excuses

1. vt. 原谅,宽恕 forgive; overlook
2. vt. 免除 free sb from a duty
3. vt. 为…辩解 make bad behaviour seem less bad or harmless

1. [C][U]理由,借口,辩解 reason given to explain or defend one's behaviour
2. [P]歉意,道歉apology

• excuse oneself为自己辩解,请求离开
• excuse such a selfish act原谅如此自私的行为

• excuse graciously仁慈地宽恕
• excuse pleasantly高兴地原谅
• excuse quietly秘密地免除
• excuse really真正地原谅
• excuse reasonably有理由地原谅
• excuse speciously貌似有理地原谅

• excuse as因…而免除
• excuse for为…辩解,成为…的理由
• excuse from免除…

• accept an excuse接受道歉
• admit of no excuse不容辩解
• cook up an excuse捏造一个借口,找个借口
• demand an excuse要求道歉
• find an excuse找到借口
• give an excuse道歉
• have excuses有借口
• make an excuse想出一个借口,编一套理由
• offer an excuse主动表示歉意
• think up an excuse想出一个借口

• brilliant excuse明智的理由
• good excuse可接受的辩解
• poor excuse无力的辩解
• various excuses各种借口
• weak excuse站不住脚的借口

• in excuse of为…辩解,作为…的解释
• under excuse在借口下
• without excuse没有借口,无故

• an excuse for成为…的理由
• an excuse for some fault对某种过失请求原谅

excuse oneself v. 为自己辩解；请求免除；请求准予离开

excuse for借口；原谅

make one's excuses(对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)

in excuse of 为……辩解 , adv. 作为辩解

find an excuse借故

without excuse adj. 无故

reasonable excuse合理解释，合理的辩解

excuse myself原谅自己；替自己辩解

1. Excuse me, but I must say you are completely wrong.
   对不起，但是我必须说你完全错了。
2. I hope you will excuse me if I have to leave early.
   如果我必须早些离开,希望你能原谅我。
3. He told a real whopper to excuse his lateness.
   他撒了个大谎为自己的迟到辩解。

1. His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.
   他迟到的理由是没有赶上火车。
2. Such conduct allows of no excuse.
   这样的行为是不容辩解的。
3. My lame excuse is that I have too much to do.
   我那站不住脚的借口就是我要干的事太多了。
4. I won't let him get away with that excuse.
   我不会让他用那种借口蒙混过去。