英语单词 | excuse |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪk'skjuːs] 美 [ɪk'skjuːs] |
中文释义 | vt.原谅;辩解 n.理由;辩解;借口 |
英语例句 | (1) Excuse me, but I must say you are completely wrong. (2) I hope you will excuse me if I have to leave early. (3) He told a real whopper to excuse his lateness. (4) His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train. (5) Such conduct allows of no excuse. (6) My lame excuse is that I have too much to do. (7) I won't let him get away with that excuse. |
中文例句 | (1) 对不起,但是我必须说你完全错了。 (2) 如果我必须早些离开,希望你能原谅我。 (3) 他撒了个大谎为自己的迟到辩解。 (4) 他迟到的理由是没有赶上火车。 (5) 这样的行为是不容辩解的。 (6) 我那站不住脚的借口就是我要干的事太多了。 (7) 我不会让他用那种借口蒙混过去。 |
vocabulary简明 | 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. |
vocabulary扩展 | When you finish dinner and ask, "May I be excused?" you've used one of many meanings of this word. It’s generally a reason for behavior: A note from your parents saying you have a doctor’s appointment can excuse you from school for the day. If your dog is sick, he has an excuse for barfing in the house. But be careful — making excuses can get awfully close to whining. |
柯林斯解释 | 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 [v-link PHR] [disapproval]
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 [V n]
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 [Also V n]
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. [ [ [usu passive]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 |
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