Ikˋskjuz; ikˊskjuːz< ex.cuse >
[常用字]
<<及物动词>>
excused, excus.ing, excus.es
1 a. 托词; 辩解
He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.他以薄弱的藉口辩解他的迟到
b. 找原因以免除责罚
She excused herself for being late. 她替自己的迟到托词
2 a. 原谅
We quickly excused the latecomer. 我们很快就原谅了迟到者
b. 体谅; 忽略
Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience.读者必须体谅作者的年轻和经验不足
3 作为┅的理由
Brilliance does not excuse bad manners. 聪颖不能为不良行为开脱
4 免除责任
In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.就我立场来看医生和律师应免除当陪审团的义务
5 允许离开
The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.那小孩很快吃完饭然後请求允许他离开
<<名词>>
1 辩护
2 藉口
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. 无知绝不是违法的藉口
3 辩护行为
4 说明缺席的字条
5 ((口语)) 劣例
a poor excuse for a poet 诗人的一个不良例子
a sorry excuse for a car 汽车的一个糟糕例子
<<形容词>>
ex.cusa.ble
<<名词>>
ex.cusa.ble.ness
<<副词>>
ex.cusa.bly
<<名词>>
ex.cuser