| 单词 | blame |
| 释义 | verb | noun blameblame1 /bleɪm/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive] 1to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad: Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault.blame somebody/something for something I used to blame my parents for messing up my life. Dougan blamed the economy for weak Christmas sales.blame something on somebody/something The accident was blamed on pilot error. Water levels have dropped, a situation widely blamed on global warming.THESAURUSput/place/lay the blame on – to say who or what you think is responsible for something bad, sometimes unfairly or wrongly: Republicans are trying to put the blame on the Democrats for the budget problems.accuse – to say that someone is guilty of a crime or has done something very bad: Her boss accused her of stealing the money.hold somebody responsible – to say who you think caused something bad when it was his or her duty to prevent it from happening: She held the doctors responsible for her husband’s death.2somebody is to blame for something used to say that someone is responsible for something bad that happened: Officials believe that more than one person may be to blame for the fire.partly/largely/solely to blame Alcohol or drugs may be partly to blame for the accident.3don’t blame me spoken used when you are advising someone not to do something, but you think he or she will do it anyway: Go ahead, but don’t blame me if it doesn’t work.4I don’t blame you/them etc. spoken used to say that you think it was right or reasonable for someone to do what he or she did: I don’t blame her for being mad!5only have yourself to blame spoken used to say that someone’s problems are his or her fault: If they lose this game, they’ll only have themselves to blame. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare, from Greek blasphemos speaking evil] verb | noun blameblame2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [uncountable] responsibility for a mistake or for something bad: Nathalie is older, and she usually gets the blame when the kids fight.blame for Much of the blame for homelessness lies with the welfare system. Apparently, she took the blame for her husband, and spent time in jail. A military investigation placed the blame squarely on local officials (=blamed them in a very definite way). The paper points the finger of blame for the obesity crisis at poor diet (=says that it is responsible).COLLOCATIONSverbsget the blame (=be blamed) Sam knew that if something went wrong, he’d get the blame.take/accept the blame (also shoulder the blame formal) (=say that something is your fault) No one was prepared to take the blame for the disaster.put/pin the blame on somebody (also lay/place the blame on somebody formal) (=blame someone, especially when it is not his or her fault) Everyone laid the blame for the crisis on the government.shift the blame (onto somebody) (=blame someone else for something you did) He was accused of trying to shift the blame onto his aides.assign blame formal (=find someone to blame for something) It would be irresponsible to assign blame for the murder at this stage of the investigation.apportion blame formal (=decide how much each person is to blame for something) Insurance companies must apportion blame in the case of accidents.share the blame Coaches and players must share the blame for the team’s losses.the blame lies with somebody (=used to say that someone is responsible for something bad) In this case, the blame lay with the police. |
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