misdeed

常見例句

Entire families could be wiped out just for belonging to the wrong class or for some alleged misdeed.
僅僅因為出身于錯誤的階級或者被指控犯有某種罪行，整個家庭都會被消滅。
Wrongdoings often can't be undone, and it's rare that owning up to a misdeed will result in a positive outcome (at least in the short term).
錯誤通常是無法彌補的，并且很少有時候承認(rèn)錯誤會給自己帶來正面的影響（至少在短時間內(nèi)不會）。
The paper was reporting on the latest misdeed of Jeremy Clarkson, host of the BBC show Top Gear, who called Prime Minister Gordon Brown one, although the comment wasn't broadcast.
那報紙當(dāng)時正在報道最近BBC的世界頂級汽車測評節(jié)目的主持人杰里米克拉克森訪問前英國財政大臣布朗的不當(dāng)行為，即使評論沒有被發(fā)布出來。

This expression makes the person left holding the bag responsible for an action, often a crime or misdeed.

One of the likely reasons for this fear is that their ancestors committed this misdeed themselves.
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Say the statute of limitations has expired on your alleged misdeed.
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In an e-mail to a tech blogger he said the misdeed was the work of a hacker who had broken into his computer.
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