英语词汇“excuse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	excuse
释义	excuse Ⅰ excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ noun [C] 1 B1 a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong: » He'd better have a good excuse for being late.» I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.» There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Reasons and explanations 2 B1 a false reason that you give to explain why you do something: » [+ to infinitive] She was just looking for an excuse to call him.» Any excuse for a holiday!Thesaurus⁺: ↑Reasons and explanations make your excuses 3 F0 to explain why you cannot be present somewhere: » Please make my excuses at the meeting on Friday.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making and accepting apologiesThesaurus⁺: ↑Defining and explaining make excuses 4 F0 to give false reasons why you cannot do something: » You're always making excuses for not helping me.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Defining and explainingWord partners for excuse noun• ♯have/♯make/♯offer/♯think up an excuse• a ♯good/♯convenient/♯feeble/♯perfect/♯poor excuse• ♯at the ♯slightest excuse• an excuse ♯for sthWord Builder:–Nouns: excuse–Adjectives: excusable, inexcusable–Verbs: excuseCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. a feeble/flimsy/lame/pathetic/poor excuse» He made a lame excuse about his dog being ill and left the party.-lu. a convenient/good/legitimate/perfect/plausible/reasonable/valid excuse» He tried to think up a plausible excuse for being late.–Verbs-lu. find/have /look for/invent/make an excuse» He invented an excuse to explain his disappearance the other night.-lu. give/provide an excuse» The end of the exams gave them the perfect excuse for a party.-lu. use sth as an excuse» He used his sore knee as an excuse for not helping with the housework.–Prepositions-lu. an excuse for sth/doing sth» He tried to think up an excuse for going round to visit her.–Phrases-lu. a poor excuse for/of a sth» Dreadful acting and and a boring plot made it a poor excuse for a film.-lu. no excuse for doing sth» There's no excuse for making that amount of noise.-lu. make excuses» Stop making excuses and help me with the packing.-lu. make your excuses» He realized he had to be somewhere else and made his excuses and left. • • • Extra Examples:» When I asked him why he was late, he gave me some excuse about having car trouble.» I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.» I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse.» Whenever I ask him why his essay's late, he just comes out with the same old excuses.» You're always making excuses for not helping me. Ⅱ excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for excuse 1 B1 to forgive someone: » Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.» Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour.» No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy.» We cannot excuse him for these crimes.» I asked the teacher if I could be excused from (= allowed not to do) football practice as my knee still hurt.» Please excuse me from (= allow me to miss) the rest of the meeting - I've just received a phone call that requires my immediate attention.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making and accepting apologies excuse me 2 A1 a polite way of attracting someone's attention, especially of someone you do not know: » Excuse me, does this bus go to Oxford Street?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Polite expressions 3 F0 used to politely ask someone to move so that you can walk past them: » Excuse me, can I just get past?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Polite expressions 4 F0 used to tell someone politely that you are leaving: » Excuse me a moment, I'll be with you shortly.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Polite expressions 5 A2 used to say sorry for something you have done by accident: » Did I take your seat? Do excuse me.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making and accepting apologies 6 F0 said before disagreeing with someone: » Excuse me but aren't you forgetting something?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Polite expressions 7 F0 _US (_UK pardon?, I beg your pardon?) used to politely ask someone to repeat something they have said because you have not heard it Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making and accepting apologiesWord Builder:–Nouns: excuse–Adjectives: excusable, inexcusable–Verbs: excuse • • • Extra Examples:» Will you excuse me? I've got to make a phone call.» Please excuse my stomach rumbling - I haven't eaten all day.» I know you are tired, but I really can't excuse you for being so rude and selfish about this.» She is almost too kind - always excusing their bad behaviour instead of dealing with it firmly.» Her boss cannot excuse even the smallest error, although he himself is far from perfect.
随便看	be overlaid with sth be over the hump be over the moon be packed be par for the course be part and parcel of sth be part of life's rich tapestry/pageant be party to sth be past it be past your sell-by date be penny-wise and pound-foolish be pissing in the wind be pitched into sth be plain as a pikestaff be plain as the nose on your face be plain sailing be/play at home be playing at sth be/play in goal be pleased to do sth be plenty more where sb/sth came from be pooped be poor in sth be possessed of sth be potty about sth/sb

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