guilt
noun [ U ] uk/ɡɪlt/ us/ɡɪlt/
(FEELING)
B2 内疚，愧疚，自责
a feeling of worry or unhappiness that you have because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to another person
He suffered such feelings of guilt over leaving his children. 他因为抛弃了自己的孩子而备感愧疚。
She remembered with a pang of guilt that she hadn't called her mother. 她想起没有给妈妈打电话，感到一阵强烈的内疚。
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- A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.
- I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet.
- I admit I felt a twinge of guilt as we left.
- We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.
- He's suffering from overpowering feelings of guilt.
(RESPONSIBILITY)
B2 过失，犯罪，罪责
the fact of having done something wrong or committed a crime
Both suspects admitted their guilt to the police. 两名嫌疑人都向警方认了罪。
The prosecution's task in a case is to establish a person's guilt beyond any reasonable doubt. 在庭审案件中，控方的任务就是要证明被告有罪。
Compare: innocence
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- The police have no definitive proof of her guilt.
- The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond any reasonable doubt.
- A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.
- Newly-discovered documents cast doubt on the guilt of the two men.
- With so little evidence to prove her guilt, few people thought she should be hanged for murder.