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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3182 COCA: 3484
excuse
ɪkskjuːs ɪkskjuːz ɛkˈskjuz ɪkˈskjuz ɛkˈskjus
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense excuses, present participle excusing, past tense , past participle excused
The noun is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːs/. The verb is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːz/. 名词读作 /ɪk'skjuːs/。动词读作 /ɪk'skjuːz/。
1 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 借口;理由;辩解 An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something. 借口;理由;辩解

  • It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness. [+ for]

    为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。

  • Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home.

    一旦有了宝宝，我就完全有理由呆在家里了。

  • If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long.

    如果你不再找理由而是干些实事，你就会惊讶自己怎么浪费了这么多时间。

If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.没有理由;不应该;不是…的理由

  • There's no excuse for behaviour like that.

    没理由做出那种行为。

  • Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness.

    独居不是邋遢的理由。

2 VERB （尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由 To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions. （尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由

  • He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'. [V n + by]

    他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。

  • That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. [VERB noun]

    那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。

3 VERB 原谅;宽恕 If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it. 原谅;宽恕

  • Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities. [VERB noun + for]

    很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。

4 VERB [usually passive] 使免除（责任、义务等） If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out. 使免除（责任、义务等）

  • She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays. [be VERB-ed + from]

    在学校放假期间，她通常不必担负职责。

  • She was excused duties on Saturday. [be VERB-ed noun]

    星期六她不用工作。

SYN free, relieve, liberate, exempt
5 VERB 准许…离开;让…离开 If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave. 准许…离开;让…离开

  • He excused himself and went up to his room. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。

6 CONVENTION 对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时） You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. 对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时） [formulae] [formulae] [formulae] [formulae] [formulae] [formulae] [formulae]

  • Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?

    请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？

7 CONVENTION 对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉） You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. 对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉）

  • Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say.

    抱歉打断一下，我觉得有件事我得说。

8 CONVENTION 对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈） You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone. 对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈）

  • 'Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room.

    “抱歉出去一下，”她对贾维斯说，然后离开了房间。

  • Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.

    对不起，这会儿我有工作要做。

9 CONVENTION 对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对） You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. 对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对）

  • Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.

    抱歉，我想知道所有这些和我们有什么关系。

10 CONVENTION 对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. 对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉）

  • Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.

    西顿一边说对不起、借过，一边挤过人群进入拥挤的客厅。

11 CONVENTION 抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉） You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing. 抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉）
12 CONVENTION 对不起，请再说一遍 You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said. 对不起，请再说一遍
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 pardon, sorry
Quotations
Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse Thomas Szasz The Second Sin
And oftentimes excusing of a fault
Doth make the fault the worser by th'excuse William Shakespeare King John
Several excuses are always less convincing than one Aldous Huxley Point Counter Point
A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself Gertrude Stein Four in America
Thesaurus
Thesaurusexcuse Also look up:
N.

apology, explanation, reason 1

VERB.

forgive, pardon, spare; (ant.) accuse, blame, punish 2

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3182 COCA: 3484
excuse

noun¹

 1reason given給出的理由ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXCUSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤perfect, wonderful完美的藉口；巧妙的藉口▸➤excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid極好的藉口；正當的理由▸➤convincing, decent, plausible, reasonable令人信服的／體面的／貌似可信的／合情合理的理由➤acceptable可接受的理由◇an acceptable excuse for missing school可接受的缺課理由➤bad, feeble, flimsy, lame, lousy, pathetic, poor, weak (especially NAmE) 糟糕的藉口；牽強的藉口；蹩腳的藉口；勉強的藉口▸➤convenient, easy, handy方便的藉口；容易找的藉口◇The children provided a convenient excuse for missing the party.孩子們為沒有參加聚會隨便找了個藉口。➤dumb, ridiculous, stupid荒唐的／可笑的／愚蠢的藉口◇He made up some stupid excuse to the teachers.他編了個愚蠢的藉口來應付老師。➤standard, usual通常的藉口➤built-in (NAmE) 現成的藉口◇a built-in excuse for failure為失敗找的一個現成的藉口➤possible可以用作藉口的說法◇What possible excuse could he have?他還能有什麼藉口？➤every每一個藉口◇She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.為避免做這件事她抓住每一個藉口。➤the slightest最微不足道的藉口◇He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.他變得喜怒無常、不可理喻，為點兒雞毛蒜皮的小事就毆打凱瑟琳。VERB + EXCUSE➤have有藉口◇He had no excuse for being so late.他對自己遲到這麼久找不出藉口。➤give, make, offer給出藉口；作出解釋；提供理由◇She made some feeble excuse about the car having broken down.她編造了汽車拋錨這麼個蹩腳的理由。◇You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her actions).你不用替她找藉口。◇It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave).時間不早了，抱歉，恐怕我得走了。➤give sb, offer sb, provide (sb with)讓某人有藉口； ( 給某人 ) 提供理由◇Delivering the stuff for George gave me an excuse to take the car.給喬治遞送材料給我提供了用車的理由。◇Her mother's illness provided her with an excuse to stay at home.她母親生病使她有藉口待在家裏。➤need需要藉口▸➤look for尋找藉口▸➤create, find, invent, make up, think of, think up製造藉口；找到藉口；編造藉口；想出藉口◇She had to find a valid excuse for leaving the room.她需要找一個合理的藉口離開房間。◇He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.他為拖延工作編了一個相當沒有說服力的藉口。➤use sth as用⋯作為藉口◇The political crisis is being used as an excuse to dock people's pay.政治危機被用作扣減工資的藉口。➤run out of用盡藉口◇He's run out of excuses for not cleaning his room.他再也找不到不清掃房間的理由了。➤become變成藉口◇Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.不要藉口追求完美而從不行動。➤mumble嘟嘟囔囔說出藉口◇Justin mumbled some excuse and left.賈斯廷嘟囔了個藉口就離開了。➤accept, believe, buy (informal, especially NAmE) 接受藉口；相信有理由➤hear聽到藉口◇I don't want to hear any more excuses.我不想再聽任何藉口。➤reject拒絕接受藉口PREPOSITION➤excuse about關於⋯的藉口◇He invented a pathetic excuse about losing his watch.他為丟錶編了一個站不住腳的藉口。➤excuse for為⋯的藉口◇It's just an excuse for a party.這只不過是找個藉口聚會罷了。PHRASES➤there is no excuse for...為⋯無可辯解◇There's no excuse for such conduct.這種行為說不過去。
excuse

noun²

 2bad example of sth壞的典型ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤lousy, miserable, pathetic, pitiful, poor, sad, sorry (especially NAmE) 蹩腳貨；拙劣的東西；糟糕的樣辦◇She's a pitiful excuse for an actress.她是一個蹩腳的女演員。◇a sorry excuse for a man差勁的男人PREPOSITION➤excuse for⋯的拙劣樣品◇Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?為什麼跟那個討厭的傢伙混在一起 ?
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3182 COCA: 3484
excuse noun
⇨ reasonexcuse verb
⇨ exempt (be excused from giving evidence) ⇨ forgive (excuse the mess)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3182 COCA: 3484
excuse
Reasons and excuses: reason, excuse, point...
To forgive or excuse: forgive, excuse, let off...
To give a reason or excuse for something: explain, argue, excuse...
To allow something that is not usually allowed: excuse, exempt, stretch...
To give someone permission to do something: permit, allow, approve...

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