excuse

[iks'kju:z]

vt.原谅, 辩解
n.理由, 辩解, 借口

vt.

1. 原谅[(+for)]

Please excuse the offence this time: I will not do it again.

请原谅这次冒犯:我以后再也不会了。

Please excuse me if I have left any of your questions unanswered.

如果我还有什么问题没有回答你的话, 请原谅。

2. 辩解; 成为……的理由; 试图开脱[+v-ing]

She excused her absence by saying that she was ill.

她为她的缺席申辩, 说是病了。

3. 免除[(+from)][O1]

I'd rather be excused from the meeting.

我希望能不参加那个会议。

4. 准许……离去; 让……走开[O2]

Please excuse me for a while.

请允许我离开一会儿。

n.

1. 辩解[C][U]

2. 理由; 借口[C][U]

There is no excuse for this chaotic state of affairs.

事情弄得如此之乱, 已经没有什么理由可说了。

3. 原谅, 饶恕[C]

4. 请假条[C]

I wrote an excuse for my absence from school.

我写了一张请假条, 说明缺课的原因。

5. 歉意, 道歉[P]

词形变化

形容词: excusable | 副词: excusably | 名词: excusableness | 动词过去式: excused | 动词过去分词: excused | 动词现在分词: excusing | 动词第三人称单数: excuses |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.原谅; 宽恕

pardon  forgive  absolve

n.理由; 托辞

reason  alibi  plea  pretext  

同义参见:

grace  defense  license  apology  profession  acquit  defense  justify  out  vindicate  color  exempt  occasion  

反义:

vt.原谅

blame  punish  

反义参见:

condemn  

英英释义

名词 excuse:

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

同义词：alibi, exculpation, self-justification

a note explaining an absence

a poor example

同义词：apology

动词 excuse:

accept an excuse for

同义词：pardon

grant exemption or release to

同义词：relieve, let off, exempt

serve as a reason or cause or justification of

同义词：explain

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

同义词：apologize, apologise, justify, rationalize, rationalise

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

同义词：beg off

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

同义词：condone

短语词组

Excuse me

1. 请原谅(用于麻烦别人时)

Excuse me, does this bus go to the Central Park?

对不起, 这公共汽车开往中央公园吗?

2. 对不起(用于道歉或没听清对方的话时)

You should say "Excuse me" when you step on somebody's foot.

如果踩了别人的脚, 你应该说 "对不起"。

excuse oneself

1. 要求得到原谅; 为自己辩解

She excused herself for coming late.

她因来晚而请求原谅。

2. 请求免除; 请求准予离开

He excused himself from the party.

他要求不参加这次聚会。

in excuse of

1. 作为……辩解

In excuse of his failure he said that he had not been well during the test.

他以考试期间身体欠安来作为他失败的借口。

make one's excuses

1. 表示歉意

Make my excuses to your wife, I'm sorry to miss her birthday party.

请代我向你夫人致歉, 我很遗憾没能参加她的生日聚会。

补充

excuseexcuse英:[iksˈkju:z] 美:[ɪkˈskjuz]vt.1.原谅, 宽恕He cannot come this evening, so he asks you to excuse him.他今晚不能来, 所以他请你原谅。Excuse my taking your umbrella by mistake.请原谅我错拿了你的伞。Excuse me, but I don't think that statement is quite true.对不起, 不过我认为那话不十分真实。Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the post office?对不起, 请问到邮局走哪条路?2.使免除That will excuse him another trip.那将省得他再跑一趟。3.为…辩解He who excuses himself exposes himself.越为自己辩解的人越暴露自己的错误。 [iksˈkju:s]n.1.理由, 借口, 辩解Her excuse didn't go down well; no one believed it.她的借口不能使人信服, 没有一个人相信它。2.原谅, 饶恕Such conduct admits of no excuse.这种行为不容宽恕。3.歉意, 道歉Give my excuses to your mother for having caused her so much trouble.请代我向你母亲致歉, 我给她添了不少麻烦。

例句

1. I don't think he's really ill, I think it's just an excuse.我认为他并没有生病, 那只是个借口。 2. It was the only excuse she could think of.这是她能想到的唯一理由。 3. He mumbled some lame excuse about having fallen asleep.他含糊地说了个牵强的理由来解释为何睡着。 4. What's your excuse this time?你这次的借口又是什么？ 5. But she admits she had a good excuse for not working.但是她承认她有正当的理由不工作。 6. That's my excuse, anyway!不管怎样, 那是我的理由！ 7. Once I had had a baby, I had the perfect excuse to stay at home.一旦我有了孩子, 我就有了待在家里的绝佳理由。 8. He kept finding excuses not to go home.他一直找借口不回家。 9. If you stop making excuses and do it, you'll wonder what took you so long.如果你不再找借口而是行动起来, 你会诧异怎么能拖了这么久。 10. He made his excuses and left.他借故离开了。 11. My only excuse is that I was deeply in love.我唯一的理由是我已深陷爱河。 12. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.为他的优柔寡断找到理由是很容易的。 13. Let religion never be used as an excuse for intolerance and violence.永远不要把宗教作为狭隘和暴力的借口。 14. There's no excuse for such behaviour.没有任何理由这样做。 15. You shouldn't make excuses for him. He knew what he was doing.你不应该为他找借口, 他在做什么他自己知道。 16. I do not say this in excuse of laziness.我没说这个是因为懒。 17. He was a sorry excuse for a human being.他曾是个差劲的人。 18. He's a pathetic excuse for a President.他是个没什么作为的总统。 19. That doesn't excuse her behaviour.那并不能为她的行为开脱。 20. Maybe there is some kind of psychological explanation for what he has done, but this cannot excuse him.他的所作所为也许可以从心理学的某个角度得到解释, 但这不能免除他的罪责。 21. He excused himself by saying he had had no alternative.他说他别无选择, 以此来为自己开脱。 22. I could never excuse his bad manners.我永远不会原谅他的无礼行为。 23. Please excuse us for our behaviour last night.请原谅我们昨晚的行为。 24. Please excuse us for abandoning you, but …请原谅我们抛弃你, 但是… 25. You must excuse him for forgetting.你得原谅他的健忘。 26. Please excuse me for having kept you for so long.让你久等了, 请见谅。 27. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays.学校放假的时候她通常不用值班。 28. a medical certificate excusing him from court使他免于出庭的诊断书 29. She asked to be excused from attending that evening.她请求不出席那个晚会。 30. She was excused duties on Saturday.她周六不用值班。 31. I'm not excusing him for what he did.对他所做的事, 我不会坐视不理的。 32. 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。 33. May I be excused?我可以失陪一下吗？ 34. excuse me. Please can you tell me where there's a chemist's?劳驾, 您能告诉我哪里有药店吗？ 35. excuse me for interrupting, but there's something I need to say.对不起, 打扰一下, 我有点事要说。 36. ' excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room.她对贾维斯说了声“抱歉”, 然后就离开了房间。 37. excuse me, can I squeeze past please?打扰一下, 我能挤过去吗？ 38. Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.嘴里说着“借过, 请让一下”, 西顿挤进了人满为患的客厅。 39. excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.恕我冒昧, 但是我想知道所有这一切和我们有什么关系。 40. excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?您好, 您是霍尼格先生吗？ 41. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.请见谅, 我必须去工作了。 42. He excused himself and went up to his room.他借故离开, 回到了自己房间。 43. as though trying to excuse himself for some inadequacy就好像在努力为他的不足道歉 44. I excused myself for interrupting him.我为打扰了他而道歉。 45. excuse her bad manners.原谅她的坏态度。 46. Please excuse my opening your letter by mistake.请原谅我误拆了你的信。 47. Jack quietly excused his rudeness.杰克轻声地请求原谅自己的无礼。 48. Mary excused her absence by saying that she was ill.玛丽解释说因为生病所以缺席了。 49. Ignorance of the law excuses no one.对法律的无知不能作为开脱任何人的理由。 50. Nothing can excuse his violent behaviour.他的粗暴行为是无法开脱的。 51. to be excused from jury duty免除陪审职务 52. He was excused as physically unfit for duty.他被认为身体不合适不必执行任务。 53. to excuse oneself from duty推辞责任 54. He excused himself to us.他向我们说了一声“请原谅”就离开了。 55. If you'll excuse me, I have to make a telephone call.失陪了，我得去打个电话。 56. She is excused from attendance at the meeting.已同意她不参加会议。 57. to excuse a debt免除一笔债务 58. The driver excused the locomotive from the train.火车司机使火车头与火车分开。 59. he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty.他没做任何事情来为雅各布的残忍进行隐瞒或开脱。 60. you must excuse my brother.你必须原谅我的兄弟。 61. he could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time.他觉得自己生不逢时的想法是可以理解的。 62. sit down—excuse the mess.请坐——乱糟糟的请原谅。 63. his ability excuses most of his faults.他的能力如此，所以他犯的多数错误情有可原。 64. it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance.你免予参加是不可能的。 65. [with two objs]may I be excused hockey?.我可以不参加打曲棍球吗？。 66. and now, if you'll excuse us, duty calls.好了，现在我们是否可以走了，还有正经事。 67. please, Miss, can I be excused?.老师，我可以去方便一下吗？。 68. there can be no possibleexcuse for any further delay.不管什么理由，都不能再拖延。 69. the excuse that half the team failed to turn up.一半队员没有到的理由。 70. as an excuse to get out of the house she went to post a letter.她借口去寄信从屋里跑了出来。 71. that pathetic excuse for a man!.太差劲的男人！。 72. Please excuse the interruption but I need to talk to you.请恕我打扰，我想跟你说几句话。 73. Nothing can excuse such behaviour.这种行为实在说不过去。 74. She excused herself (= asked if she could leave) and left the meeting early.她请求准许，提前离开了会场。 75. Please excuse [=pardon] my clumsiness.请原谅我的笨手笨脚。 76. His boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time.他的老板原谅了他的错误，但告诉他下次要更加细心。 77. Please excuse me for not calling sooner.请原谅我没有早点打电话。 78. I was excused from jury duty.我被免除了陪审员的职务。 79. The teacher excused the class from homework that day.那天，老师没有要求班里学生做家庭作业。 80. I've finished my dinner. May I (please) be excused? [=allowed to leave the dinner table]我吃完晚餐了。可以离开吗？ 81. Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.那样的粗暴无礼毫无理由。 82. Her father's illness excused her absence.她没来是因为爸爸病了。 83. "excuse me, but may I say something?"对不起，我可以说几句吗？ 84. "excuse me, but do you mind if I shut the window?"对不起，我把窗户关上你介意吗？ 85. "excuse me, do you know where I can find Maple Street?"打扰一下，你知道怎样去梅普尔街吗？ 86. "excuse me, but I don't think those figures are entirely accurate."对不起，我认为那些数据并不完全准确。 87. "Oh, excuse me. [=pardon me, I beg your pardon] I didn't notice you standing there."哦，对不起，我没注意到你站在那儿。 88. excuse me? [=pardon me?; I beg your pardon?] I didn't hear the last part of what you were saying.对不起，我没听清你说的最后那部分。 89. "“You were supposed to be home an hour ago.” “Well, excuse me! I had to fix a flat tire.”"“你一小时前就该到家。”“咳，得了吧！车胎坏了，我得去修。” 90. "Excusing himself, he quickly rose from the table and left the room."他说了声“请原谅”，便很快从桌旁起身离开了房间。 91. Such minor errors are excusable.此类小错可以原谅。 92. What's your excuse for being so late?这么晚才到，你的理由是什么？ 93. She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.她说不出没完成家庭作业的正当理由。 94. He's always making excuses for himself.他总是为自己找借口。 95. a lame/flimsy excuse站不住脚的借口 96. I won't be able to come to the wedding. Please give my excuses to your cousin. [=please tell your cousin that I'm sorry I won't be able to come]我不能去参加婚礼。请代我向你的堂兄解释道歉。 97. I made my excuses and left.我道歉后便离开了。 98. There is no excuse for child abuse.虐待儿童不容宽恕。 99. His youth is no excuse for his irresponsible behavior.不能因为他的年轻而原谅他不负责任的行为。 100. His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.他的生日给了我们举办聚会的恰当理由。 101. She'll use any excuse [=pretext] to wallow in self-pity.她会利用各种托词沉溺于自我怜悯中。 102. He's a poor/sad excuse for a father. [=he's a bad father]他是个不合格的父亲。 103. That pile of junk is a sorry excuse for a car!那辆车简直就是一堆垃圾！