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单词 alibi
释义 alibi
alibi /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/ noun [C]
1
F0 proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened:
» He has a cast-iron (= very strong) alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions
2
F0 an excuse for something bad or for a failure:
» After eight years in power, the government can no longer use the previous government's policy as an alibi for its own failure.Thesaurus+: ↑Reasons and explanations
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