excuse
verb [ T ] uk/ɪkˈskjuːz/ us/ɪkˈskjuːz/
B1 原谅;宽恕
to forgive someone
Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed. 我来晚了，请原谅——公共汽车晚点了。
Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour. 无论如何那种行为都是不可原谅的。
No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy. 这家公司竟这样执行制度，这种行为无论赔多少钱都不能宽恕。
We cannot excuse him for these crimes. 我们无法原谅他犯下的这些罪行。
I asked the teacher if I could be excused from (= allowed not to do) hockey practice as my knee still hurt. 我的膝盖仍然很疼，因此我向老师请假看能否不参加曲棍球训练。
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. 请原谅，我不能继续出席会议了——我刚接到一个电话，有急事需要我马上处理。
excuse meA1 （用于礼貌地引起他人、尤其是陌生人的注意）劳驾，打扰
a polite way of attracting someone's attention, especially of someone you do not know
Excuse me, does this bus go to Oxford Street? 打扰一下，请问这辆公共汽车去牛津大街吗？
- More 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.
excuse
noun [ C ] uk/ɪkˈskjuːs/ us/ɪkˈskjuːs/
B1 （辩解的）理由，借口
a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong
He'd better have a good excuse for being late. 他迟到最好有正当的理由。
I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse. 据我所知，他从来没有缺席过会议——我敢肯定他不来是有原因的。
There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour. 根本没什么借口为那种行为开脱。
B1 （虚假的）理由，借口，托词
a false reason that you give to explain why you do something
[ + to infinitive ] She was just looking for an excuse to call him. 她只是找个借口给他打电话罢了。
Any excuse for a holiday! 只要能去度假，找任何借口都行！
make your excuses 因为不能到场表示歉意
to explain why you cannot be present somewhere
Please make my excuses at the meeting on Friday. 我不能参加周五的会议了，请代我致歉。
make excuses 找借口;编理由
to give false reasons why you cannot do something
You're always making excuses for not helping me. 你总是找种种借口不来帮我。
- More 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.
Idiom
a miserable, poor, etc. excuse for somethingidiom 拙劣的…;蹩脚的…，极糟糕的…东西
a very bad example of something
It was a miserable excuse for a meal. 这饭真是难吃死了。