excuse
🇺🇸
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
🇬🇧
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
noun
B2
A reason, true or not, to explain or defend your actions.
His excuse for being late was that his car broke down.
他迟到的借口是他的车坏了。
B2
A reason you give for doing something you want to do.
He needed an excuse to skip the boring meeting.
他需要一个借口来跳过这个无聊的会议。
R
A very poor example of something.
That's a terrible excuse for a meal.
那根本算不上是一顿饭。
R
A note explaining why someone cannot attend school or work.
She wrote an excuse for her son's absence from school.
她为儿子缺课写了一张请假条。
verb
B2
To forgive someone for a small mistake or rudeness.
Please excuse my messy handwriting.
请原谅我潦草的字迹。
B2
To make bad behavior seem less wrong by giving reasons.
You cannot excuse his rude behavior with any excuse.
你不能用任何借口来为他的粗鲁行为开脱。
R
To allow someone to leave politely.
She excused herself from the table to take a phone call.
她礼貌地离开餐桌去接电话。
R
To allow someone not to do something they normally should.
The teacher excused him from homework due to illness.
老师因为他生病而免除了他的家庭作业。
translation
借口, 拙劣的榜样, 请假条
原谅, 辩解, 允许离开, 免除
词形变化
3rd Present
excuses
Progressive
excusing
Past
excused
Plural
excuses
Perfect
excused