excuse
/ɪkˈskjuːz/ (v.); /ɪkˈskjuːs/ (n.)
v. / n.
一句话记住
原谅;为……辩解;准许离开;借口;理由;辩解
释义与例句
v.
原谅;为……辩解;准许离开
to forgive someone or explain why their behaviour is not entirely their fault, or to give permission to leave
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Please excuse my late arrival; the train was delayed.
请原谅我迟到了,火车晚点了。
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Nothing can excuse the way he spoke to the customers.
他那样对顾客说话,无论如何都不能原谅。
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She asked to be excused from the meeting because she felt unwell.
她因身体不适,请求获准离会。
n.
借口;理由;辩解
a reason given to explain or defend behaviour, often one that is not convincing
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He offered no reasonable excuse for missing the deadline.
他没有为错过截止日期给出合理理由。
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There is no excuse for treating staff with disrespect.
不尊重员工是没有任何理由可辩解的。
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A lack of time is a poor excuse for failing to check your work.
没有时间并不是不检查自己工作的充分理由。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
excuse 作动词读 /ɪkˈskjuːz/,词尾为浊音 /z/;作名词读 /ɪkˈskjuːs/,词尾为清音 /s/。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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excusable 可原谅的;可辩解的excusable 是形容词,指错误或行为有情可原,常用于描述过失不严重。
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inexcusable 不可原谅的inexcusable 是 excusable 的否定形式,指行为或错误严重到没有正当理由可辩解。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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reason 原因;理由reason 是中性词,说明某事发生或某人行动的原因;excuse 作名词常指为过错提出的解释或辩解,可能暗示理由不充分,但在 a valid excuse 等表达中也可指正当理由。The main reason for the delay was a technical fault. 延误的主要原因是技术故障。
常见搭配
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excuse me 劳驾;对不起;请原谅Excuse me, could you tell me where the ticket office is? 劳驾,请问售票处在哪里?
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make an excuse 找借口She made an excuse and left before the discussion became heated. 她找了个借口,在讨论变得激烈之前离开了。
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a poor excuse 牵强的借口;拙劣的替代品Calling the mess a creative experiment is a poor excuse for not cleaning up. 把这团乱称为创意实验,是不收拾残局的牵强借口。