English主要词典
acquit
Universal Words
verb (-tt-) [VN]
1 ~ sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in a court of law that sb is not guilty of a crime:
The jury acquitted him of murder. * Both defendants were acquitted. * She was acquitted on all charges. * He was acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
OPPCONVICT
2 ~ yourself well, badly, etc. (formal) to perform or behave well, badly, etc:
He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.
