apology
noun
əˈpɒlədʒi
noun
1
something
that
you
say
or
write
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
doing
something
wrong
道歉，认错
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2
apologies
a
message
that
you
send
to
a
meeting
to
say
that
you
will
not
be
able
to
come
to
the
meeting
〔因不能赴会的〕致歉
plural 复数
Edward
can’t
be
here
today,
but
he
sends
his
apologies
.
爱德华今天来不了，他向大家表示歉意。
Edward
can’t
be
here
today,
but
he
sends
his
apologies
.
爱德华今天来不了，他向大家表示歉意。
3
make your apologies
to
say
that
you
are
sorry
but
you
have
to
leave
致歉〔必须离开〕
I
quickly
made
my
apologies
and
left.
我很快便致歉离开了。
4
a
statement
in
which
you
defend
something
you
believe
in
after
it
has
been
criticized
by
other
people
[文] 辩解，辩护
C | literary
[+
for
]
an
apology
for
Christianity
对基督教的辩护
5
an apology for sth
a
very
bad
example
of
something
权充某物的东西; 勉强代用的东西
They
served
us
up
an
apology
for
a
meal.
他们给我们端出不像样的饭菜。