excuse
US
UK excuse n: (explanation)
SC 理由 lǐ yóu
TC 理由
TC 理由
SC 辩解 lǐ yóu，biàn jiě
TC 辯解
TC 辯解
SC 解释 lǐ yóu，jiě shì
TC 解釋
TC 解釋
The teacher was tired of his excuses for work not done.
老师厌倦了他老是为功课没完成找理由。
excuse n: (pretext)
SC 借口 jiè kǒu
TC 藉口
TC 藉口
SC 托词 jiè kǒu，tuō cí
He used the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss her.
他用槲寄生枝条为借口吻了她。
excuse n: informal, figurative (inadequate specimen) (非正式用语)
SC 次品, 拙劣品
SC 不算是
You're an excuse for a man! I never want to see you again!
你不算男人！我再也不想见到你了！
excuse [sb] vtr: (pardon, forgive [sb])
SC 原谅 yuán liàng
TC 原諒
TC 原諒
SC 宽恕 yuán liàng，kuān shù
Please excuse me. I didn't mean to step on your foot.
excuse [sth] vtr: (justify [sth])
SC 为...找理由
SC 为...辩解
TC 為…辯解
TC 為…辯解
You cannot excuse bad behaviour.
excuse [sb] vtr: (exempt [sb])
SC 允许不参加 yǔn xǔ bù cān jiā
SC 使免于 yǔn xǔ bù cān jiā，shǐ miǎn yú
The gym teacher excused him as he had sprained his ankle.
他扭伤了脚踝，体育老师允许他不来上课。
excuse [sb] from [sth] vtr: often passive (exempt [sb] from [sth])
SC 使...免除
As I am a fireman I wish you to excuse me from national service.
excuse [sth] vtr: (dispense with [sth])
SC 免除 miǎn chú
TC 免除
TC 免除
SC 免做 miǎn chú，miǎn zuò
SC 跳过 miǎn chú，tiào guò
We will excuse the formalities and get right down to business.
excuse yourself vtr + refl: (politely say you are leaving) (礼貌用语)
SC 请允许我离开，我失陪一下
Mary excused herself and left the meeting to pick up her son from school.
excuse me, Excuse me interj: (polite interruption)
SC 对不起 duì bù qǐ
TC 對不起
TC 對不起
SC 打扰一下 duì bù qǐ，dǎ rǎo yí xià
Excuse me, where's the post office, please?
打扰一下，请问邮局在哪里？
Excuse me? interj: (request to repeat)
SC 抱歉 bào qiàn
Excuse me? I didn't quite catch what you said.
抱歉，我不明白你说的意思。
Excuse me! interj: ironic (indignance) (愤怒，讽刺的)
SC 请原谅 qǐng yuán liàng
TC 請原諒
TC 請原諒
Well, excuse me! I won't bother asking you again!
好吧，对不起！我不会再问你了！
excuse-me n: (type of dance)
SC 交换舞伴的一种舞
feeble excuse n: (not convincing)
SC 不成为理由的理由，缺乏说服力的理由 bù chéng wéi lǐ yóu de lǐ yóu，quē fá shuō fú lì de lǐ yóu
SC 烂理由 làn lǐ yóu
Ben offered a feeble excuse when his mom asked him why he was home so late.
lame excuse n: (unconvincing attempt to justify)
SC 站不住脚的借口 zhàn bú zhù jiǎo de jiè kǒu
Saying that your alarm clock didn't ring is a lame excuse for being this late.
Dropping your cigarette is a lame excuse for crashing your car.
poor excuse, feeble excuse n: (unconvincing attempt to justify)
SC 蹩脚的借口 bié jiǎo de jiè kǒu
He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
poor excuse for [sth] n: (bad example of)
SC 糟糕的...例子