guilt
noun
verb
ɡɪlt noun
1 a strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know that you have done something wrong 内疚,自责
2 the fact that you have broken an official law or moral rule 犯罪,有罪;
He did not deny his guilt.
他没有否认自己有罪。
3 responsibility and blame for something bad that has happened 责任,罪责
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Guilt for poorly behaved children usually lies with the parents.
孩子行为不端,责任往往在父母。
4
be on a guilt trip
to have a feeling of guilt about something when it is unreasonable [非正式] 怀有负疚感 informal
5
lay a guilt trip on sb
to make someone feel bad about something [美,非正式] 使某人感到内疚 AmE informal
I wish my parents would stop laying a guilt trip on me for not going to college.
我希望父母不要因为我没上大学这件事老是要让我受良心的责备。
verb
6 to make someone feel guilty, so they will do what you want [美,非正式] 使〔某人〕感到内疚而去做〔某事〕
guilt sb into doing sth
Her parents guilted her into not going to the concert.
她的父母让她心生内疚,从而不去听音乐会。