excuse
书籍：新英汉大词典上
更新时间：2018-09-12 10:14:45
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第397页（539字）
【词性】：v．
【释义】：
①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。
〕②原谅〔Please excuse my interrupting you．请原谅，打扰了。〕③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。〕④同意…离开〔You may be excused from the table．你可以离开餐桌了。
〕‖ n．①理由，辩解〔Ignorance of the law is no excuse for wrongdoing．不知法绝不是犯罪的理由。〕②免去〔May I have an excuse from gym class?我可以不上体育课吗?〕③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。〕