1. | 借口；理由；辩解a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour |
Late again! What's your excuse this time? 又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？ | |
There's no excuse for such behaviour. 这种行为说不过去。 | |
His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. 他辩解说因为日记本丢了才忘了她的生日。 | |
You don't have to make excuses for her(= try to think of reasons for her behaviour) . 你不必为她辩解了。 | |
It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses(= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave) . 时间不早了。很抱歉，我得告辞了。 |
2. | （正当的）理由，借口a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons |
It's just an excuse for a party. 这只是借故一起聚会。 | |
It gave me an excuse to take the car. 这使我有理由开车去。 |
3. | 拙劣样品；蹩脚货a very bad example of sth |
Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being? 为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起？ |
4. | 假条（家长或医生写明请假或给假理由）a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work |
1. | 原谅；宽恕to forgive sb for sth that they have done, for example not being polite or making a small mistake |
Please excuse the mess. 这里凌乱不堪，请见谅。 | |
You must excuse my father─he's not always that rude. 你一定要原谅我父亲，他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。 | |
I hope you'll excuse me for being so late. 我来得这么晚，希望你能原谅。 | |
You might be excused for thinking that Ben is in charge(= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make) . 你误以为是本在负责，这是情有可原的。 | |
Excuse my interrupting you. 对不起，打扰你一下。 |
2. | ~ sth.~ sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth) 为…辩解（或找理由）to make your or sb else's behaviour seem less offensive by finding reasons for it |
Nothing can excuse such rudeness. 如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。 |
3. | ~ sb/yourself (from sth) 准许…离开；请求准予离开；（离开前）请求原谅to allow sb to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving |
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man. 如果可以，我先行一步了。我很忙。 | |
She excused herself and left the meeting early. 她说了声“请原谅”就提前离开了会场。 |
4. | [usupass] ~ sb (from sth/from doing sth).~ sb sth 同意免除；同意免做to allow sb to not do sth that they should normally do |
She was excused from giving evidence because of her age. 因年龄关系她获准不予作证。 |
Excuse me, is this the way to the station? 劳驾，这是去车站的路吗？ |
Excuse me, could you let me through? 对不起，能让我过去吗？ |
Guy sneezed loudly. ‘Excuse me,’ he said. 盖伊大声打了个喷嚏，然后说了声“对不起”。 |
Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. 很抱歉，我认为这不是真的。 |
‘Excuse me for a moment,’ she said and left the room. 她说了声“很抱歉，失陪一会儿”就离开了房间。 |
Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. 啊呀，对不起，我没看到你在那里。 |
Excuse me, is this the way to the station? 劳驾，这是去车站的路吗？ |
Excuse me, could you let me through? 对不起，能让我过去吗？ |
Guy sneezed loudly. ‘Excuse me,’ he said. 盖伊大声打了个喷嚏，然后说了声“对不起”。 |
Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. 很抱歉，我认为这不是真的。 |
‘Excuse me for a moment,’ she said and left the room. 她说了声“很抱歉，失陪一会儿”就离开了房间。 |
Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. 啊呀，对不起，我没看到你在那里。 |
