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incriminating

/in-krim-uh-neyt/US // ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt //UK // (ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) //

引人入胜的,引人入胜,引人注目的,入罪的

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v.有主动词 verb
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    in·crim·i·nat·ed, in·crim·i·nat·ing.

    • : to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
    • : to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate: His testimony incriminated his friend. He feared incriminating himself if he answered.
    • : to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.: to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer.

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Examples

  • Last week, Matthew Sherring, who had been a close aide to McGrath at MES, invoked his constitutional right not to incriminate himself more than 130 times in declining to answer questions from the committee.

  • The wealthy want to be seen as even more parsimonious, to offset the incriminating millions in their bank accounts.

  • Though a laptop found in the bag was thoroughly examined, the police found no incriminating material on it.

  • Authorities in Moscow claim to have arrested an American spook wearing wigs and carrying an incriminating letter.

  • What might she pull out: incriminating papers, devastating notes, embarrassing memorabilia?

  • Recruiters were asked to screen potential recruits for incriminating tattoos and associations with potentially troubling groups.

  • Albert selected all the incriminating letters and documents he could find and packed the micro-files in his jacket.

  • He was evidently annoyed at not finding something incriminating.

  • Naturally the most minute search revealed nothing of an incriminating character.

  • A longer reaction time usually follows the incriminating words, and the subject is thrown into a visible confusion.

  • The woman Petre had not, as far as I could make out, made any incriminating statement to the police.