The noun is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːs/. The verb is pronounced /ɪk'skjuːz/. 名词读作 /ɪk'skjuːs/。动词读作 /ɪk'skjuːz/。
- 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.
- 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。 - 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。
- 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.
- 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”。 - That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。
- VERB 原谅;宽恕
If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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。 - She was excused duties on Saturday.
星期六她不用工作。
- 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.
- He excused himself and went up to his room.
他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。
- 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.
- Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
请问,您是霍尼格先生吗?
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- '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。
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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