单词 | excuse¹ |
释义 | ex·cuse¹ /ɪk`skjuz; ɪkˈskjuːz/v [t] 1. excuse me spoken【口】 a) used to politely get someone's attention or to say you are sorry for accidentally doing something 请问,对不起[用以礼貌地提问或表示歉意]:◇excuse me, is this the right bus for the airport? 请问,这是去机场的公共汽车吗?◇oh, excuse me, i didn't mean to step on your foot. 噢,对不起,我不小心踩了你的脚。 b) used to politely tell someone that you are leaving a place 抱歉[用以礼貌地表示要离开]:◇excuse me a moment, there's someone at the door. 抱歉,我离开一下,有人敲门。 2. to forgive someone, usually for something that is not very serious 原谅[某人的小错]:◇please excuse my bad handwriting. 请原谅我字写得不好。 3. to allow someone not to do something that they should do 免除[某人]的责任:◇excuse sb from (doing) sth you are excused classes for the rest of the week. 本周余下的时间你可以不用上课了。 4. to provide a reason for someone's bad behaviour so that it does not seem so bad 为[不良行为]开脱,为…辩解:◇nothing can excuse lying to your parents. 你对父母说谎,这是任何理由都无法开脱的。 |
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