a·pol·o·gize

verb

/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/

(British English also apologise)

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they apologize	/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
he / she / it apologizes	/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪz/ /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪz/
past simple apologized	/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzd/ /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/
past participle apologized	/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzd/ /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/
-ing form apologizing	/əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪŋ/ /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪŋ/

to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem道歉；谢罪
- Why should I apologize?我为什么要道歉？
- apologize to somebody Go and apologize to her.去给她赔不是。
- He wanted to publicly apologize to his victims.他想向受害者公开道歉。
- I want to apologize publicly on his behalf to those who have suffered.我想代表他向那些遭受苦难的人公开道歉。
- He apologized profusely to his family and staff.他向家人和工作人员深表歉意。
- apologize for something I sincerely apologize for the enormous delay in delivery.我真诚地为投递延误时间过长而道歉。
- We apologize for the late departure of this flight.本航班起飞延误，谨致歉意。
- I think Mr Peters should withdraw and apologize for his remark.我认为彼得斯先生应该退出并为他的言论道歉。
- I apologize unreservedly for any offending remarks I made.对于我发表的任何冒犯性言论，我毫无保留地道歉。
- apologize to somebody for something We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused. 对于给您带来的不便，我们深表歉意。
Wordfinder
- amends
- apologize
- ashamed
- embarrassed
- forgive
- regret
- remorse
- repent
- sorry
- sympathy
Extra Examples
- I'd like to apologize in advance for any spelling errors.对于任何拼写错误，我想提前表示歉意。
- He apologized to his colleagues.他向同事道歉。
- I do apologize most humbly.我的确是非常谦恭地道歉。
- I must apologize for cancelling our meeting at such short notice.临时取消我们的会面，我非常抱歉。
- I must apologize for not letting you know sooner.没有早些让你知道，我得道歉。
- I would like to apologize most sincerely for any embarrassment caused.我愿意对造成的所有难堪表示最诚挚的歉意。
- She apologized for being late.她因为自己迟到表示道歉。
- The president of the company apologized personally for the tragic accident.该公司的董事长亲自为这起悲惨事故道歉。
- I apologize if I've interrupted your work.如果我打扰了你的工作，我深表歉意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- sincerely
- profusely
- humbly
- …
verb + apologize
- ought to
- should
- want to
- …
preposition
- for
- to
phrases
- I do apologize
- I must apologize
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make a defensive argument’): from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’. In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology.

Express Yourself ApologizingApologizingWhen you have caused a problem for somebody, they are less likely to be very angry if you can make a polite apology:

- I'm so/terribly/very sorry I'm late.非常抱歉，我迟到了。
- I do apologize. I'll get you another cup.很抱歉，我再给您拿一杯。
- I must apologize for keeping you waiting.很抱歉让您久等了。
(British English)
- We would like to apologize on behalf of the management.我们谨代表管理层致歉。
- We would like to offer/Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.给您带来了不便，我们谨表歉意／请接受我们的歉意。

Responses:

- That's all right/OK.没关系。
- No problem.不打紧。
- Don't worry about it.别放在心上。
- It's fine, really.没事儿，真的。