excuse
vt. 原谅, 申辩, 做为...的托辞 n. 致歉, 理由, 饶恕, 借口
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教材释义与例句
借口；理由
a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviour
原谅；为…申辩；给…免去
to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless
释义与例句
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1.
An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
借口
辩解
可数 不可数Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!
I had to make an excuse for being late to the meeting.
a feeble excuse
a tired excuse
a valid excuse
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2.
A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
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An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
可数 不可数That thing is a poor excuse for a gingerbread man. Hasn't anyone taught you how to bake?
He's a sorry excuse for a doctor.
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1.
To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
原谅
及物I excused him his transgressions.
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2.
To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
请求离开
及物May I be excused from the table?
I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.
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3.
To provide an excuse for; to justify.
辩解
及物You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
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4.
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
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From Middle English excusen (verb) and excuse (noun), borrowed from Old French escuser (verb) and excuse (noun), from Latin excūsō, excūsāre (“to excuse, allege in excuse, literally, free from a charge”), from ex (“out”) + causa (“a charge”); see cause, accuse and recuse. Displaced native Old English lād (“an excuse”) and lādian (“to excuse”).
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