1 VERB 责怪；怪罪；归咎于 If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it. 责怪；怪罪；归咎于
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The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities. [VERB noun + for]
委员会理应谴责军队的诸多暴行。
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Ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule. [VERB noun + on]
凯丽女士似乎将她的精神崩溃归咎于百代唱片公司高度紧张的工作日程安排。
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If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him? [VERB noun]
如果这不是萨姆的过错，为什么我要责怪他？
SYN hold responsible, accuse, denounce, indict
2 N-UNCOUNT （对坏事应负的）责任 The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen. （对坏事应负的）责任
3 VERB 怨；怪；责备 If you say that you do not blame someone for doing something, you mean that you consider it was a reasonable thing to do in the circumstances. 怨；怪；责备
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I do not blame them for trying to make some money. [VERB noun + for]
我认为他们想赚一些钱也是情有可原的。
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He slammed the door and stormed off. I could hardly blame him. [VERB noun]
他砰的一声关上门，气呼呼地走了。也难怪他会这么做。
SYN criticize, charge, tax, blast
4 PHRASE …难辞其咎；应对…负责 If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it. …难辞其咎；应对…负责
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If their forces were not involved, then who is to blame?.
如果他们的部队没有介入，那么谁应该承担责任？
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The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe. [+ for]
欧洲出现了最严重的失业情况，这应当部分归咎于这项政策。
SYN at fault, responsible, guilty, culpable
5 PHRASE 只能怪自己 If you say that someone has only themselves to blame or has no-one but themselves to blame, you mean that they are responsible for something bad that has happened to them and that you have no sympathy for them. 只能怪自己
| Word Partnership | Use blame with: |
| N. | blame the victim 1 |
| VERB. | tend to blame 1 lay blame, share the blame 1 2 can hardly blame someone 2 |
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