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excuse excuse ★★★☆☆The noun is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːs/. The verb is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːz/. 名词读作 /ɪk'skjuːs/。动词读作 /ɪk'skjuːz/。1[N-COUNT	可数名词]借口；理由；辩解 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.   [oft N for n/-ing]  [v-link PHR]  [disapproval]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。If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long.如果你不再找理由而是干些实事，你就会惊讶自己怎么浪费了这么多时间。If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.没有理由；不应该；不是…的理由There's no excuse for behaviour like that...没理由做出那种行为。Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness.独居不是邋遢的理由。2[VERB	动词]（尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由 To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions.   [V n by -ing]  [V n]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。3[VERB	动词]原谅；宽恕 If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.   [V n for n/-ing]  [Also V n]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。4[VERB	动词]使免除（责任、义务等） If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out.   [be V-ed from n/-ing]  [be V-ed n]  [usu passive]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。5[VERB	动词]准许…离开；让…离开 If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.   [V pron-refl]He excused himself and went up to his room.他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。6[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时） You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question.   [formulae]Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？7[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉） You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them.   [formulae]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。8[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈） 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.   [politeness]'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。9[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对） You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone.   [mainly BRIT 主英]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。10[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd.   [formulae]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。11[CONVENTION	惯用语]抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing.   [formulae]12[CONVENTION	惯用语]对不起，请再说一遍 You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said.   [formulae]  [AM 美]in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 pardon, sorry excuse1 verbexcuse2 nounexcuseex‧cuse1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ ●●● S1 verb [transitive]  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1excuse me spoken a)used when you want to get someone’s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question:  Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please? b)used to say that you are sorry for doing something rude or embarrassing:  Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know anyone was here. c)used to ask someone politely to move so that you can walk past:  Excuse me, could I just squeeze past? d)used to politely tell someone that you are leaving a place:  Excuse me a moment. I’ll be right back. e)used when you disagree with someone but want to be polite about it  SYN  I’m sorry:  Excuse me, but I don’t think that’s what he meant at all. f)American English used to show that you disagree with someone or are very surprised or upset by what they have just said:  ‘You’re going to pay, right?’ ‘Excuse me?’ g)especially American English used to ask someone to repeat something that they have just said  SYN  pardon me:  ‘What time is it?’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘I asked you what time it is.’2forgive to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless:  I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again. Please excuse my bad handwriting.excuse somebody for (doing) something Please excuse me for being so late today. Smith can be excused for his lack of interest in the course  (=his lack of interest is reasonable).RegisterIn informal situations, people often say sorry about …, sorry for doing ...  or sorry I … rather than asking someone to excuse something:· Sorry about my handwriting.· Sorry for being so late, or Sorry I’m so late.3from a duty to allow someone not to do something that they are supposed to dobe excused from (doing) something Can I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold.GRAMMAR Excuse is usually passive in this meaning.4explain to be or give a good reason for someone’s careless or offensive behaviour:  Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.5from a place to give someone permission to leave a place:  May I please be excused from the table?GRAMMAR Excuse is usually passive in this meaning.6excuse yourself to say politely that you need to leave a place:  Richard excused himself and went to his room.7excuse me (for living)! spoken used to show that you are annoyed when someone has told you that you have done something wrongexcuse1 verbexcuse2 nounexcuseex‧cuse2 /ɪkˈskjuːs/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviourexcuse for (doing) something What’s your excuse for being late this time? I’m tired of listening to his excuses.► see thesaurus at reason2a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentionsexcuse to do something I need an excuse to call her.excuse for The conference is just an excuse for a holiday in New York.3there is no excuse for something used to say that someone’s behaviour is too bad to be explained or accepted:  There is no excuse for such rudeness.4make your excuses to explain why you are not able to do something:  Please make my excuses at the meeting tomorrow.5a poor/rotten etc excuse for something used when you think someone or something is very bad:  He’s a rotten excuse for a lawyer. Why on earth did you hire him?6American English a note written by your doctor or one of your parents saying that you were ill on a particular day SYN sick note British EnglishCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsmake up/think up/invent an excuse· I made up some excuse about my car breaking down.· We’d better think up an excuse, fast.make excuses for somebody/something (=give reasons which try to explain why someone has made a mistake or behaved badly)· His mother was always making excuses for her son's behaviour.use something as an excuse· She never complained or used her illness as an excuse.look for an excuse· I began to look for excuses to avoid seeing him.give an excuse· I'll have to give my boss some kind of excuse.believe/accept an excuse· She didn’t believe his excuse for one minute.have an excuse· Companies have no excuse for breaking the law.adjectivesa good excuse· A sunny day is a good excuse to go to the beach.a wonderful excuse (=a very good excuse)· A wedding is a wonderful excuse to buy a new outfit.a reasonable/plausible excuse (=one that other people will believe)· If your train was cancelled, that is a perfectly reasonable excuse.a legitimate/valid excuse (=one that is true and that other people cannot criticize)· He didn’t have a legitimate excuse for being late.the perfect excuse· The phone call gave me the perfect excuse to leave.a feeble/flimsy/weak excuse (=one that is difficult to believe)· Joe muttered some feeble excuse about having a headache.a pathetic/lame excuse (=very weak)· That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve ever heard.the usual excuse/the same old excuse· He made the usual excuses for not coming.· Whenever the trains are late, it's always the same old excuse.a convenient excuse· The rioting provided the government with a convenient excuse not to hold an election.phrasesuse every excuse in the book (=use every possible excuse)· He used every excuse in the book to avoid seeing the doctor.at the slightest excuse (=for any reason, however unimportant)· She comes to our house at the slightest excuse.

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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                /             excuse[ɪkˈskju:s]excused, excusing, excusesCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLv3507943339663873673541380n375380691716245716801459757NOUN4187243995VERB787284535Spoken:553112905excused[1952] excuses[8297] excusing[295]借口(46%)，原谅(27%)，理由(18%)，辩解(9%)n.借口；理由vt.原谅；为…申辩；给…免去vi.作为借口；请求宽恕；表示宽恕

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Collins	excuse ★★★☆☆ The noun is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːs/. The verb is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːz/. 名词读作 /ɪk'skjuːs/。动词读作 /ɪk'skjuːz/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]借口；理由；辩解 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. [oft N for n/-ing] [v-link PHR] [disapproval] 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。 If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long. 如果你不再找理由而是干些实事，你就会惊讶自己怎么浪费了这么多时间。 If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.没有理由；不应该；不是…的理由 There's no excuse for behaviour like that... 没理由做出那种行为。 Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness. 独居不是邋遢的理由。 2 [VERB 动词]（尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由 To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions. [V n by -ing] [V n] 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。 3 [VERB 动词]原谅；宽恕 If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it. [V n for n/-ing] [Also V n] 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。 4 [VERB 动词]使免除（责任、义务等） If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out. [be V-ed from n/-ing] [be V-ed n] [usu passive] 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。 5 [VERB 动词]准许…离开；让…离开 If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. [V pron-refl] He excused himself and went up to his room. 他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。 6 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时） You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. [formulae] Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig? 请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？ 7 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉） You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. [formulae] 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。 8 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈） 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. [politeness] '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。 9 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对） You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. [mainly BRIT 主英] 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。 10 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. [formulae] 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。 11 [CONVENTION 惯用语]抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing. [formulae] 12 [CONVENTION 惯用语]对不起，请再说一遍 You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said. [formulae] [AM 美] in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 pardon, sorry
Oxford	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 /
LDC	excuse1 verb excuse2 noun excuseex‧cuse1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ ●●● S1 verb [transitive] Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1excuse me spoken a)used when you want to get someone’s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please? b)used to say that you are sorry for doing something rude or embarrassing: Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know anyone was here. c)used to ask someone politely to move so that you can walk past: Excuse me, could I just squeeze past? d)used to politely tell someone that you are leaving a place: Excuse me a moment. I’ll be right back. e)used when you disagree with someone but want to be polite about it SYN I’m sorry: Excuse me, but I don’t think that’s what he meant at all. f)American English used to show that you disagree with someone or are very surprised or upset by what they have just said: ‘You’re going to pay, right?’ ‘Excuse me?’ g)especially American English used to ask someone to repeat something that they have just said SYN pardon me: ‘What time is it?’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘I asked you what time it is.’2forgive to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless: I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again. Please excuse my bad handwriting.excuse somebody for (doing) something Please excuse me for being so late today. Smith can be excused for his lack of interest in the course (=his lack of interest is reasonable).RegisterIn informal situations, people often say sorry about …, sorry for doing ... or sorry I … rather than asking someone to excuse something:· Sorry about my handwriting.· Sorry for being so late, or Sorry I’m so late.3from a duty to allow someone not to do something that they are supposed to dobe excused from (doing) something Can I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold.GRAMMAR Excuse is usually passive in this meaning.4explain to be or give a good reason for someone’s careless or offensive behaviour: Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.5from a place to give someone permission to leave a place: May I please be excused from the table?GRAMMAR Excuse is usually passive in this meaning.6excuse yourself to say politely that you need to leave a place: Richard excused himself and went to his room.7excuse me (for living)! spoken used to show that you are annoyed when someone has told you that you have done something wrong excuse1 verb excuse2 noun excuseex‧cuse2 /ɪkˈskjuːs/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviourexcuse for (doing) something What’s your excuse for being late this time? I’m tired of listening to his excuses.► see thesaurus at reason 2a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentionsexcuse to do something I need an excuse to call her.excuse for The conference is just an excuse for a holiday in New York.3there is no excuse for something used to say that someone’s behaviour is too bad to be explained or accepted: There is no excuse for such rudeness.4make your excuses to explain why you are not able to do something: Please make my excuses at the meeting tomorrow.5a poor/rotten etc excuse for something used when you think someone or something is very bad: He’s a rotten excuse for a lawyer. Why on earth did you hire him?6American English a note written by your doctor or one of your parents saying that you were ill on a particular day SYN sick note British EnglishCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsmake up/think up/invent an excuse· I made up some excuse about my car breaking down.· We’d better think up an excuse, fast.make excuses for somebody/something (=give reasons which try to explain why someone has made a mistake or behaved badly)· His mother was always making excuses for her son's behaviour.use something as an excuse· She never complained or used her illness as an excuse.look for an excuse· I began to look for excuses to avoid seeing him.give an excuse· I'll have to give my boss some kind of excuse.believe/accept an excuse· She didn’t believe his excuse for one minute.have an excuse· Companies have no excuse for breaking the law.adjectivesa good excuse· A sunny day is a good excuse to go to the beach.a wonderful excuse (=a very good excuse)· A wedding is a wonderful excuse to buy a new outfit.a reasonable/plausible excuse (=one that other people will believe)· If your train was cancelled, that is a perfectly reasonable excuse.a legitimate/valid excuse (=one that is true and that other people cannot criticize)· He didn’t have a legitimate excuse for being late.the perfect excuse· The phone call gave me the perfect excuse to leave.a feeble/flimsy/weak excuse (=one that is difficult to believe)· Joe muttered some feeble excuse about having a headache.a pathetic/lame excuse (=very weak)· That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve ever heard.the usual excuse/the same old excuse· He made the usual excuses for not coming.· Whenever the trains are late, it's always the same old excuse.a convenient excuse· The rioting provided the government with a convenient excuse not to hold an election.phrasesuse every excuse in the book (=use every possible excuse)· He used every excuse in the book to avoid seeing the doctor.at the slightest excuse (=for any reason, however unimportant)· She comes to our house at the slightest excuse.
WDF	excuse [ɪkˈskju:s]excused, excusing, excuses CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL v3507 9433 3966 3873 673 541 380 n3753 8069 1716 2457 1680 1459 757 NOUN4187 243995 VERB7872 84535 Spoken: 553112905 excused[1952] excuses[8297] excusing[295] 借口(46%)，原谅(27%)，理由(18%)，辩解(9%) n.借口；理由 vt.原谅；为…申辩；给…免去 vi.作为借口；请求宽恕；表示宽恕

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