yourself well, badly, etc. (formal)  to perform or behave well, badly, etc.
   表现好(或坏等):
   He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.
   他在考试中表现出色。

宣判…无罪
    The judge acquitted the prisoner.
     法官宣判刑事被告无罪。
   SYNONYM 同义词:absolve, clear, declare innocent, discharge,dismiss, [formal庄重语]  exculpate, excuse,exonerate, free, [informal日常用语]  let off,liberate, release, reprieve, set free, vindicate.
   
   to acquit yourself 表现
    We acquitted ourselves well in the competition.
     我们参加比赛，表现得很好。
   SYNONYM 同义词:act, behave, conduct yourself, operate,perform, work.

ac·quit
/əˈkwıt/ verb , -quits, -quit·ted, -quit·ting [  + obj  ]
  : to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime
   The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
   She was acquitted of the murder of her husband. = She was acquitted of murdering her husband.
  — compare convict, 1
  acquit yourself
   : to act or behave in a specified way
    — used to express approval or (less commonly) disapproval of someone's behavior or performance
    The soldiers acquitted themselves well/honorably in battle.
    The young actress acquitted herself extremely well/capably in her first film.
    He acquitted himself poorly in handling the controversy.
   
ac·quit
I. \əˈkwit also aˈ-; usu -id.+V\ transitive verb
(acquitted ; acquitted ; acquitting ; acquits)
Etymology: Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + quite acquitted, free of, tranquil — more at quit
1.
a. archaic : to pay off (as a claim or debt)
b. obsolete : to pay back (something done for or to one) : repay, requite
2.
a. obsolete : to set free (as by ransoming)
b. obsolete : to free or rid (oneself) of anything
c. : to discharge completely (as from an obligation or accusation)
  < the court acquitted the prisoner >
  < acquit a man of liability >
3. : to perform (one's part) or conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily
< in their first battle the recruits acquitted themselves like veterans >
Synonyms: see behave, exculpate
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, short for acquited, past participle of acquiten
archaic : acquitted : set free : rid
< to be acquit fro my continual smart — Edmund Spenser >