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incriminate somebody
incriminate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，意思是“使（某人）显得有罪”或“牵连”。
The evidence may incriminate several officials.
这些证据可能使几名官员显得有罪。
使（某人）显得有罪；连累
incriminates — third person singular of incriminate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使（某人）显得有罪；连累
to make someone seem guilty of a crime
The evidence may incriminate several officials.
这些证据可能使几名官员显得有罪。
指控或对......提起刑事诉讼。
To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
表明(某人)有罪。
To indicate the guilt of.
incriminate
Base
原形
incriminates
3rd person
第三人称单数
incriminating
-ing
现在分词
incriminated
Past
过去式
incriminated
Past participle
过去分词
Evidence like this incriminates the accused.
这样的证据会使被告显得有罪。
The stolen money incriminated him.
那笔被偷的钱使他被牵连入罪。
Her confession has incriminated several accomplices.
她的供词已牵连了几名同伙。
incriminate 是及物动词，表示“使…显得有罪；牵连；控告”，常用于法律语境。注意其为规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 incriminated。
The money hidden under his bed was enough to incriminate him.
藏在他床底下的钱足以使他显得有罪。
She worried that answering the detective's questions would incriminate her brother.
她担心回答侦探的问题会使她弟弟显得有罪。
His attempts to cover up the mistake only incriminated him further.
他试图掩盖错误的做法反而使他显得更有罪。
incriminate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，意思是“使（某人）显得有罪”或“牵连”。
The evidence may incriminate several officials.
这些证据可能使几名官员显得有罪。
被动语态强调“被某事物所牵连或证明有罪”。
He was incriminated by the phone records.
他被电话记录牵连入罪。
指在法庭或调查中做出可能使自己被起诉的陈述，常与 refuse 连用。
The witness refused to incriminate herself.
证人拒绝提供对自己不利的证词。
Not this
The police found incriminate evidence at the scene.
Use this
The police found incriminating evidence at the scene.
incriminate 是及物动词，不能直接作定语修饰名词；这里需要用现在分词形式 incriminating 作形容词，表示“显示有罪的”。
Not this
He incriminated in the robbery by leaving his fingerprints.
Use this
He incriminated himself in the robbery by leaving his fingerprints.
incriminate 是及物动词，必须有宾语；当主语就是被牵连者时要用反身代词 himself，不能省略宾语。
Not this
The police incriminated him of stealing the money.
Use this
The police accused him of stealing the money.
incriminate 意为“使显得有罪，牵连”，并不等于“正式指控”，且不与 of 连用；表达“指控某人做了某事”应用 accuse sb of doing sth。
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证明有罪的证据
The police found incriminating evidence in his apartment.
警方在他的公寓里发现了证明他有罪的证据。
使自己显得有罪；自证其罪
He refused to answer questions that might incriminate himself.
他拒绝回答可能使自己显得有罪的问题。
显示有罪的陈述
Her incriminating statement led to his arrest.
她那显示有罪的陈述导致他被捕。
罪证文件
Investigators seized incriminating documents during the raid.
调查人员在突击搜查中缴获了罪证文件。
使某人显得参与了罪行
A witness tried to incriminate him in the robbery.
一名证人试图使他显得参与了抢劫案。
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in-crim-in-ate 里藏着 crime，想象把某人写进罪案现场，让他显得有罪、被连累。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/司法场合、正式新闻报道 incriminate 是比较正式的用词，多用于法律或正式语境，表示“使（某人）显得有罪；连累”。日常口语中较少见，更常说“使某人看起来有罪”。
与 incriminate /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/ 真正押韵的有 discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ 和 eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/（重音均在第二音节，韵部为 /ɪmɪneɪt/）。注意拼写相近但不押韵：terminate /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ 和 nominate /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ 重音在首音节；contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ 的重读元音是 /æ/；intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ 的结尾是 /-ɪdeɪt/ 而非 /-ɪneɪt/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.