excuse
n. 借口; 理由; 道歉
v. 为…辩解; 原谅; 使免除; 准许…离开
An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something.
It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home...
一旦有了宝宝,我就完全有理由呆在家里了。
To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions.
He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'...
他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。
If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.
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。
If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out.
She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays...
在学校放假期间,她通常不必担负职责。
She was excused duties on Saturday.
星期六她不用工作。
If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.
He excused himself and went up to his room.
他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。
You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question.
Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
请问,您是霍尼格先生吗?
You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them.
Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say.
抱歉打断一下,我觉得有件事我得说。
You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone.
'Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room...
“抱歉出去一下,”她对贾维斯说,然后离开了房间。
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
对不起,这会儿我有工作要做。
You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone.
Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.
抱歉,我想知道所有这些和我们有什么关系。
You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd.
Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.
西顿一边说对不起、借过,一边挤过人群进入拥挤的客厅。
You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing.
You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said.
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
2. a note explaining an absence;
3. a poor example;
1. accept an excuse for;
2. grant exemption or release to;
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
5. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
cause, reason, excuse
这些名词均有"原因"之意。
excuse, pardon, forgive, overlook
这些动词均有"原谅"之意。
excuse me
对不起,请原谅
make one's excuses
(对自己要离开或不能出席)表示歉意
His excuse for being late was very thin.
他迟到的借口是无法使人相信的.
I sincerely hope you'll excuse me.
务希见谅.
That's a good excuse.
那是一个好借口.
You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.
你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出.
I'm not going to be put off with that excuse.
我不会被那个借口敷衍过去的.