| 单词 | conviction |
| 释义 | Related topics: Lawcon·vic·tion /kənˈvɪkʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable]BELIEVE a very strong belief or opinion 坚定的信仰[主张]religious/political etc convictions a woman of strong political convictions 一位有坚定政治信念的妇女deep/strong conviction The Dotens have a deep conviction that marriage is for life. 多滕夫妇深信婚姻是一辈子的事。conviction that The students possess the conviction that they can make a difference to their community. 学生们坚信他们能为社区带来变化。2 [uncountable]BELIEVE the feeling of being sure about something and having no doubts 深信；坚信；肯定with/without conviction He was able to say with conviction that he had changed. 他可以肯定地说，他变了。 ‘No, ’ she said, without conviction. “不。”她迟疑地说道。 It was a reasonable explanation, but his voice lacked conviction. 这解释合情合理，只是他的语气不坚定。 It took her so much effort to speak that what she said carried great conviction (=showed she felt sure of what she said). 她费了很大的劲在说，因此说出来的话显得很确定。3 [countable, uncountable]SCTGUILTY a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime, or the process of proving that someone is guilty 定罪，判罪 OPP acquittal They had no previous convictions. 他们没有前科。 Applicants are checked for criminal convictions. 申请人接受审查是否有过犯罪记录。conviction for This was her third conviction for theft. 这是她第三次被判犯盗窃罪。 the trial and conviction of Jimmy Malone 对吉米•马隆的审讯及定罪 → have the courage of your convictions at courage(2)n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime, or the process of proving that someone is guiltyADJECTIVES/NOUN + convictiona criminal convictionJason already had a criminal conviction for theft.a murder/manslaughter/fraud etc convictionHe lost his job following a drugs conviction.a previous/prior conviction (=a crime someone was found guilty of in the past)The man had five previous convictions for being drunk and disorderly.a wrongful conviction (=a guilty verdict that was wrong)The trial led to the men's wrongful conviction.verbshave a conviction for somethingYou must declare whether you have any convictions.lead to a convictionThey offered a reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer.obtain/secure a conviction (=make someone be found guilty)The prosecution had obtained a conviction based on false evidence.appeal against conviction (=ask a court of law to change it)The men intend to appeal against their convictions.quash/overturn a conviction (=officially say that it was wrong)The Court of Appeal quashed their convictions.uphold a conviction (=officially say that it was right)The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal.Examples from the Corpusconviction• The trial and conviction of Jimmy Malone took over three months.• The fact that they do not believe with any great conviction the theories underlying the shocks, makes their task even harder.• He sells his company and he sells himself marketing his own deeply held convictions.• Then, with more conviction, she pronounced my name.• It does not follow that increases in crime accompanied by increased numbers of convictions necessarily entails more people being incarcerated.• Mrs. Warren and her husband appealed the conviction.• Americans held the conviction that anyone could become rich if they worked hard.• He only had one tiny conviction for shoplifting so far, and felt sure that wouldn't be held against him.conviction that• He brought to his office a conviction that a bishop had a dual responsibility to serve both church and monarchy.• She just appeared and moved in with the clear conviction that we were still a family.• There is now a growing conviction that the religious sources for a new public ethos have to be mobilised again.• He was poor himself but passionate in his conviction that Modigliani deserved a sponsor.• The pentecostal conviction that everyone has the responsibility to spread the word did the rest.• Male speaker Anybody with strong convictions that what he is doing is right is bound to stir up controversy.• The consensus will last only so long as most lawyers accept the convictions that support it.carried ... conviction• I tried to argue, Holmes, but somehow my words carried insufficient conviction.conviction for• a conviction for driving while drunkFrom Longman Business Dictionaryconvictioncon‧vic‧tion /kənˈvɪkʃən/ nounLAW1[countable] a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crimeSmith, who had no previous motoring convictions, had been rushing home to see his family when he hit another car.conviction forHe had a conviction for burglary in South Africa.2[uncountable] the process of proving someone guilty in a court of lawEven when crimes are known to the police, only a small proportion lead to arrest, conviction and sentence.legal safeguards against wrongful convictioncon·vic·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable Corpus opinion or very a belief strong Business |
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