excuse
verb
noun
ɪkˈskjuːz verb
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excuse me
a. used when you want to get someone’s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question b. used to say that you are sorry for doing something rude or embarrassing c. used to ask someone politely to move so that you can walk past d. used to politely tell someone that you are leaving a place e. used when you disagree with someone but want to be polite about it f. used to show that you disagree with someone or are very surprised or upset by what they have just said g. used to ask someone to repeat something that they have just said [尤美] 请再说一遍; spoken AmE especially AmE
Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please?
劳驾，请问去博物馆怎么走？
Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know anyone was here.
噢，对不起，我不知道这里有人。
Excuse me, could I just squeeze past?
借光，请让我过去一下好吗？
Excuse me a moment. I’ll be right back.
抱歉，我离开一会，马上就回来。
Excuse me, but I don’t think that’s what he meant at all.
请原谅，不过我认为他绝对不是这个意思。
‘You’re going to pay, right?’ ‘Excuse me?’
“你会付钱的，对吗？”“你说什么？”
‘What time is it?’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘I asked you what time it is.’
“现在几点了？”“对不起，你说什么？”“我问你现在几点了。”
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FORGIVE
原谅
to forgive someone for doing something that is not seriously wrong, such as being rude or careless 原谅〔某人的小错〕
I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again.
这次我原谅你，但别再迟到了。
Please excuse my bad handwriting.
请原谅我的字写得不好。
excuse sb for (doing) sth
Please excuse me for being so late today.
请原谅我今天来得太晚了。
Smith can be excused for his lack of interest in the course (=his lack of interest is reasonable) .
史密斯对本课程不感兴趣是情有可原的。
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FROM A DUTY
免除责任
to allow someone not to do something that they are supposed to do 免除〔某人〕的责任 usually passive 一般用被动态
excuse sb from (doing) sth
Can I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold.
我今天能不去游泳吗？ 我感冒了。
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EXPLAIN
解释
to be or give a good reason for someone’s careless or offensive behaviour 为…开脱; 给…找理由
Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.
什么也无法为那种粗鲁行为开脱。
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FROM A PLACE
离开某处
to give someone permission to leave a place 准许…离开
May I please be excused from the table?
我可以离开饭桌了吗？
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excuse yourself
to say politely that you need to leave a place 礼貌地告辞
Richard excused himself and went to his room.
理查德礼貌地告辞，到自己的房间去了。
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excuse me (for living)!
used when someone has offended you or told you that you have done something wrong [口] 实在对不住了！ spoken
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Excuse me pardon me sorry
and are polite expressions that you use when you do something that could be slightly embarrassing or rude, for example in the cases below. You usually use to apologize after you have done something wrong. excuse me 和 pardon me 是客套话，在做有点尴尬或粗鲁的事情时使用，如用于下列情况。 做了错事后一般用 sorry 来道歉。
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excuse me
Use when you want to interrupt someone, say something to a person you do not know, or get past someone. 当需要打断某人、跟不认识的人说话或者请某人让路时，可以用 excuse me
Excuse me, do you know the time?
对不起，你知道现在几点钟吗？
Excuse me, can I just reach across and get my bag?
劳驾，我可以伸手过去拿一下我的包吗？
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excuse me
Use when you have to leave someone for a short time. 不得不暂时离开某人时用 excuse me
Excuse me for a moment while I make a call.
对不起请等一下，我打个电话。
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Excuse me pardon
can also be used, especially in American English, when you have not heard or understood what someone has said. excuse me Speakers of British English usually use . 说英国英语的人一般用 pardon
‘You’re late.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘I said you’re late.’ ‘Oh, sorry.’
“你迟到了。”“你说什么？”“我说你迟到了。”“噢，对不起。”
‘My name is Timothy.’ ‘Pardon?’
“我的名字是蒂莫西。”“对不起，请再说一遍。”
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pardon me
In American English, it is also possible to use in these situations. 在上述情况中，美国英语亦可使用 pardon me。
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pardon me excuse me
In British English, you usually say when you have done something slightly impolite such as burping or sneezing. In American English, you usually say . 当发生打嗝或打喷嚏等略不礼貌之事时，英国英语通常都说 pardon me，而美国英语一般会说 excuse me。
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I beg your pardon
is a rather old-fashioned expression used to apologize for doing something embarrassing or for making a mistake in what you have said. I beg your pardon 是相当过时的说法，用于因做了尴尬的事情或说错了话而表示道歉
There are 65 – I beg your pardon – 56 students on the course.
本课程有 65 个 — 对不起 — 56 个学生。
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excuse excuse
Do not confuse the verb / ɪ k ˈ skjuz; ɪ k ˈ skju ː z/ with the noun / ɪ k ˈ skjus; ɪ k ˈ skju ː s/ , which means a reason for doing something wrong, often an invented or false reason. 不要混淆动词 excuse 和名词 excuse，后者的意思是为做错事情找的理由，常指虚假的理由或借口。
ɪkˈskjuːs noun
17 a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviour 〔辩解的〕理由
excuse for (doing) sth
What’s your excuse for being late this time?
你迟到了，这次还有什么理由？
I’m tired of listening to his excuses.
我听厌了他找的种种理由。
Fay’s always making excuses for her husband’s odd behavior.
费伊老是为她丈夫的古怪行为找理由。
I’m sure Mike has a good excuse for not coming.
我认为迈克没来肯定有正当的理由。
plausible/legitimate/valid etc excuse
lame/feeble/pathetic excuse
That’s a lame excuse.
那是个牵强的借口。
18 a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentions 虚假的理由; 托词，借口
excuse to do sth
I need an excuse to call her.
我给她打电话需要有个借口。
[+ for ]
The conference is an excellent excuse for a few days’ holiday by the sea.
参加这个会议为在海边度几天假提供了绝好的借口。
Illness was used as an excuse so the defendant could avoid trial.
被告用生病作为借口来逃避审判。
look for/find an excuse
They were looking for any excuse to start a fight.
他们在寻衅打架。
I made an excuse at the first possible moment, and got up to leave.
一有机会我就找了个借口起身离开了。
The arrival of the doctor gave them an excuse to leave.
医生的到来使他们有借口离开。
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there is no excuse for sth
used to say that someone’s behaviour is too bad to be explained or accepted 某事怎么说都不对
There is no excuse for such rudeness.
这种无理行为实在说不过去。
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make your excuses
to explain why you are not able to do something 解释为何不能做某事
Please make my excuses at the meeting tomorrow.
请在明天的会上替我解释一下不能到会的原因。
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a poor/rotten etc excuse for sth
used when you think someone or something is very bad 做事极差; 极不称职
He’s a rotten excuse for a lawyer. Why on earth did you hire him?
他是个极糟糕的律师，你干吗雇用他？
22 a note written by your doctor or one of your parents saying that you were ill on a particular day [美] 病假条; AmE BrE