| 单词 | blame |
| 释义 | blame —blame /bleɪm/ noun [U] B2 the situation in which people say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: » Health officials put the blame for the disease on (= say that the reason for the disease is) poor housing conditions.» They tried to pin (= put) the blame for the killing on an innocent army officer.» We want to find out what happened, not to apportion blame (= to say someone or something was wrong).Thesaurus+: ↑Blaming and accusingtake the blameF0 If you take the blame for something, you say that you did it or that it is your fault: » If anything goes wrong, I'll take the blame.Thesaurus+: ↑Blaming and accusingWord partners for blame noun• ♯accept/♯shoulder/♯take (the) blame• ♯get the blame (for sth)• ♯apportion blame• ♯lay/♯place/♯pin the blame on sb• ♯share the blame• ♯deflect/♯shift (the) blame• blame ♯lies with/♯rests with sb/sth• blame ♯for sthCollocations:–Verbs-lu. accept/bear/carry/deserve/shoulder (the) blame (for sth)» I was in charge when it happened so I accept the blame.-lu. get/take the blame (for sth)» He has taken the blame for some of the failures in the last twelve months.-lu. apportion/assign/cast/lay (the) blame» She laid the blame on the driver of the white car which turned without warning.-lu. pin/place/put/fix the blame on sb» David pinned the blame on Sue.-lu. share (in) the blame» The coach shares the blame for the team's poor performance.-lu. absolve/clear sb of blame» The judge overturned the earlier ruling and absolved Smith of all blame.-lu. escape blame» He cannot escape blame for holding up aid to flooded regions.-lu. deflect/shift blame» He was scared and was trying to shift the blame onto someone else.-lu. blame attaches to/falls on/lies with/rests with sb/sth» No blame attaches to the player who merely fell awkwardly.–Adjectives-lu. the entire/full/whole blame» We put the entire blame for this failure on the directors.-lu. free from blame» The president was not entirely free from blame.–adverb-lu. [lay, place, etc.] the blame firmly/squarely on sb» The blame was placed firmly on the shareholders.–Prepositions-lu. blame for sth» The blame for the accident lies with the speeding motorcyclist.–Phrases-lu. point the finger of blame» Teachers pointed the finger of blame at a few disruptive pupils.-lu. lay the blame at sb's door/feet» The report laid the blame at the feet of the ship's chief officer.-lu. bear the brunt of the blame» The England manager should bear the brunt of the blame.• • • Extra Examples:» It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster.» The report assigned the blame for the accident to inadequate safety regulations.» She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on her assistant.» I accept my portion of the blame.» Teachers cannot be expected to shoulder all the blame for poor exam results.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for blame B1 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: » Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus!» Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.» Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.» You can't really blame Helen for not wanting to get involved.Thesaurus+: ↑Blaming and accusingI don't blame sbC2 said in order to tell someone that you understand why they are doing something and that you agree with their reason for doing it: » I don't blame him for getting angry - she's behaving dreadfully.» 'I decided to leave.' 'I don't blame you!'Thesaurus+: ↑Blaming and accusingbe to blameC1 to be the reason for something that happens: » The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.Thesaurus+: ↑Being based on or depending on something• • • Extra Examples:» It's tempting to blame television for the increase in crime.» They blamed their defeat on the media's one-sided reporting of the election campaign.» She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.» Human error has been blamed for the air crash.» Anything that goes wrong in the office is blamed on Pete. |
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