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blame

释义

blame

noun uncountable

UK /bleɪm/

1
responsibility for an accident, problem, or bad situation
blame for:
The police don’t deserve the blame for what happened to these children.
get the blame:
Why do I always get the blame for everything?
take the blame (=accept that you are responsible):
The management has to take part of the blame for recent failures.
put/lay the blame on someone:
Citizens are laying the blame on the government for acting too late.
shift the blame:
They are trying to shift the blame for educational failure in poor urban schools away from the state and onto the schools themselves.
a culture of blame (=a tendency to blame people instead of trying to solve problems):
We’re trying to get rid of the company’s culture of blame.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
2
point the blame at somebody
to blame somebody
We should demand greater accountability of our elected officials rather than allowing them to point the blame at someone else when services do not match our expectations.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 23/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017

blame

noun uncountable

US /bleɪm/

1
responsibility for an accident, problem, or bad situation
blame for:
The police don’t deserve the blame for what happened to these children.
get the blame:
Why do I always get the blame for everything?
take the blame (=accept that you are responsible):
The management has to take part of the blame for recent failures.
put/lay the blame on someone:
Citizens are laying the blame on the government for acting too late.
shift the blame:
They are trying to shift the blame for educational failure in poor urban school districts away from the state and onto the districts themselves.
a culture of blame (=a tendency to blame people instead of trying to solve problems):
We’re trying to get rid of the company’s culture of blame.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
2
point the blame at somebody
to blame somebody
We should demand greater accountability of our elected officials rather than allowing them to point the blame at someone else when services do not match our expectations.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 23/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017

blame

verb transitive

UK /bleɪm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	blame
he/she/it	blames
present participle	blaming
past tense	blamed
past participle	blamed

1
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation
If it all goes wrong, don’t blame me.
Crime is a complex issue – we can’t simply blame poverty and unemployment.
blame something on someone/something:
You can’t blame all your problems on your family.
blame someone/something for something:
Organizers blame the weather for the low turnout.
be to blame (for):
The hospital has launched an inquiry to find out who was to blame for the mistake.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down

phrases

I don’t blame you/him/her/them

you have only (got) yourself to blame

blame

verb transitive

US /bleɪm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	blame
he/she/it	blames
present participle	blaming
past tense	blamed
past participle	blamed

1
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation
If it doesn’t work, don’t blame me.
Crime is a complex issue – we can’t simply blame poverty and unemployment.
blame something on someone/something:
You can’t blame all your problems on your family.
blame someone/something for something:
Organizers blame the weather for the low turnout.
be to blame (for):
The hospital has launched an investigation to find out who was to blame for the mistake.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down

phrases

you have only (got) yourself to blame

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