absolve

英 [əbˈzɒlv]

美 [əbˈzɑːlv]

v.  宣告…无罪; 判定…无责; 赦免…的罪

过去分词：absolved　过去式：absolved　现在分词：absolving　第三人称单数：absolves　

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BNC.14557 / COCA.17031

牛津词典

verb

• 宣告…无罪；判定…无责
  to state formally that sb is not guilty or responsible for sth
  1. The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.
     法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
• 赦免…的罪
  to give absolution to sb
  1. I absolve you from all your sins.
     我赦免你所有的罪过。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 免除…的过失;解除…的责任
  If a report or investigationabsolvessomeone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
  1. A police investigation yesterday absolved the police of all blame in the incident.
     警方昨天的调查廓清了其在此事件中的任何责任。
  2. ...the inquiry which absolved the soldiers.
     宣告士兵们并无任何过失的调查

英英释义

verb

• let off the hook
  1. I absolve you from this responsibility
  Synonym:justifyfree
• grant remission of a sin to
  1. The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's
  Synonym:shrive

双语例句

• After the incredible showing of resolve and composure during the Bin laden episode, I do not doubt that he is steering the course to absolve our debt to China.
  在处理本拉登的事上，令人难以置信的表现出决心和沉着，我并不怀疑他会到中国宣布免除我们的债务。
• Alerting your boss to a problem via email doesn't absolve you of all responsibility for it.
  用发电子邮件的方式提醒上司某个问题并不会免除你对此事的所有责任。
• Just because one uses JDBC, it does not absolve you from having to layer code correctly.
  只是因为某人使用了JDBC，它不能免除必须正确地对代码分层。
• If something else could create the same demand, it would absolve the need for fiscal expansion.
  如果有什么别的东西能够创造出同样的需求，美国政府就没有必要搞财政扩张。
• Are you here to absolve your guilty conscience?
  你是来替你的良心赎罪么？
• But I can't absolve your despair.
  但是我不能消除你的绝望。
• The fact that you were absent when the assignment was given does not absolve you from dong the homework.
  布置作业时你不在的事实不能免除你写作业的责任。
• It doesn't absolve them of liability, he said.
  他说警告标识不能免除他们的责任。
• Co-operation, integration, call it what you will, does not absolve individual governments of responsibility.
  合作、一体化随便你怎么称呼都无法免除单个政府的责任。
• Moving away will not absolve you of the responsibility for paying your debt.
  离开的做法并不能免除你的还债责任。