- guilt (about something)
the unhappy feelings caused by knowing or thinking that you have done something wrong 内疚；悔恨 She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. 她因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。 Many survivors were left with a sense of guilt. 许多幸存者都有内疚感。 a guilt complex (= an exaggerated sense of guilt) 内疚情结
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1He had no feelings of guilt over what he had done. 他对自己的所作所为毫不感到内疚。 I knew that the next day I would be consumed with guilt. 我知道第二天我会充满负罪感。 It helped him bear the guilt he felt. 这有助于他承受负罪感。 Talking to her helped to assuage my guilt. 和她交谈减轻了我的负罪感。 These actions are merely intended to assuage white liberal guilt. 这些举动只是为减轻白人自由主义的负罪感而已。 They feel a sense of collective guilt for the Holocaust. 他们对纳粹大屠杀都有一种集体负罪感。 You needn't feel any guilt about me. 你用不着因为我而内疚。 the burden of guilt that she carried with her 她所承受的良心谴责 It's important to differentiate between a healthy conscience and a guilt complex. 区分健康的良心和负罪感很重要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- intense
- overwhelming
- terrible
- …
- pang
- twinge
- bear
- carry
- be consumed with
- …
- overwhelm somebody
- wash over somebody
- consume somebody
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- complex
- feelings
- trip
- …
- guilt about
- guilt at
- guilt over
- …
- a burden of guilt
- a feeling of guilt
- a sense of guilt
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the fact that somebody has done something illegal 犯罪；罪行；有罪 His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution. 他的罪行已被控方证实确凿无疑。 Do you think this statement amounts to an admission of guilt? 你认为这份声明是否等于承认犯错？
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1It might be difficult to prove his guilt. 要证明他的罪行可能很难。 Many of the accused would deny their guilt to the magistrates. 许多被告会在地方法官面前否认自己有罪。 I took his silence as an admission of guilt. 我认为他沉默就是承认自己有错。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + guilt- admit
- confess
- deny
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- lie
- an admission of guilt
- proof of guilt
blame or responsibility for doing something wrong or for something bad that has happened 罪责；责任；罪过 The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies. 此调查将尽力查出灾难的真正责任所在。 There is no doubt as to where the guilt lies. 罪责在哪一方面是毫无疑问的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + guilt- admit
- confess
- deny
- …
- lie
- an admission of guilt
- proof of guilt
Word OriginOld English gylt, of unknown origin.