| 单词 | excuse |
| 释义 | excuse (once / 102 pages) 1nv 2v 3n 4n An excuse is an explanation for something that went wrong. When we give an excuse, we're trying to get someone to cut us some slack. When you finish dinner and ask, "May I be excused?" you've used one of many meanings of this word. It’s generally a reason for behavior: A note from your parents saying you have a doctor’s appointment can excuse you from school for the day. If your dog is sick, he has an excuse for barfing in the house. But be careful — making excuses can get awfully close to whining. WORD FAMILYexcuse: excusable, excusatory, excused, excuser, excuses, excusing+/excusable: excusably, inexcusable/excused: unexcused/excuser: excusers/inexcusable: inexcusably USAGE EXAMPLESEven Reid, who rarely uses injuries as an excuse, discussed the importance of health on Monday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Jack’s wife excuses his behavior by saying, “This is just Jack being Jack.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Eastern Kentuckians tend to empathize with coal mine owners and excuse the unchecked abuse they receive. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. he kept finding excuses to stay Syn|Hypo|Hyper alibi, exculpation, self-justification extenuation, mitigation a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances defence, defense, vindication the justification for some act or belief 2v accept an excuse for Please excuse my dirty hands Syn|Hyper pardon forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness 3v excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with excuse someone's behavior Syn|Hyper condone forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness 4v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning Syn|Hypo|Hyper apologise, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize color, colour, gloss give a deceptive explanation or excuse for pleadoffer as an excuse or plea extenuate, mitigate, palliatelessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of defend, fend for, support argue or speak in defense of 5v serve as a reason or cause or justification of 2Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work Syn|Hypo|Hyper explain alibi exonerate by means of an alibi justify, vindicate show to be right by providing justification or proof 1v ask for permission to be released from an engagement Syn|Hyper beg off bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 2v grant exemption or release to 3Please excuse me from this class Syn|Hypo|Hyper exempt, let off, relieve frank exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks absolve, free, justify let off the hook n a note explaining an absence 4he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him Hyper billet, line, note, short letter a short personal letter n a poor example a poor excuse for an automobile Syn|Hyper apology example, illustration, instance, representative an item of information that is typical of a class or group |
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