- attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); seek to defend or justify为（过错或过失）辩解; 试图开脱…的责任：
he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty.
他没做任何事情来为雅各布的残酷行为进行隐瞒或开脱。
- forgive (someone) for a fault or offence原谅; 宽恕（某人）：
you must excuse my brother
你必须原谅我的兄弟
he could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time.
他觉得自己生不逢时的想法是可以理解的。
- overlook or forgive (a fault or offence)原谅; 宽容（过错或过失）：
sit down - excuse the mess.
请坐——乱糟糟的, 请原谅。
- (of a fact or circumstance) serve in mitigation of (a person or act)（事实或客观情况）成为开脱（人或行为）的理由：
his ability excuses most of his faults.
他的大多数错误是能力有限所致, 因此情有可原。
- release (someone) from a duty or requirement免除…的责任（或义务）; 免除对…的要求：
it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance
你不出席是不可能的
with two objs may I be excused hockey?我可以不去打曲棍球吗？
- (used in polite formulas) allow (someone) to leave a room or gathering（用于客套）让…离开：
and now, if you'll excuse us, duty calls.
那么, 如果允许的话, 我们这就走了, 还有正事要做呢。
excuse oneself
say politely that one is leaving彬彬有礼地说自己要走了。
be excused
(used especially by school pupils) be allowed to leave the room, especially to go to the toilet（尤指学童用语）获准离开教室（尤指获准去上厕所）：please, Miss, can I be excused?
老师, 我可以去方便一下吗？
- a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offence理由; 解释：
there can be no possible excuse for any further delay
再拖延下去就不可能会有理由了
the excuse that half the team failed to turn up.
一半队员没有到的理由。
- a reason put forward to conceal the real reason for an action; a pretext托词; 借口：
as an excuse to get out of the house she went to post a letter.
她借口去寄信从屋子里跑了出来。
- US a note written by a doctor or parent excusing a pupil from school〈美〉（医生或父母为学生写的）病假条, 请假条。
an excuse for
informal a poor or inadequate example of〈非正式〉（某一类型中的）蹩脚货, 拙劣样品：that pathetic excuse for a man!
那个可怜的不称职的男人！
excuse me
- said politely in various contexts, for example when attempting to get someone's attention, asking someone to move so that one may pass, or interrupting or disagreeing with a speaker对不起, 请原谅。
- chiefly N. Amer. said when asking someone to repeat what they have just said〈主北美〉对不起, 请再说一遍。
make one's excuses
- say politely that one is leaving or cannot be present（对自己要离开或不能出席）表示歉意。