apology

noun

1. 道歉；谢罪
   a word or statement saying sorry for sth that has been done wrong or that causes a problem
   1. to offer/make/demand/accept an apology
      主动道歉；致歉；要求 / 接受道歉
   2. You owe him an apology for what you said.
      你要为你所说的话向他道歉。
   3. We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your flight today.
      今天航班误点，敬请原谅。
   4. We received a letter of apology.
      我们收到了一封道歉信。
2. （因不能赴会或提前离会的）致歉
   information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early
   1. The meeting started with apologies (= the names of people who said they could not go to the meeting) .
      会议一开始就宣布了请假缺席者的名单。
   2. She made her apologies and left early.
      她致歉后就提前离开了。

1. N-VAR 道歉；认错；愧疚的表示
   An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
   1. I didn't get an apology...
      还没有向我道歉。
   2. We received a letter of apology...
      我们收到了一封致歉信。
   3. He made a public apology for the team's performance.
      他就队伍的表现公开道歉。
2. N-PLURAL （表示或作出）道歉
   If you offer or make your apologies, you apologize.
   1. His mother offered her apologies to the Jones family...
      他的母亲向琼斯一家赔了不是。
   2. When Mary finally appeared, she made her apologies to Mrs Madrigal.
      最终露面时，玛丽向马德里加尔夫人表示了歉意。
3. PHRASE （对某事）无可道歉，无错可认
   If you say that you make no apologies for what you have done, you are emphasizing that you feel that you have done nothing wrong.
   1. Union officials made no apologies for the threatened chaos.
      工会干部们对于迫在眉睫的混乱局面不予道歉。

1. I didn't get an apology
   还没有向我道歉。
2. We received a letter of apology
   我们收到了一封致歉信。
3. He made a public apology for the team's performance.
   他就队伍的表现公开道歉。
4. His mother offered her apologies to the Jones family
   他的母亲向琼斯一家赔了不是。
5. When Mary finally appeared, she made her apologies to Mrs Madrigal.
   最终露面时，玛丽向马德里加尔夫人表示了歉意。
6. Union officials made no apologies for the threatened chaos.
   工会干部们对于迫在眉睫的混乱局面不予道歉。
7. First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?
   首先，请允许我为上周犯下的错误道歉。
8. Westcott appealed to Waite for an apology, which he duly received.
   韦斯科特要求韦特道歉，且如愿以偿。
9. Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission
   他已经强行要求委员会主席作出书面道歉。
10. He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas
    他给道格拉斯写了一封非常正式的道歉信。
11. He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister
    他还递交了一封首相写的道歉信。
12. I am offended that your entertainment expert should make such a mistake and hereby request a formal apology.
    令我感到气愤的是，你们的娱乐节目专家竟然会犯这样的错误，我特此要求你们向我正式道歉。
13. Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology.
    那些对君主最为尊崇的右翼人士认为没有理由作出道歉。
14. I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying
    我应该向你道歉。你一定觉得我的态度很恶劣吧。
15. I trust you will take the earliest opportunity to make a full apology
    我想你会一抓住机会就诚恳道歉的。
16. Jones 'lawyers are seeking an unreserved apology from the newspaper.
    琼斯的律师要求报纸坦诚道歉。
17. He has said he will make an apology to the whole of Asia for his country's past behaviour
    他已表示要为自己国家过去的行径向全亚洲道歉。
18. He wouldn't listen to my apology and showed me the door.
    他对我的道歉连听也不听便下逐客令。
19. He accepted the apology with great generosity.
    他宽宏大量地接受了道歉。
20. They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.
    他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
21. I must offer him an apology for my rudeness last night.
    我必须为我昨晚的粗鲁行为向他道歉。
22. The withdrawal of his statement is tantamount to an apology.
    他撤回声明无异于表示歉意。
23. They served up an apology for a meal.
    他们端上了一顿很不像样的饭菜。
24. He is a poor apology for an actor.
    他是一名滥竽充数的演员。
25. He is a poor apology for a researcher of the American drama.
    他不过是一名滥竽充数的美国戏剧研究者。
26. She is still angry and refuses to accept my apology.
    她仍在生气，并拒绝接受我的道歉。
27. The president's speech was an effective apology for his foreign policy.
    总统的演说是对其外交政策的有力辩护。
28. Having the honour, though I am unworthy of it, to be counted among your intimate friends, I hope that you will not take offence. ( an apology in a classical-style letter)
    叨在知己，幸勿见怪。
29. Did you make an apology to him?
    你向他道歉了吗？
30. Have you made an apology to him for breaking his window?
    你打碎了他的窗子你向他道歉了吗？

n.

make no apology/apologies for sth

• （对某事）无可道歉，无错可认
  if you say that you make no apology/apologies for sth, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done sth wrong

noun

1. a poor example
   1. it was an apology for a meal
   2. a poor excuse for an automobile

   Synonym:    excuse

2. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
   1. he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess

3. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

   Synonym:    apologia