in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 apologise
- VERB 道歉;认错
When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
- Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment...
两年前,国会就此拘留事件正式道歉。 - I apologize for being late...
我为自己的迟到致歉。 - Costello later apologized, saying he'd been annoyed by the man...
科斯特洛后来表示了歉意,说他是被那人惹怒的。 - He apologized to the people who had been affected.
他向受到影响的人赔了不是。