| 单词 | 借口 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ANSWER〕I don't want any excuses, complaints, or back talk. 我不要任何借口、抱怨，也不要顶嘴。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕Bedell's financial problems do not excuse his actions. 比德尔的经济问题不能作为他行为的借口。朗文写作活用〔ESCAPE〕Phil never does his homework, but he always manages to talk his way out of it. 菲尔从来不做家庭作业，但是他总能找到借口躲过去。朗文写作活用〔INTELLIGENT〕Phil's good at thinking up excuses for his behaviour - he's too clever by half. 菲尔很会为他的行为编造借口，他有点聪明过头了。朗文写作活用〔REASON〕He doesn't make excuses when he gets something wrong. 他做错了事以后从来都不找借口掩饰。朗文写作活用〔REASON〕His sore leg was a pretext. He just wanted a day off work. 腿酸痛是个借口，他只是想休假一天。朗文写作活用〔alibi〕Usage Problem An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action; an excuse.【用法疑难】 借口，托辞：为逃避指责或证明行为正当而提出的解释；借口美国传统〔allege〕In her defense Halen alleged temporary insanity.在答辩中，海伦提出一时的精神错乱为借口。21世纪英汉〔biscuit〕I've heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit! 我也听过一些借口，可这个借口也太离谱了！朗文当代〔biscuit〕I've heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit.我听过一些借口,这个真可算是登峰造极了。英汉大词典〔blind〕He had told his colleagues that he was going to a conference, but that was just a blind.他告诉同事他要去开会, 但那只是一个借口。外研社新世纪〔bolt〕He bolted out lame excuses.他脱口说出一些不充足的借口。文馨英汉〔but〕I want this done today, and I don't want to hear any buts about it.我希望今天把这事完成，而且我不想听任何完不成的借口。韦氏高阶〔cast about〕She cast about for some excuse for refusing his proposal.她设法寻找拒绝他求婚的借口。21世纪英汉〔cast around for〕She had been casting around for a good excuse to go to New York.她一直在找一个去纽约的好借口。柯林斯高阶〔convenient〕He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.他说要给妻子过生日，利用这个借口，就不去参加会议了。牛津高阶〔cop-out〕An excuse for inaction or evasion.托词：不行动或逃避的借口美国传统〔discretion〕Discretion is the better part of valo(u)r.【谚】审慎是勇敢的主体（常常当作行为怯懦的借口）。文馨英汉〔enough〕I've had enough of your excuses (= I want them to stop).我已经听够了你的借口。剑桥高阶〔excellent〕She came up with the perfect excuse.她想出了极好的借口。牛津高阶〔excuse〕Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.不要借口追求完美而从不行动。牛津搭配〔excuse〕He invented a pathetic excuse about losing his watch.他为丢表编了一个站不住脚的借口。牛津搭配〔excuse〕He kept finding excuses not to go home.他一直找借口不回家。外研社新世纪〔excuse〕He made some excuse about having a lot of work to do.他借口说有许多工作要做。麦克米伦高阶〔excuse〕Illness was used as an excuse so the defendant could avoid trial.被告用生病作为借口来逃避审判。朗文当代〔excuse〕Justin mumbled some excuse and left.贾斯廷嘟囔了个借口就离开了。牛津搭配〔excuse〕She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.为避免做这件事她抓住每一个借口。牛津搭配〔excuse〕You shouldn't make excuses for him. He knew what he was doing.你不应该为他找借口, 他在做什么他自己知道。外研社新世纪〔excuse〕You're always making excuses for not helping me.你总是找种种借口不来帮我。剑桥高阶〔failure〕Nothing can excuse your failure to ask my permission.不管什么原因都不能成为你不征得我允许的借口。牛津搭配〔fall〕She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.她以惯用的借口推说没有时间。牛津高阶〔fine〕That's a fine excuse to make.好个借口（差劲的借口）。文馨英汉〔flush〕He made his excuses, flushing guiltily.他找了个借口，脸由于内疚而发红。牛津搭配〔fob off〕He thought he could fob me off with some weak excuse about being too busy to talk.他以为他可以用忙得没时间谈话这种蹩脚的借口来搪塞我。韦氏高阶〔force〕The big purchaser used every pretext to force down prices.那个大买主用一切借口压低价格。英汉大词典〔fun and games〕The convention is just an excuse for journalistic fun and games.这次集会只是新闻界寻欢作乐的一个借口。韦氏高阶〔getout〕Is there no getout I can use to avoid attending the meeting? 我连一个逃避开会的借口都找不到吗？韦氏高阶〔headache〕She had left the party early, pleading a headache.她借口头疼提早离开了聚会。牛津搭配〔if〕No ifs and buts – just make sure the job is done by tomorrow! 别找任何借口，一定要保证在明天把工作完成！朗文当代〔if〕There are a lot of ifs and buts.各种各样的借口一大堆。外研社新世纪〔implausible〕I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse.我不得不承认, 那听上去是个站不住脚的借口。外研社新世纪〔innumerable〕He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.他编造了数不清的借口和谎话。柯林斯高阶〔invent〕He would have to invent some alibi.他将不得不编造一些借口。外研社新世纪〔invent〕She would invent any excuse to avoid seeing people.她会编出任何借口来避免与人见面。麦克米伦高阶〔lame〕He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口，想要解释自己为什么睡着了。柯林斯高阶〔lame〕It sounds a lame excuse, but I never seem to have time to visit.这个借口听起来好像很牵强，但看起来我压根就没有时间去。麦克米伦高阶〔lawless〕The government recognized there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.政府承认市区存在问题, 但绝不能以此作为不法行为的借口。外研社新世纪〔letout〕Is there no letout I can use to get out of attending the meeting? 有没有我可利用的借口能够不参加这个会议？韦氏高阶〔make up〕He made up some excuse about having problems with his car, but no one believed him.他编了个借口，说是汽车坏了，但是没人相信他。韦氏高阶〔militant〕The militants might still find some new excuse to call a strike.激进分子可能还是会找些新借口来号召罢工。外研社新世纪〔mischief〕There are people just waiting for an excuse to do you a mischief.有人正巴望着有借口来伤害你。外研社新世纪〔out〕They're trying to find an out so that they don't have to pay for the damage.他们试图寻找一个借口，以便不必赔偿损失。麦克米伦高阶〔overwork〕You've overworked that excuse.那个借口你已经用滥了。外研社新世纪〔painful〕It was painful to listen to his pathetic excuses.听他那些牵强的借口实在让人觉得难受。剑桥高阶〔paltry〕She made some paltry excuse and left.她编了个蹩脚的借口离开了。剑桥高阶〔phoney〕He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute.他编了个借口打电话给她, 可她根本不信。外研社新世纪〔plead〕The Government pleaded ignorance.政府借口不知情。英汉大词典〔plethora〕For this omission Laura had a plethora of excuses.对此疏忽劳拉的借口多得很。外研社新世纪〔pretence〕You brought me here under false pretences! 你找借口把我骗到了这里！朗文当代〔pretext〕An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.借口，托词：表面的目的；理由美国传统〔pretext〕He considered inventing some pretext for calling her.他想编个借口给她打电话。牛津搭配〔pretext〕He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach upset.他借口自己胃不舒服离开了。柯林斯高阶〔pretext〕He keeps popping into my office on the slightest pretext.他总是随便找个借口就跑到我的办公室来。牛津搭配〔pretext〕He left immediately on the pretext that he had a train to catch.他借口要赶火车马上就离开了。朗文当代〔pretext〕I called her on the pretext of needing more information.我借口需要更多的信息给她打了电话。剑桥高阶〔pretext〕The conflict was used as a pretext for introducing military rule.这次冲突被用作采取军事管制的借口。麦克米伦高阶〔pretext〕Tom called at her apartment on the pretext of asking for a book.汤姆借口要一本书去了她的公寓。朗文当代〔put〕He was glad to have an excuse to put off telling her the news.他很高兴有个借口可以推迟告诉她这个消息。麦克米伦高阶〔reason〕Late again! What's your excuse this time? 又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？牛津高阶〔runaround〕Informal Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses.【非正式用语】 推诿，搪塞：欺骗，通常以躲避的借口的形式美国传统〔say〕Late again—what have you got to say for yourself(= what is your excuse)? 又迟到了，这回你有什么借口呢？牛津高阶〔say〕She's always got far too much to say for herself.她总是有一大堆的借口。麦克米伦高阶〔scrabble about〕Kate could almost see him scrabbling about for a half-decent excuse.凯特几乎可以想象出他怎样努力寻找一个勉强说得过去的借口。外研社新世纪〔seize〕He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself.他会利用任何借口来为自己辩解。英汉大词典〔serve〕She served up the usual excuse.她给出的借口还是老一套。牛津高阶〔serve〕That excuse will not serve you.那借口帮不了你的忙。英汉大词典〔short〕She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.事情出了差错，她老有借口。牛津高阶〔sidestep〕The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it.演讲者借口说回答要很长时间而回避了这个问题。剑桥高阶〔staple〕Marty's staple excuses 马蒂惯用的借口朗文当代〔such〕He'll probably say his car broke down or give some such excuse.他很有可能会说他的车坏了或找个类似的借口。麦克米伦高阶〔transparent〕He made transparent excuses to avoid the topic of politics.他明显使用借口来避免谈论政治话题。英汉大词典〔trot〕They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.他们又用那老一套的借口解释这个地区缺少就业机会的问题。牛津高阶〔true〕His excuse just doesn't ring(= sound)true.他的借口听起来就是不真实。牛津高阶〔tut tut〕The doctor tut-tutted, dismissing my words as excuses.医生啧啧不满，把我的话当作借口不予理睬。柯林斯高阶〔waffle〕He kept waffling and finding excuses not to close the deal.他一直举棋不定, 找种种借口不成交。外研社新世纪〔weak〕He gave a weak excuse for being late.他为自己迟到找了个很牵强的借口。韦氏高阶He tried to buy time (= be allowed more time) by saying he hadn't been well.他以身体不适为借口来赢得时间。剑桥国际His excuse is a load of bullshit.他的借口全是胡说八道。剑桥国际I found an excuse to phone her, but it was rather tenuous.我找了个借口给她打电话，但这借口是站不住脚的。剑桥国际I want no (Br and Aus) ifs and buts/(Am) ifs, ands or buts (=excuses or doubts)--just pay the money now! 我不要任何借口----马上付钱吧!剑桥国际My reading of the situation is that John wanted any excuse to resign.我对这种情形的看法是，约翰想找任何借口辞职。剑桥国际Nobody believed his made-up excuse. 没有人相信他编造的借口。译典通On the pretext of asking to use the phone, she forced her way into my house.借口借用电话，她闯进了我的房子。剑桥国际She saw through his excuse at once.她立刻就看穿了他的借口。剑桥国际The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.边界纠纷是军事入侵的借口。剑桥国际We must arrange things so we have an out if we need it.我们得把事情安排好，那样一旦需要我们就能有个借口。剑桥国际We must invent an excuse for being late. 我们必须编一个迟到的借口。译典通We'll have to think of/up (= create) a pretty good excuse for being late.我们必须为迟到编一个冠冕堂皇的借口。剑桥国际When I asked him why he hadn't come to the meeting, he gave the flimsy (=weak and not believable) excuse that he'd forgotten what time it was.当我问起他为什么不来开会时，他找了个很站不住脚的借口，说是忘了开会时间了。剑桥国际You're not going to put me off (= stop me asking questions) with excuses -- I want an explanation.你不要拿借口搪塞我----我需要一个解释。剑桥国际 |
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