| 单词 | an excuse |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CAREFUL〕Wary of becoming entangled in her friend's family quarrels, Eileen made an excuse and left. 艾琳唯恐卷入朋友的家庭纠纷，借故离开了。朗文写作活用〔EXCITED/EXCITING〕The play has been condemned as just an excuse for sexual titillation. 这出戏被谴责成仅仅是一种性挑逗。朗文写作活用〔SAY〕He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her. 他说是给她送什么报纸，可是我觉得那只是想见她的借口。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕The government has once again used concerns about "National Security' as an excuse to gag the press. 政府又一次以担心“国家安全”为由，堵住了媒体的嘴。朗文写作活用〔alibi〕To make an excuse for oneself.辩解：为自己找的借口美国传统〔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〔alliance〕He is using Iraq as an excuse for turning his back on a 50-year alliance with America.他正用伊拉克作为背弃与美国之间50年盟约的借口。外研社新世纪〔cast〕She cast about frantically for an excuse.她拼命地想找借口。朗文当代〔cook up〕You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.你得赶紧编个借口。韦氏高阶〔criminate〕To criminate others and excuse ourselves is always an evidence of ignorance.怪罪别人而宽恕自己永远是愚蠢的表现。21世纪英汉〔excuse〕Delivering the stuff for George gave me an excuse to take the car.给乔治递送材料给我提供了用车的理由。牛津搭配〔excuse〕Her mother's illness provided her with an excuse to stay at home.她母亲生病使她有借口待在家里。牛津搭配〔excuse〕I made an excuse and left.我找了个藉口走了。英汉大词典〔excuse〕I made an excuse at the first possible moment, and got up to leave.一有机会我就找了个借口起身离开了。朗文当代〔excuse〕I need an excuse to call her.我给她打电话需要有个借口。朗文当代〔excuse〕I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.据我所知，他从来没有缺席过会议——我敢肯定他不来是有原因的。剑桥高阶〔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〕It gave me an excuse to take the car.这使我有理由开车去。牛津高阶〔excuse〕It's just an excuse for a party.这只是借故一起聚会。牛津高阶〔excuse〕Joe was late, but as always he had an excuse.乔迟到了，但与平时一样，他还是有借口。麦克米伦高阶〔excuse〕Let religion never be used as an excuse for intolerance and violence.永远不要把宗教作为狭隘和暴力的借口。外研社新世纪〔excuse〕The arrival of the doctor gave them an excuse to leave.医生的到来使他们有借口离开。朗文当代〔fabricate〕He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.他迟到了，就编了个理由以免惹麻烦。剑桥高阶〔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〔inaction〕We cannot accept this as an excuse for government inaction.以这作为政府未采取行动的借口，我们不能接受。文馨英汉〔lawlessness〕The government recognised 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，但决不可拿这些作为不法行为的借口。柯林斯高阶〔make sth up〕I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.我编造了个借口，说必须照看小孩。剑桥高阶〔milk〕I know he's had a hard time lately, but he's certainly milking it for all it's worth(= using it as an excuse to do things that people would normally object to).我知道他最近的日子不好过，但他却以此为借口为所欲为。牛津高阶〔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〔pretext〕An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.借口，托词：表面的目的；理由美国传统〔put off〕I need to come up with an excuse to put off the bill collector.我得找个理由把收账的人打发走。韦氏高阶〔putoff〕A pretext for inaction; an excuse.搪塞：怠工的借口；借口美国传统〔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〕It gave me an excuse to take the car.这使我有理由开车去了。牛津高阶〔splutter〕She spluttered an excuse.她慌慌张张地找了个理由。韦氏高阶〔suspiciously〕This sounds suspiciously like an excuse to get out of work.这听起来使人生疑，像是个摆脱工作的借口。韦氏高阶〔think up〕I tried to think up an excuse to get out of there.我试图想出一个借口离开那里。外研社新世纪〔think up〕Quick! We have to think up an excuse.快点！我们得想出个借口。韦氏高阶〔think〕She was trying to think up an excuse.她在想法编出一个借口。朗文当代〔use〕You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse.你不能老拿腰疼当托辞呀。牛津高阶〔weasel out〕Don't use an excuse to weasel out this job.别找借口逃避这项工作。21世纪英汉〔weasel〕They used an excuse to weasel out of the job.他们找了个借口推托掉这项差事。英汉大词典He didn't want to go to the party so he manufactured an excuse about being ill.他不想去参加晚会，所以编造了一个生病的借口。剑桥国际Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of (= as an excuse for) her crime was not accepted.她以不知法作为减轻罪行的借口没有被接受。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'm trying to find an excuse for missing (= not going to) the office party.我正要找个不去办公室聚会的理由。剑桥国际Men cannot use conjugal rights as an excuse for raping their wives.男人不能以行使同居权为理由强奸他们的妻子。剑桥国际She faltered out an excuse for being late. 她结结巴巴地说出迟到的借口。译典通So that's why she made an excuse and left early! 这就是她找借口早退的原因！剑桥国际They used an excuse to weasel out of the job. 他们找了个借口推脱掉这项差事。译典通 |
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