excuse

noun

1. 借口；理由；辩解
   a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour
   1. Late again! What's your excuse this time?
      又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？
   2. There's no excuse for such behaviour.
      这种行为说不过去。
   3. His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
      他辩解说因为日记本丢了才忘了她的生日。
   4. You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour) .
      你不必为她辩解了。
   5. It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave) .
      时间不早了。很抱歉，我得告辞了。
2. （正当的）理由，借口
   a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons
   1. It's just an excuse for a party.
      这只是借故一起聚会。
   2. It gave me an excuse to take the car.
      这使我有理由开车去。
3. 拙劣样品；蹩脚货
   a very bad example of sth
   1. Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?
      为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起？
4. 假条（家长或医生写明请假或给假理由）
   a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work

verb

1. 原谅；宽恕
   to forgive sb for sth that they have done, for example not being polite or making a small mistake
   1. Please excuse the mess.
      这里凌乱不堪，请见谅。
   2. I hope you'll excuse me for being so late.
      我来得这么晚，希望你能原谅。
   3. You must excuse my father─he's not always that rude.
      你一定要原谅我父亲——他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。
   4. You might be excused for thinking that Ben is in charge (= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make) .
      你误认为是本在负责，这可以原谅。
   5. Excuse my interrupting you.
      对不起，打扰你一下。
2. 为…辩解（或找理由）
   to make your or sb else's behaviour seem less offensive by finding reasons for it
   1. Nothing can excuse such rudeness.
      如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。
3. 准许…离开；请求准予离开；（离开前）请求原谅
   to allow sb to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving
   1. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man.
      如果可以，我先行一步了。我很忙。
   2. She excused herself and left the meeting early.
      她说了声“请原谅”就提前离开了会场。
4. 同意免除；同意免做
   to allow sb to not do sth that they should normally do
   1. She was excused from giving evidence because of her age.
      因年龄关系她获准不予作证。

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 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.
   1. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
      为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
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.
   1. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'...
      他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
   2. That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
      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.
   1. 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。
4. VERB 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.
   1. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays...
      在学校放假期间，她通常不必担负职责。
   2. She was excused duties on Saturday.
      星期六她不用工作。
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.
   1. He excused himself and went up to his room.
      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.
   1. 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.
   1. 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.
   1. '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。
   2. 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.
   1. 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.
    1. 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. 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.
12. 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.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 pardon, sorry

1. I made some excuse and bolted for the exit.
   我编了个借口后便向出口冲去。
2. Please excuse me, but there is something I must say
   不好意思，但有些话我必须说。
3. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness
   为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'
   他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
7. That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
   那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。
8. 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。
9. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays
   在学校放假期间，她通常不必担负职责。
10. She was excused duties on Saturday.
    星期六她不用工作。
11. He excused himself and went up to his room.
    他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。
12. Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
    请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？
13. 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。
14. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
    对不起，这会儿我有工作要做。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse
    我得承认那听起来像是个难以叫人相信的借口。
18. I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
    我站着不动，试图编个说得过去的借口。
19. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep
    他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口，想要解释自己为什么睡着了。
20. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute
    他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
21. She gave him a pitying look; that was the sort of excuse her father would use.
    她怜悯地看了他一眼，这类借口是她父亲会用的。
22. Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.
    对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。
23. If you'll excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, we'd better leave it there.
    对不起，女士们，先生们，我们还是不要再讨论这个了。
24. If he fails, then he will have little excuse in the eyes of those who voted him in
    如果他落败，那他在那些投票支持他的人眼中基本就没有什么借口了。
25. If she doesn't appear this time, then she won't have any excuse.
    如果她这次又不来，她便没有什么藉口了。
26. He found an excuse and left.
    他借故走了。
27. Please excuse me for having offended you just now.
    刚才冒犯了你，请原谅。
28. Excuse me for interrupting you.
    请原谅，打扰您了。
29. Excuse me, but I'll have to go now.
    对不起，我得走了。
30. Excuse me, does this road lead to the railway station?
    请问，这条路通向火车站吗？

  reason cause excuse ground【导航词义：原因，理由】

  reason n. 原因，理由

〔辨析〕指某事发生的原因或做某事的正当理由，常后接介词 for 及 why 或 that 引导的从句，作“理由”解时还可后接动词不定式。

  cause n. 起因，理由

〔辨析〕指导致某事发生的行为、事件等；也指产生某种感情或做出某种举动的正当理由，作此义解时常可与 reason 换用。

  excuse n. 理由，托词

〔辨析〕指辩解的理由或推脱的借口，常后接介词 for。

  ground n. 充分理由 ，根据

〔辨析〕指做某事的正当理由，作此义解时通常用复数。

v.

excuse me

• （引起尤其是陌生人的注意）劳驾，请原谅
  used to politely get sb's attention, especially sb you do not know
  1. Excuse me, is this the way to the station?
     劳驾，这是去车站的路吗？
• （客气地请人让路）对不起，劳驾，借光
  used to politely ask sb to move so that you can get past them
  1. Excuse me, could you let me through?
     对不起，能让我过去吗？
• （因打扰别人或失礼表示歉意）对不起，请原谅
  used to say that you are sorry for interrupting sb or behaving in a slightly rude way
  1. Guy sneezed loudly. ‘Excuse me,’ he said.
     盖伊大声打了个喷嚏，然后说了声“对不起”。
• （婉转地表示不赞成）对不起，请原谅，很抱歉
  used to disagree politely with sb
  1. Excuse me, but I don't think that's true.
     很抱歉，我认为这不是真的。
• （婉转地要求离开或要与另外的人讲话）对不起，请原谅，抱歉
  used to politely tell sb that you are going to leave or talk to sb else
  1. ‘Excuse me for a moment,’ she said and left the room.
     她说了声“很抱歉，失陪一会儿”就离开了房间。
• （因挤着别人或做错了事表示歉意）对不起，请原谅，很抱歉
  used to say sorry for pushing sb or doing sth wrong
  1. Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there.
     啊呀，对不起，我没看到你在那里。
• （没听清楚，请对方再说一遍）对不起，请再说一遍
  used when you did not hear what sb said and you want them to repeat it

excuse/pardon my French

• 请原谅我说脏话了；不好意思，我骂人了
  used to say that you are sorry for swearing

noun

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

   Synonym:    apology

2. a note explaining an absence
   1. he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him

3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
   1. he kept finding excuses to stay
   2. every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
   3. his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

   Synonym:    alibiexculpationself-justification

verb

1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
   1. excuse someone's behavior
   2. She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities

   Synonym:    condone

2. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
   1. Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
   2. Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again

   Synonym:    explain

3. grant exemption or release to
   1. Please excuse me from this class

   Synonym:    relievelet offexempt

4. ask for permission to be released from an engagement

   Synonym:    beg off

5. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
   1. rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
   2. he rationalized his lack of success

   Synonym:    apologizeapologisejustifyrationalizerationalise

6. accept an excuse for
   1. Please excuse my dirty hands

   Synonym:    pardon