al·i·bi

noun

/ˈæləbaɪ/

Word Originlate 17th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘elsewhere’): from Latin, ‘elsewhere’. The noun use dates from the late 18th cent.

单词	alibi
释义	al·i·bi noun /ˈæləbaɪ/ /ˈæləbaɪ/ evidence that proves that a person was in another place at the time of a crime and so could not have committed it不在犯罪现场证明 The suspects all had alibis for the day of the robbery.嫌疑人均有证据证明抢劫当天不在犯罪现场。 Extra Examples She was in the office all of Wednesday and so has a cast-iron alibi.她星期三一整天都在办公室，所以有不在犯罪现场的铁证。 The accused was not able to provide an alibi for the evening.被告不能提供当晚不在犯罪现场的证据。 They relied on witnesses to establish alibis for the accused.他们依靠目击者来证明被告不在犯罪现场。 Topics Crime and punishmentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cast-iron good ironclad … verb + alibi have establish provide … preposition alibi for an excuse for something that you have done wrong借口；托辞 Word Originlate 17th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘elsewhere’): from Latin, ‘elsewhere’. The noun use dates from the late 18th cent.
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