excuse是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to forgive someone -- 原谅；宽恕

  • 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 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？

  • Excuse me, can I just get past? 劳驾，请让我过一下。

  • Excuse me a moment, I'll be with you shortly. 抱歉，失陪一会儿，我马上就回来。

  • Did I take your seat? Do excuse me. 我坐了你的座位吗？太对不起了。

  • Excuse me but aren't you forgetting something? 请原谅，但你是不是忘记了些什么？

• 1 a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong -- （辩解的）理由，借口

  • 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。

  • [ + 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！

  • 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。

  • You're always making excuses for not helping me. 你总是找种种借口不来帮我。