0 an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done -- 道歉；认错；谢罪
I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake. 我得向你道歉，我误拆了你的信。
He's demanding a full apology from the newspaper for making untrue allegations about his personal life. 他要求这家报纸对关于他私生活的不实报道正式道歉。
"Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies (= extremely sorry)." “他到底有没有对他的所作所为感到内疚？”“哦，他深感内疚。”
She complained to the company and they sent her a written apology. 她向这家公司提出投诉，公司对她作出了书面道歉。
I owe you an apology - I'm afraid I forgot to send that report. 我得向你道歉——我忘了发出那份报告了。
a letter of apology 致歉信
1 a message politely telling someone that you cannot be present at their meeting or party -- （因不能出席会议或聚会的）致歉信
2 a formal explanation or defence of a belief or system, especially one that is unpopular -- （尤指对不受欢迎的政治信仰或制度的）辩护，辩解
I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.
Dancers with a developed technique and a high degree of competence hardly ever come into contact, and such incidents are usually followed by fulsome apologies.
Thirdly, he challenges the many thinlyveiled apologies for colonialism and neo-liberalism that characterise much of the contemporary literature.
When the apologies are credible, that is, they comprise punishment and increases in monitoring of the government, they reduce labour disquiet and production disinvestment.
