blame
verb [ T ] uk/bleɪm/ us/bleɪm/
B1 责备;责怪;归咎于
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! 如果你没赶上公车可别怪我！
Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence. 休把自己缺乏自信心归咎于他的母亲。
Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother. 休把自己缺乏自信心归咎于他的母亲。
I don't blame someoneC2 我不会怪…;我理解…的心情
said in order to tell someone that you understand why they are doing something and that you agree with the reason for doing it
I don't blame him for getting angry - she's being really annoying. 我理解他生气的原因——她实在太烦人了。
"I decided to leave." "I don't blame you!" “我决定离开。” “我理解。”
be to blameC1 是…的原因
to be the reason for something that happens
The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage. 炎热的天气是缺水的原因之一。
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- 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.
Idiom
a bad workman blames his toolsidiom UK saying 拙匠埋怨工具差，人笨怪刀钝
said when someone has blamed a mistake or failure on the things that they use to work
blame
noun [ U ] uk/bleɪm/ us/bleɪm/
B2 责备;怪罪;归咎
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. 卫生官员们将该疾病的暴发归咎于恶劣的住房条件。
They tried to pin (= put) the blame for the killing on an innocent army officer. 他们试图将杀人罪推到一名无辜的军官身上。
We want to find out what happened, not to apportion blame (= to say someone or something was wrong). 我们想要弄清事情的真相，而不是要去怪罪谁。
take the blame 引咎;对…负责
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. 出了问题我负责。
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- 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.