| 单词 | excuse |
| 释义 | excuse Word forms: excuses, excusing , excused pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (ɪkskjuːs ). The verb is pronounced (ɪkskjuːz ). 1. countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] B1 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. [+ for] Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home. If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long. no excuse phrase 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. [disapproval] There's no excuse for behaviour like that. [+ for] Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness. [+ for] 2. verb B1 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'. [V n + by] That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. [VERB noun] 3. verb B1 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. [VERB noun + for] 4. verb [usually passive] 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. [be VERB-ed + from] She was excused duties on Saturday. [be VERB-ed noun] Synonyms: free, relieve, liberate, exempt 5. verb 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. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 6. excuse me convention A2 You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd. [formulae] Saying excuse me, pardon me, he pushed his way into the crowded living room. 7. excuse me convention A1 You say ' Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question. [formulae] Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig? 8. excuse me convention A2 You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them. [formulae] Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say. 9. excuse me convention A2 You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing. [formulae] 10. excuse me convention B1 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. [politeness] 'Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do. 11. excuse me convention You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. [mainly British] Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us. 12. excuse me convention You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said. [US, formulae] regional note: in BRIT, usually use pardon, sorrySynonyms: I beg your pardon, sorry, pardon, pardon me Quotations: Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuseThe Second Sin And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worser by th'excuseKing John Several excuses are always less convincing than onePoint Counter Point A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itselfFour in America Collocations: convenient excuse Employers often think that attacks of migraine are merely a convenient excuse to avoid unpleasant situations at work. Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990) The eurozone crisis certainly provides a convenient excuse but it doesn't really explain why the UK's export performance has been so poor relative to its continental competitors. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Or are they a convenient excuse for his failure to write a hit song? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Fine, you say: one rule for the literati and another for the less highbrow — but not so fast, if you'll excuse the pun. Times, Sunday Times Excuse the pun, but think outside the box. The Sun In the end we broke up, blaming big differences - excuse the pun. The Sun Dreams of capital gains are all very well but dividend payments, if you will excuse the pun, provide regular reality cheques. Times, Sunday Times These people have more money to splash about (excuse the pun) than sense. Times, Sunday Times Don't accept feeble excuses. The Sun (2016) No one was fooled by his feeble excuses. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It's just another feeble excuse to justify energy costs. The Sun (2014) Don't find an excuse and fight. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Sounds like the rapper is finding an excuse to pay the clubs more visits. The Sun (2012) Then before the week is out they'd ship you off to the poorhouse, or find an excuse to send you back to England. CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (1999) Walter Collier offered his services as an escort, only too pleased to find an excuse to avoid playing rounders. GOODBYE CURATE No, the culprit was industry, which claimed that it made sense to work in the same way as most of the rest of the world, or some such flimsy excuse. Times, Sunday Times He called it a 'flimsy excuse' at the time. Times, Sunday Times The commercial world can no longer fob us off with these flimsy excuses. Times, Sunday Times This could give an excuse for an insurer to refuse to pay any future claim on the grounds of non-declaration of material facts. Times, Sunday Times That doesn't give any excuse, of course. Christianity Today We have not done so, in order not to give an excuse to those who would be tempted to send arms to the rebels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Politicians should never be given an excuse to raise more money because they just can't stop. Times,Sunday Times Always have a handy excuse ready for when you don't answer your phone. The Sun A handy excuse for a juicy steak (grilled, of course). The Sun Baggage fees are such a handy excuse for not exercising on the road. Globe and Mail Keep on top of problems in the relationship to prevent him looking for handy excuses. The Sun It sounded a pretty lame excuse. The Sun (2015) To blame politicians is a lame excuse. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The one time he did agree to take me for a meal he texted at the last minute with another lame excuse. The Sun (2015) There will always be a legitimate excuse for not relaxing and having fun. Christianity Today A legitimate excuse to skive, for once. Times, Sunday Times These may be legitimate concerns, but they are not legitimate excuses. Christianity Today The opponent bears the burden of moving for relief from its failure to respond and providing a legitimate excuse for why it did not respond earlier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The study indicated that 52 per cent routinely blamed heavy traffic or having overslept because those were seen as more legitimate excuses for arriving late than a sick nanny. Times, Sunday Times Note the pledge not to offer an excuse while offering what looks very much like an excuse, along with a half-hearted outright denial. Times, Sunday Times To the rest of the world it offers an excuse for losing. Times, Sunday Times I'm not going to offer any excuses whatsoever. Houston Chronicle Then they lied when asked why they did it, offering the excuse that they were treating for shock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One by one, they drop out of the journey, each offering an excuse and unable to endure the journey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They came up with a pathetic excuse. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He makes the pathetic excuse that the pressure of his job makes it impossible to give up smoking. The Sun (2011) His pathetic excuses do not stand up to scrutiny. The Sun (2008) First, the security considerations give him the perfect excuse to avoid holidaying there again. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Or is it the perfect excuse to buy a whole new wardrobe? Times, Sunday Times (2016) They all saw the playground as the perfect excuse for a chat. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You could invent a plausible excuse for leaving early. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So I had to cancel our booking and come up with a plausible excuse as to why we couldn't go any more. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But there was a plausible excuse for this - the war was still in full flow. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But years of wrangling in the name of human rights must not provide an excuse for allowing security to be compromised. The Sun They certainly aren't a reason for starting, but at that age might provide an excuse for not stopping. Times, Sunday Times That, however, will not provide an excuse for delay. Times, Sunday Times Did they as insurgents achieve more than bring on more repression and provide an excuse for the dictatorship to perpetuate itself? The Times Literary Supplement Pay cuts and the risk of redundancy may provide the excuse. Times, Sunday Times The only remaining question is whether he had a reasonable excuse. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There was no reasonable excuse for them all being there. The Sun (2009) She was hauled into court after probation staff said she had failed to provide a reasonable excuse. The Sun (2014) They cannot use the excuse of a lack of manpower. The Sun Use any excuse to ensure your own comfort. Times, Sunday Times They use the excuse of investment but surely they should have been investing on a year-by-year basis. The Sun I keep hearing people use the excuse that we haven't played for a few weeks and so were rusty. The Sun But at least that was in the semi-finals of the clay-court tournament, and he could use the excuse of experimenting with a new racket. Times, Sunday Times There is really no valid excuse. The Sun (2010) I suppose being a full-time dad is a valid excuse for not hurrying back into the studio. The Sun (2016) Is that a valid excuse for the damage he has done? Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 借口, 原谅 Japanese: 弁解, 弁解する |
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