| 单词 | excuse |
| 释义 | excuseexcusesexcuseexcuse2 /ɪkˈskjuːs/ noun [countable]1a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrongexcuse forWhat’s your excuse for being late?be你迟到有什么理由吗？I’m sure he has a good excuse for not calling.havecall我相信他没来电话一定是有理由的。2a reason that you invent to explain why you do somethingexcuse to do somethingKarl was glad of an excuse to leave.be卡尔很高兴有借口离开。He made some excuse about a dentist’s appointment and left.makeleave他借口和牙医有预约便走了。At least it gave me an excuse to get out of the house.littlegive至少这给了我离开这栋房子的借口。Phrasesmake excuses for somebody/something to give reasons why someone has made a mistake or behaved badly: You shouldn’t make excuses for her behaviour.excuse你不该为他的行为找借口。there is no excuse for something used for saying that something is not acceptable: There is no excuse for what he did.bedo他这么做实在说不过去。COLLOCATIONS: excuseverbsto make up/invent an excuseI made up an excuse about feeling ill.makefeelto believe/accept an excuseShe didn’t believe his excuses.excuseto have an excuseHe has no excuse for not finishing the work.havefinishto give somebody an excuseHer mother’s illness gave her an excuse to leave work.giveto look for an excuseI began to look for excuses to avoid seeing him.beginexcuseseeadjectivesa good excuseIt was a good excuse for not going to the party.begoa weak/feeble excuse (=one that is difficult to believe)Joe muttered some feeble excuse about having a headache.mutterhavethe perfect excuseHis mistake gave them the perfect excuse to fire him.givea reasonable excuse (also a legitimate/valid excuse formal) (=one that is true and that other people cannot criticize)At least Tony had a reasonable excuse.littlehaveHe didn’t have a legitimate excuse for being late.bea plausible excuse (=one that other people will believe)That should give you time to think of a plausible excuse.shallTHESAURUS: excusereason something that explains why something happens, or why someone does something: She told them the reason for her visit.tellThere are lots of good reasons for studying Chinese.belotreasonstudyexplanation the reasons that help you understand why something happens, especially something that seems difficult to understand: I can’t think of any other explanation for his behaviour.The only explanation I can think of is that there must be something wrong with your hard disk.beexcuse a reason you use to explain why you did something bad, or did not do something you should have done – especially a reason that is not completely true: She always makes excuses for not doing her homework.makeexcusedoHe says he has a cold, but I’m sure that’s just an excuse.sayhavemotive a reason that makes someone decide to do something, especially a crime: Police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.bejustification a reason for doing something that seems wrong: There is no justification for cruelty to animals.beanimalgrounds a reason that makes it right or fair to do something, especially according to official or moral rules: The court will decide if she has grounds for divorce.haveground |
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