excuse

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【词性】：v．

【释义】：

❶ 成…的理由；为…辩解〔That was a selfish act that nothing will excuse．那是自私的行为，完全没有理由可言。

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❷ 原谅〔Please excuse my interrupting you．请原谅，打扰了。〕
❸ 给…免去〔The busy teacher was excused from serving the jury．那位繁忙的教师被同意不参加陪审团。〕
❹ 同意…离开〔You may be excused from the table．你可以离开餐桌了。

〕‖ n．❶ 理由，辩解〔Ignorance of the law is no excuse for wrongdoing．不知法绝不是犯罪的理由。〕
❷ 免去〔May I have an excuse from gym class?我可以不上体育课吗?〕
❸ 托词，借口〔Her lame ankle was Flo’s excuse for staying home．弗洛说她踝部崴了是为呆在家里找借口。I shall invent some excuse for not going．我将编个借口不去了。〕