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单词 to blame
释义

to blame

phrase
If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it.
If their forces were not involved, then who is to blame?
The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe. [+ for]
Synonyms: at fault, responsible, guilty, culpable More Synonyms of to blame
See full dictionary entry for blame

Examples of 'to blame' in a sentence
to blame

The bad ground was to blame for last month's Haydock display.
The Sun (2016)
First we were told bad genes were to blame.
The Sun (2015)
Failed attempts at economic reform led the press to blame bad schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Was bad management solely to blame?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Bankers to blame or bad accounts?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Although conditions were blustery, it is thought unlikely that bad weather was to blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Was Archbishop's obscure phrasing and bad timing to blame for uproar?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I do know that 21st-century Europe has itself to blame for the mess it is now in.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
(phrase) 
Who is to blame here?
Synonyms
at fault
She didn't accept that she was at fault.
responsible
He felt responsible for their late arrival.
guilty
They were found guilty of fraud.
The guilty pair were caught red-handed.
culpable
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
blameworthy
See blame

Additional synonyms

in the sense of culpable
Definition
deserving blame
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
Synonyms
blameworthy,
wrong,
guilty,
to blame,
liable,
in the wrong,
at fault,
sinful,
answerable,
found wanting,
reprehensible,
blamable,
censurable
in the sense of guilty
Definition
responsible for doing something wrong
They were found guilty of fraud.The guilty pair were caught red-handed.
Synonyms
culpable,
responsible,
convicted,
to blame,
offending,
erring,
at fault,
reprehensible,
iniquitous,
felonious,
blameworthy
in the sense of responsible
Definition
being the agent or cause (of some action)
He felt responsible for their late arrival.
Synonyms
to blame,
guilty,
at fault,
culpable,
behind

Nearby words of
to blame

  • to all intents and purposes
  • to be reckoned with
  • to begin with
  • to blame
  • to date
  • to good effect
  • .to no effect

Synonyms of 'to blame'

to blame

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