excuse
- KK[ɪkˋskjuz]
- DJ[iksˋkju:z]
美式
- 原諒[（+for）]；辯解；成為……的理由；試圖開脫[+v-ing]
- 辯解[C][U]；理由；藉口[C][U]
過去式：excused 過去分詞：excused 現在分詞：excusing
名詞複數：excuses
- 釋義
- 同反義
及物動詞
- 1. 原諒[（+for）] Please excuse the offence this time: I will not do it again. 請原諒這次冒犯：我以後再也不會了。 Please excuse me if I have left any of your questions unanswered. 如果我還有什麼問題沒有回答你的話，請原諒。
- 2. 辯解；成為……的理由；試圖開脫[+v-ing] She excused her absence by saying that she was ill. 她為她的缺席申辯，說是病了。
- 3. 免除[（+from）][O1] I'd rather be excused from the meeting. 我希望能不參加那個會議。
- 4. 准許……離去；讓……走開[O2] Please excuse me for a while. 請允許我離開一會兒。
名詞
- 1. 辯解[C][U]
- 2. 理由；藉口[C][U] There is no excuse for this chaotic state of affairs. 事情弄得如此之亂，已經沒有什麼理由可說了。
- 3. 原諒，饒恕[C]
- 4. 請假條[C] I wrote an excuse for my absence from school. 我寫了一張請假條，說明缺課的原因。
- 5. 歉意，道歉[P]
