excuse

excuseexcuseD.J.:[iksˈkju:z]K.K.:[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。

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excuse[ik'skju:z; ik'skju:s]vt.1.■原谅，宽恕；宽容；饶恕(过失、错误等)：Excuse her bad manners.原谅她的坏态度。Please excuse my opening your letter by mistake.请原谅我误拆了你的信。2.■为…而道歉，要求原谅：Jack quietly excused his rudeness.杰克轻声地请求原谅自己的无礼。3.■为…辩解；为…找(或提供)理由，试图开脱：Mary excused her absence by saying that she was ill.玛丽解释说因为生病所以缺席了。4.■作为(或是)…的正当理由，作为(或是)开脱…的理由：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。Nothing can excuse his violent behaviour.他的粗暴行为是无法开脱的。5.■使(某人)免除(义务、责任、惩罚、规定等)，给…免去(义务、职责等)，解除(承诺)：to be excused from jury duty免除陪审职务He was excused as physically unfit for duty.他被认为身体不合适不必执行任务。6.■推托，辞去：to excuse oneself from duty推辞责任7.■请求离开；允许离开；让…走开；准许…离开；放走；准假：He excused himself to us.他向我们说了一声“请原谅”就离开了。If you'll excuse me, I have to make a telephone call.失陪了，我得去打个电话。8.■同意免除；不强求：She is excused from attendance at the meeting.已同意她不参加会议。9.■免除，豁免，不要：to excuse a debt免除一笔债务10.■[美国俚语]使分离，使不连接：The driver excused the locomotive from the train.火车司机使火车头与火车分开。vi.1.■请求宽恕，请求原谅2.■表示宽恕3.■作为借口n.1.■借口，托词，遁词；(假托的)理由；解释，辩解，推脱2.■[复数]歉意；道歉3.■原谅，宽恕，饶恕4.■(义务、职责等的)免除，解除，免去；赦免5.■辩解的根据(或理由)；可原谅的事情；情有可原的因素；证明为正当(或有理)的因素6.■请假条；说明(缺席或迟到等)原因的条子7.■[口语][常用 bad， poor 等形容词限定](某一类型中的)拙劣样品，蹩脚货，临时代用品，勉强权充的东西 (for)be excused[口语、委婉语]获得同意[客套语，主要用于要求离开现场上厕所的场合]：May I be excused?我可以离开一下吗? [主要用于小学生向老师要求离开教室上厕所的场合]Excuse me请原谅，对不起[用于开始与陌生人搭话、打断别人说话、不同意某人观点、表示异议、从别人身旁挤过等场合时用的客套话][美国英语]对不起，抱歉[做错事请求原谅、用于道歉或没听清对方的话时的客套话]Excuse me,pardon me[美国口语]＝Excuse meexcuse my French见 pardon my Frenchin excuse of作为…的辩解，为…辩解，为…开脱make (或 offer) an excuse (for)(为…)辩护(或找借口)，推诿，推托make one's excuses(对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)变形vt.excusedexcusing

excuseexcuse[iksˈkju:z]vt.1.■原谅, 宽恕2.■为...辩解, 为...开脱, 作为...的理由3.■允许离开, 允许不参加; 免于...E-me.请原谅, 对不起, 请宽恕(用于问路, 问事; 表示失礼; 纠正别人的话; 在打喷嚏、打嗝时; 插话; 表示异议等场合的客套话)。excuse oneself for one's misbehavior为自己的错误行为辩护Sickness excused him from coming.患病是他不来的理由。Students who passed the first test are excused from thesecond one.通过第一次测验的学生可以免除第二次测验。I'll excuse you; you may go.我允许你离开, 你可以走了。

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词性变化excuse[iksˈkju:z]n.[iksˈkju:s]1.■原谅, 宽恕, 道歉2.■辩解3.■借口, 托辞, 理由4.■免去5.■请假条6.■劣质的东西That's a good excuse.那是一个好借口。His latest effort is a poor excuse for a novel.他最近的作品只是一部劣质的小说。

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继承用法excuselessadj.excusern.

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词性变化excusinglyadv.excusireadj.cusivelyadv.