单词 | excuse |
释义 | excuse¹ 1.(pretext)借口;托词 I don't think he's really ill, I think it's just an excuse.我认为他并没有生病, 那只是个借口。 It was the only excuse she could think of.这是她能想到的唯一理由。 He mumbled some lame excuse about having fallen asleep.他含糊地说了个牵强的理由来解释为何睡着。 What's your excuse this time?你这次的借口又是什么? But she admits she had a good excuse for not working.但是她承认她有正当的理由不工作。 That's my excuse, anyway!不管怎样, 那是我的理由! an excuse to do sth做某事的借口 Once I had had a baby, I had the perfect excuse to stay at home.一旦我有了孩子, 我就有了待在家里的绝佳理由。 an excuse not to do sth不做某事的借口 He kept finding excuses not to go home.他一直找借口不回家。 to make an excuse找个借口 If you stop making excuses and do it, you'll wonder what took you so long.如果你不再找借口而是行动起来, 你会诧异怎么能拖了这么久。 to make your excuses (as a prelude to leaving)借故离开 He made his excuses and left.他借故离开了。 2.(justification)辩白;解释 my only excuse is that …我唯一的理由是… My only excuse is that I was deeply in love.我唯一的理由是我已深陷爱河。 an excuse for sth为…找的借口 It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.为他的优柔寡断找到理由是很容易的。 Let religion never be used as an excuse for intolerance and violence.永远不要把宗教作为狭隘和暴力的借口。 there is no excuse for sth…没有任何借口可用 There's no excuse for such behaviour.没有任何理由这样做。 to make excuses for sb为某人找借口 You shouldn't make excuses for him. He knew what he was doing.你不应该为他找借口, 他在做什么他自己知道。 in excuse of sth为…找借口 I do not say this in excuse of laziness.我没说这个是因为懒。 3.(poor substitute)蹩脚货;聊以充数的东西 He was a sorry excuse for a human being.他曾是个差劲的人。 He's a pathetic excuse for a President.他是个没什么作为的总统。 excuse²1.(justify)+ behaviour为…道歉;为…辩解;表明…的正当性;为…开脱 That doesn't excuse her behaviour.那并不能为她的行为开脱。 Maybe there is some kind of psychological explanation for what he has done, but this cannot excuse him.他的所作所为也许可以从心理学的某个角度得到解释, 但这不能免除他的罪责。 He excused himself by saying he had had no alternative.他说他别无选择, 以此来为自己开脱。 2.(pardon)+ person, behaviour宽恕;原谅;谅解 I could never excuse his bad manners.我永远不会原谅他的无礼行为。 to excuse sb for sth原谅某人做某事 Please excuse us for our behaviour last night.请原谅我们昨晚的行为。 to excuse sb for doing sth (for being about to do sth)原谅某人做某事 Please excuse us for abandoning you, but …请原谅我们抛弃你, 但是… (for having done sth)原谅某人做了某事 You must excuse him for forgetting.你得原谅他的健忘。 Please excuse me for having kept you for so long.让你久等了, 请见谅。 3.to excuse sb from sth (exempt)+ activity, task允许某人不做某事;免除某人的责任 She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays.学校放假的时候她通常不用值班。 a medical certificate excusing him from court使他免于出庭的诊断书 to be excused from doing sth被允许不做某事 She asked to be excused from attending that evening.她请求不出席那个晚会。 to be excused sth被免于去做某事 She was excused duties on Saturday.她周六不用值班。 4.(judge leniently)容忍;宽大处理 I'm not excusing him for what he did.对他所做的事, 我不会坐视不理的。 Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities.很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。 5.to be excused<婉>(go to toilet)去方便一下 May I be excused?我可以失陪一下吗? 6.excuse me (asking for attention)请问;劳驾 Excuse me. Please can you tell me where there's a chemist's?劳驾, 您能告诉我哪里有药店吗? Excuse me for interrupting, but there's something I need to say.对不起, 打扰一下, 我有点事要说。 (apologizing for disturbance)抱歉打扰 (when taking leave)对不起;抱歉 ' Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room.她对贾维斯说了声“抱歉”, 然后就离开了房间。 (when moving past someone)借光;打扰一下 Excuse me, can I squeeze past please?打扰一下, 我能挤过去吗? Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.嘴里说着“借过, 请让一下”, 西顿挤进了人满为患的客厅。 excuse me please! (in crowd)请借光!麻烦让开! (after bumping into someone)对不起! (after belching, etc)不好意思! <美>(what did you say?)请您再说一遍! excuse me, but …<尤英>恕我冒昧, 不过… Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.恕我冒昧, 但是我想知道所有这一切和我们有什么关系。 Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?您好, 您是霍尼格先生吗? now if you will excuse me, …请允许我离开一下… Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.请见谅, 我必须去工作了。 7.to excuse yourself (take leave)借故离开 He excused himself and went up to his room.他借故离开, 回到了自己房间。 to excuse yourself for sth (apologize for)为…道歉 as though trying to excuse himself for some inadequacy就好像在努力为他的不足道歉 I excused myself for interrupting him.我为打扰了他而道歉。 |
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