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.
他遲到的藉口是他的車壞了。
B2
A reason you give for doing something you want to do.
He needed an excuse to skip the boring meeting.
他需要一個藉口來跳過這個無聊的會議。
R
A very poor example of something.
That's a terrible excuse for a meal.
那根本算不上是一頓飯。
R
A note explaining why someone cannot attend school or work.
She wrote an excuse for her son's absence from school.
她為兒子缺課寫了一張請假條。
verb
B2
To forgive someone for a small mistake or rudeness.
Please excuse my messy handwriting.
請原諒我潦草的字跡。
B2
To make bad behavior seem less wrong by giving reasons.
You cannot excuse his rude behavior with any excuse.
你不能用任何藉口來為他的粗魯行為開脫。
R
To allow someone to leave politely.
She excused herself from the table to take a phone call.
她禮貌地離開餐桌去接電話。
R
To allow someone not to do something they normally should.
The teacher excused him from homework due to illness.
老師因為他生病而免除了他的家庭作業。
translation
藉口, 拙劣的榜樣, 請假條
原諒, 辯解, 允許離開, 免除
詞形變化
3rd Present
excuses
Progressive
excusing
Past
excused
Plural
excuses
Perfect
excused