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

• None of this is to absolve governments and regulators of responsibility for the crash.
  所有这些并不是在为政府和监管部门开脱责任。
• 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。
• 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。
• Such economic unilateralism and I do not intend here to absolve China or Germany from their responsibilities sits uneasily with the multilateral engagement that is supposed to be at the heart of Mr Obama's foreign policy.
  这种经济单边主义在这里我不想为中国或德国开脱责任与理应成为奥巴马外交政策核心的多边接触策略不协调。
• I absolve you in the name of the father, son and the Holy ghost.
  我以圣父，圣子及圣灵之名赦你无罪。
• But fatigue does not absolve us of our responsibility.
  但是疲劳不能让我们开脱责任。
• 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。
• 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。