scot free
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- free adj.自由的;免费的;畅通的;没有…的;未使用的;空闲的;随意的v.释放;使自由;使摆脱;解除;使可用于(某目的)adv.免费地;自由地
- scot n.[英史]估定的款项;税金;[大写]苏格兰人
Adverb:
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free from harm or penalty;
"he went scot-free"
- The man went scot free when the charges against him couldn't be proved in court.
由于此人的罪名在法庭上未能证实,所以未被判刑。
- The man got off scot free when the charges against him couldn't be proved in court.
那个人免受惩罚,因为法庭不能证实对他的指控。