excuse 英 [ɪkˈskju:s] 　 美 [ɪkˈskjuz]

excuse

excuse　 英 [ɪkˈskju:s] 美 [ɪkˈskjuz]

n. 借口；理由　 v. 原谅；宽恕；　

进行时:excusing　 过去式:excused　 过去分词:excused　 第三人称单数:excuses　 名词复数:excuses　

excuse me for being late.　原谅我迟到了。
Late again! What's your excuse this time?　又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？

  • An excuse is an explanation for something that went wrong. When we give an excuse, we're trying to get someone to cut us some slack.
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  • n. 借口；理由
  • v. 原谅；宽恕；

  • 1. excuse me for being late.

    原谅我迟到了。

  • 2. Late again! What's your excuse this time?

    又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？

  • 3. There's no excuse forsuch behaviour.

    这种行为说不过去。

  • 4. It's just an excuse for a party.

    这只是借故一起聚会。

  • 5. It gave me an excuse to take the car.

    这使我有理由开车去。

  • 6. Please excuse the mess.

    这里凌乱不堪，请见谅。

  • 7. You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude.

    你一定要原谅我父亲，他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。

  • 8. Excuse my interrupting you.

    对不起，打扰你一下。

  • 9. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man.

    如果可以，我先行一步了。我很忙。

  • 10. Excuse me, could you let me through?

    对不起，能让我过去吗？

  • excuse (n.) late 14c., "pretext, justification," from Old French excuse, from excuser (see excuse (v.)). The sense of "that which serves as a reason for being excused" is recorded from mid-15c. As a noun, excusation is the earlier form (mid-14c.).
  • excuse (v.) mid-13c., "attempt to clear (someone) from blame, find excuses for," from Old French escuser (12c., Modern French excuser) "apologize, make excuses; pardon, exonerate," from Latin excusare "excuse, apologize, make an excuse for, plead as an excuse; release from a charge; decline, refuse, excuse the refusal of" (source also of Spanish excusar, Italian scusare), from ex "out, away" (see ex-) + causa "accusation, legal action" (see cause (n.)).
ex·cuse ★ noun , verb excuse excuses excused excusing noun ★ / ɪkˈskjuːs ; NAmE ɪkˈskjuːs / 1 ★ a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour 借口；理由；辩解 ◆ Late again! What's your excuse this time? 又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？ excuse(for sth) ◆ There's no excuse forsuch behaviour. 这种行为说不过去。 excuse(for doing sth) ◆ His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. 他辩解说因为日记本丢了才忘了她的生日。 ◆ You don't have to make excusesfor her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour). 你不必为她辩解了。 ◆ It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). 时间不早了。很抱歉，我得告辞了。 ☞synonyms at reason 2 ★ a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons （正当的）理由，借口 excuse(for sth/for doing sth) ◆ It's just an excuse for a party. 这只是借故一起聚会。 excuse(to do sth) ◆ It gave me an excuse to take the car. 这使我有理由开车去。 3 a very bad example of sth 拙劣样品；蹩脚货 ◆ Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being? 为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起？ 4 ( NAmE) a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work 假条（家长或医生写明请假或给假理由） verb ★ / ɪkˈskjuːz ; NAmE ɪkˈskjuːz / 1 ★ to forgive sb for sth that they have done, for example not being polite or making a small mistake 原谅；宽恕 excusesth ◆ Please excuse the mess. 这里凌乱不堪，请见谅。 excusesb ◆ You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. 你一定要原谅我父亲，他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。 excusesb for sth/for doing sth ◆ I hope you'll excuse me for being so late. 我来得这么晚，希望你能原谅。 ◆ ( BrE) You might be excused forthinking that Ben is in charge (= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make). 你误以为是本在负责，这是情有可原的。 excusesb doing sth ◆ ( formal) Excuse my interrupting you. 对不起，打扰你一下。 2 ★ excusesth | excusesb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth) to make your or sb else's behaviour seem less offensive by finding reasons for it 为…辩解（或找理由） SYN justify ◆ Nothing can excuse such rudeness. 如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。 3 excusesb/yourself (from sth) to allow sb to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving 准许…离开；请求准予离开；（离开前）请求原谅 ◆ Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man. 如果可以，我先行一步了。我很忙。 ◆ She excused herself and left the meeting early. 她说了声“请原谅”就提前离开了会场。 4 [usually passive ] excusesb (from sth/from doing sth) | excusesb sth to allow sb to not do sth that they should normally do 同意免除；同意免做 ◆ She was excused from giving evidence because of her age. 因年龄关系她获准不予作证。 IDIOM exˈcuse me 1 ★ used to politely get sb's attention, especially sb you do not know （引起尤其是陌生人的注意）劳驾，请原谅 ◆ Excuse me, is this the way to the station? 劳驾，这是去车站的路吗？ 2 ★ used to politely ask sb to move so that you can get past them （客气地请人让路）对不起，劳驾，借光 ◆ Excuse me, could you let me through? 对不起，能让我过去吗？ 3 ★ used to say that you are sorry for interrupting sb or behaving in a slightly rude way （因打扰别人或失礼表示歉意）对不起，请原谅 ◆ Guy sneezed loudly. ‘Excuse me,’ he said. 盖伊大声打了个喷嚏，然后说了声“对不起”。 4 ★ used to disagree politely with sb （婉转地表示不赞成）对不起，请原谅，很抱歉 ◆ Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. 很抱歉，我认为这不是真的。 5 ★ used to politely tell sb that you are going to leave or talk to sb else （婉转地要求离开或要与另外的人讲话）对不起，请原谅，抱歉 ◆ ‘Excuse me for a moment,’ she said and left the room. 她说了声“很抱歉，失陪一会儿”就离开了房间。 6 ★ ( especially NAmE) used to say sorry for pushing sb or doing sth wrong （因挤着别人或做错了事表示歉意）对不起，请原谅，很抱歉 ◆ Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. 啊呀，对不起，我没看到你在那里。 7 ★ excuse me? ( NAmE) used when you did not hear what sb said and you want them to repeat it （没听清楚，请对方再说一遍）对不起，请再说一遍 ☞more at French   n. ex·cuse / ɪkˈskjuːs ; NAmE ɪkˈskjuːs /
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