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单词 excuse
释义
verb | noun
excuseexcuse1 /ɪkˈskyuz/ ●●● S1 W3 verb [transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYexcuse1
Origin: 1400-1500 Old French excuser, from Latin excusare, from causa cause, explanation
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
excuse
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyexcuse
he, she, itexcuses
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyexcused
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave excused
he, she, ithas excused
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad excused
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill excuse
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have excused
Continuous Form
PresentIam excusing
he, she, itis excusing
you, we, theyare excusing
PastI, he, she, itwas excusing
you, we, theywere excusing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been excusing
he, she, ithas been excusing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been excusing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be excusing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been excusing
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 After the way the team played last Friday, he can be excused for being upset.
1excuse me spoken a)said when you want to politely get someone’s attention or to interrupt him or her, especially to ask a question:  Excuse me. Is this the right bus to the airport? b)used to say that you are sorry when you have done something embarrassing or impolite:  Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know you were standing in line. c)used to politely tell someone that you are leaving a place:  Excuse me for a minute. I’ll be right back. d)used to ask someone to repeat something that he or she has just said:  “What time is it?” “Excuse me?” “I asked what time it is.” e)used to politely ask someone to move so that you can walk past:  Excuse me. Could I just squeeze past? f)used to show that you disagree with someone or are very surprised or upset by what he or she has just said:  “You’re older than Sue, right?” “Excuse me? She’s five years older than I am.” g)used to disagree with someone in a polite way:  Excuse me, but I don’t think that’s what he meant.2FORGIVE to forgive someone, usually for something that is not very serious:  Please excuse my bad handwriting.excuse somebody for (doing) something You’ll have to excuse me for being late – my car broke down. After the way the team played last Friday, he can be excused for being upset.3EXPLAIN to make someone’s bad or unusual behavior seem more acceptable by giving reasons for it SYN justify:  I’m sorry, but that explanation doesn’t excuse what he did.excuse yourself There was nothing she could say to excuse herself.4FROM A PLACE to give someone permission to leave a place: excuse somebody from something May I please be excused from the table?5excuse yourself to say politely that you need to leave a place:  Richard excused himself and went to his room.6FROM A DUTY to allow someone not to do a duty or not to do something he or she is supposed to do: excuse somebody from (doing) something Please excuse Sherry from gym class today. She has had the flu.7excuse me (for living)! spoken said in an angry way when someone has offended you or told you that you have done something wrong[Origin: 1400–1500 Old French excuser, from Latin excusare, from causa cause, explanation]WORD CHOICE: sorry, excuse me, pardon me• Say (I’m) sorry or excuse me to someone if you make a small mistake, or if you accidentally get in someone’s way, touch him or her, or push against him or her:  Sorry. I didn’t mean to bump you.  “You’re blocking the doorway.” “Oh, excuse me.” Oh, I’m sorry, I meant five, not six.• Use I’m sorry when you have done something more seriously wrong or have upset someone:  I’m sorry I didn’t call you – I forgot. If you are late, it is polite to say I’m sorry and give a reason:  I’m sorry I’m late. The traffic was bad.• Say excuse me to get someone’s attention or before speaking to someone you don’t know:  Excuse me. Can you tell me where the post office is?• Say sorry, excuse me, pardon (me), or (I) beg your pardon (old-fashioned) as a polite way of asking someone to repeat something, especially because you did not understand it or hear it correctly:  “Hi, my name’s Maria Dallaglio.” “Sorry?” “Maria Dallaglio.”
verb | noun
excuseexcuse2 /ɪkˈskyus/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 There’s no excuse for yelling in a restaurant like that.
 I’m sure Mike has a good excuse for not coming to practice.
 You’re always making excuses for him.
 The conference gives me an excuse to visit Atlanta.
 She continually uses her sick mother as an excuse.
Thesaurus
THESAURUScause
the cause or fact that explains why something has happened or happens, or why someone has done something:  “Why did you tell him?” “Oh, I had my reasons (=had a secret reason for doing it).” She sold the house for reasons best known to herself, (=for reasons other people do not understand).
a reason for why something happened or why you did something, especially one in which you give details:  Is there any explanation for his behavior?
a reason that you give for why you did something bad:  I hope she has a good excuse for being late again.
a reason that makes someone do something, especially something bad:  The police have found no motive for the attack.
a good reason, based on laws or rules, for doing, believing, or saying something. Used in legal or official language:  Abusive behavior is grounds for divorce.
a good reason that explains why someone has done something bad:  The justification for the war was the fear that the enemy had nuclear weapons.
formal the reasons and ideas on which a decision, plan, etc. is based:  What is the rationale for restricting the role of women in the military?
a false reason that you give for doing something, because you want to hide the real reason:  He said he was sick, but it was just a pretext to get her to come visit him.
1a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong:  What’s your excuse this time?excuse for His excuse for being late wasn’t very good. There’s no excuse for yelling in a restaurant like that. I’m sure Mike has a good excuse for not coming to practice. You’re always making excuses for him.► see thesaurus at reason12a false reason that you give to explain why you are or are not doing something: an excuse to do something I need an excuse to call her.excuse for I think this vacation is just an excuse for her to buy new clothes. The conference gives me an excuse to visit Atlanta. She continually uses her sick mother as an excuse.3a poor/bad etc. excuse for something used when you think someone is very bad at doing something, for example at doing his or her job:  Her paintings are a pretty poor excuse for artwork.4a note written by one of your parents or a doctor explaining why you were not at school on a particular day5make your excuses to say politely that you cannot come somewhere you have been invited or that you have to leave:  I made my excuses and left the party.
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