alibi 详细解释

alibi

['æli.bai]

n.不在场证明或辩解, 托辞
v.辩解,找托辞开脱

n.[C]

1. 【律】不在犯罪现场的证明(或申辩)

He had an airtight alibi for that night.

他有无懈可击的证据证明那一夜他不在犯罪现场。

2. 【口】借口; 托辞

vi.

【口】辩解[(+for)]

Who would alibi for that guy?

谁会愿意为那个家伙辩解?

vt.

为……辩解

词形变化

名词复数: alibis | 动词过去式: alibied | 动词过去分词: alibied | 动词现在分词: alibiing | 动词第三人称单数: alibis |

词义辨析

同义:

n.藉口, 托辞

excuse  pretext  

同义参见:

defense  out  

英英释义

名词 alibi:

(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

同义词:excuse, exculpation, self-justification

动词 alibi:

exonerate by means of an alibi

补充

alibialibi英:[ˈælibai] 美:[ˈæləˌbaɪ]n.1.某人在别处的证据, 不在犯罪现场的证人Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi?你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗?

例句

1. She claimed that Mr Huntley had asked her to provide him with an alibi.她声称亨特利先生要她为其作不在犯罪现场的辩护。 2. his alibi for the night of the murder他的谋杀案当晚不在犯罪现场的证据 3. He gave a false alibi to the police.他向警方提供了不在犯罪现场的伪证。 4. A role as senior diplomat would be a good alibi for his absence.高级外交官的角色将是他缺席的上佳托词。 5. He used to alibi you when you were stealing cars.过去你偷车时, 他常为你提供不在犯罪现场的证据。 6. to alibi for being defeated为失败辩解 7. The lazybones always alibied themselves out of work.懒汉总是找借口逃避工作。 8. she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening.她有昨夜一整晚不在场的证据。 9. [mass noun]a defence of alibi.不在现场的辩护。 10. a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy.一个对失败和不足的全能托辞。 11. her friend agreed to alibi her.她的朋友答应为她作证。 12. He had a good alibi for the night of the robbery.他有有力的不在场证据,证明自己与当晚的劫案无关。 13. Nobody could confirm his alibi that he was at the movies.没人能证实他所宣称的他当时在看电影,不在犯罪现场。 14. He has an ironclad/perfect alibi. [=an alibi that cannot be proved false]他有不在犯罪现场的确凿证据。 15. Her doctor is her alibi: she was in surgery at the time of the murder.她的医生能证明她不在犯罪现场:谋杀案发生时她正在接受手术。 16. She made up an alibi for why she missed the meeting.她为自己缺席会议找了个借口。