apology
US
UK apology n: (saying sorry)
SC 道歉 dào qiàn
SC 认错 dào qiàn，rèn cuò
You owe me an apology.
你欠我一个道歉。
apologies npl: (expression of regret)
SC 歉意
SC 愧疚之情
Please accept my apologies for any distress I may have caused.
对于我可能造成的任何困扰，请接受我的歉意。
an apology for [sth] n: (poor example)
SC 勉强的代用品 miǎn qiǎng de dài yòng pǐn
SC 聊以充数之物 miǎn qiǎng de dài yòng pǐn，liáo yǐ chōng shù zhī wù
Frankly, this place is an apology for a hotel.
老实说，这不是酒店，只算是勉强的代用品罢了。
apology for [sth/sb] n: formal (apologia: defence of [sth], [sb])
SC 为...所做的辩护
The biography reads as an apology for its subject's crimes.
这本传记读起来像是在为主人公所犯下的罪行辩护一样。
apology tour n: US (to express regret publicly)
SC 道歉巡演
SC 道歉之旅
make an apology v expr: (say sorry)
SC 道歉 dào qiàn