excuse

noun

1. a poor example

e.g. it was an apology for a meal
a poor excuse for an automobile

Synonym: apology

2. a note explaining an absence

e.g. he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him

3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

e.g. he kept finding excuses to stay
every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

Synonym: alibiexculpationself-justification

verb

1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
be lenient with

e.g. excuse someone's behavior
She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities

Synonym: condone

2. serve as a reason or cause or justification of

e.g. Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again

Synonym: explain

3. grant exemption or release to

e.g. Please excuse me from this class

Synonym: relievelet offexempt

4. ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Synonym: beg off

5. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

e.g. rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
he rationalized his lack of success

Synonym: apologizeapologisejustifyrationalizerationalise

6. accept an excuse for

e.g. Please excuse my dirty hands

Synonym: pardon

1. 借口;理由;辩解
An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something.

e.g. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
e.g. Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home...
一旦有了宝宝，我就完全有理由呆在家里了。

2. （尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由
To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions.

excuse什么意思

e.g. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'...
他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
e.g. That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。

3. 原谅;宽恕
If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.

e.g. Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities.
很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。

4. 使免除（责任、义务等）
If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out.

e.g. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays...
在学校放假期间，她通常不必担负职责。
e.g. She was excused duties on Saturday.
星期六她不用工作。

5. 准许…离开;让…离开
If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.

excuse的翻译

e.g. He excused himself and went up to his room.
他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。

6. 对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时）
You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question.

excuse什么意思

e.g. Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？

7. 对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉）
You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them.

e.g. Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say.
抱歉打断一下，我觉得有件事我得说。

8. 对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈）
You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone.

e.g. 'Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room...
“抱歉出去一下，”她对贾维斯说，然后离开了房间。
e.g. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
对不起，这会儿我有工作要做。

9. 对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对）
You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone.

e.g. Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.
抱歉，我想知道所有这些和我们有什么关系。

10. 对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉）
You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd.

e.g. Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.
西顿一边说对不起、借过，一边挤过人群进入拥挤的客厅。

11. 抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉）
You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing.

12. 对不起，请再说一遍
You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said.

1. 原谅：这样,即使错过(miss)了一次机会或者做错了,大家都不会介意(mind)并会原谅(excuse)他的,还会允许(allow,permit)他保持(keep)这种想象(imagine)力. 亲爱的编辑,我不知道我的孩子是否理解(understand)我的说法,

2. 借口：13 A 逻辑推理词义比较 当作者写完意大利面条的文章,就已经是半夜了,他不是没有方法(way),主意(idea)和借口(excuse),而是没有时间(time)写交给老师的作文了.

3. 藉口：台湾的救灾能力,受到不少国际媒体的质疑,总统马英九16日亲上火线,向国际媒体解释台湾救灾的努力. 而美国有线电视新闻网CNN,在报导这一则新闻时,主播一开场就单刀直入,直接问连线的记者,面对批评,马英九的藉口(excuse)是什麼?

4. 免：在以诉讼抗辩(defense)、正当化申辩(justification)以及豁免(excuse)等为由进行辩护时,被告人则需要承担举证负担. 在这些问题上,辩护方必须提出证据证明自己的辩护意见具有存在的可能性(a sense of reality),