guilt
gb/ɡˈɪlt/ us/ɡˈɪlt/
B1
英语
~ 4100
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
state
1
Feeling of wrongdoing
A bad feeling you have when you think you did something wrong or hurt someone.
用法模式：
[someone] feels guilt about [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'guilt' (the feeling) with 'guilty' (the adjective). 'I have guilt' is correct for the noun, while 'I feel guilty' uses the adjective.
近义词
remorse (Stronger and more focused on regret for harm done to others.)
反义词
innocence (The state of having done nothing wrong, morally or legally.)
搭配
feel guilt
|sense of guilt
|overcome guilt
|deep guilt
|carry guilt
主题
emotions
|psychology
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She couldn't shake the guilt she felt after lying to her friend.
- His eyes were full of guilt when he confessed.
- The letter was written in a tone of deep guilt and regret.
- Guilt washed over him as he remembered the accident.
- Her guilt was obvious to everyone in the room.
学习者例句
- I feel guilt when I tell a lie.
- He had guilt after he broke the window.
- She could not hide her guilt from her parents.
- The man felt guilt about taking the money.
- They talked about their guilt together.
名词
B2
state
2
Responsibility for wrongdoing
The state of being responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong.
用法模式：
[someone's] guilt in [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use 'guilt' instead of 'guilty' when describing a person: say 'He is guilty', not 'He is guilt'.
近义词
culpability (More formal, often used in legal or official contexts.)
反义词
blamelessness (The state of being free from blame or responsibility for wrongdoing.)
搭配
prove guilt
|admit guilt
|deny guilt
|determine guilt
|presume guilt
主题
law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The jury must decide on the defendant's guilt or innocence.
- There was no evidence to prove his guilt.
- She admitted her guilt in court.
- His guilt was clear from the surveillance footage.
- The trial focused on whether his guilt could be established beyond doubt.
学习者例句
- The police tried to prove his guilt.
- She denied her guilt in the crime.
- They could not find proof of his guilt.
- The man admitted his guilt to the judge.
- We must decide his guilt or innocence.
语法
词典原形
guilt
IPA
GB/ɡˈɪlt/
US/ɡˈɪlt/
音节与重音
guilt （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (guilt)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: guilt
- Plural: guilt, guilts
词族
相关表达
admit guilt
1/ədmˈɪt ɡˈɪlt/
fixed phrase
Confess wrongdoing openly
To say that you did something wrong or illegal.
例句
- He finally admitted his guilt in the matter.
- The suspect refused to admit guilt.
feel guilty about
1/fˈil ɡˈɪlti əbˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Have bad feelings over wrongdoing
To have a bad feeling because you think you did something wrong.
例句
- I feel guilty about forgetting his birthday.
- She felt guilty about lying to her parents.
guilt trip
1/ɡˈɪlt tɹˈɪp/
idiom
informal
Make someone feel guilty to influence them
To make someone feel bad about something so they will do what you want.
例句
- Don't give me a guilt trip about missing the party.
- She used a guilt trip to get him to visit more often.
overcome guilt
1/ˈoʊvɚkˌʌm ɡˈɪlt/
fixed phrase
Stop feeling guilty after wrongdoing
To stop feeling bad about something wrong you did.
例句
- It took years for him to overcome his guilt.
- Therapy helped her overcome her guilt about the past.
sense of guilt
1/sˈɛns əv ɡˈɪlt/
fixed phrase
Awareness of wrongdoing causing emotion
A strong feeling that you did something wrong.
例句
- She carried a constant sense of guilt after the accident.
- His sense of guilt made him avoid his friends.