简明英汉词典

 excuse
[iks5kju:z]
vt.
原谅, 申辩, 做为...的托辞, 为...免去
n.
饶恕, 致歉, 理由, 口实, 借口, 清借条, 免去

美国传统词典[双解]

 excuse
ex.cuse
AHD:[1k-sky?z“]
D.J.[ik6skju8z]
K.K.[!k6skjuz]
v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.cused， ex.cus.ing， ex.cus.es

(1)

 To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood:
辩解，托词：希望被原谅或理解而解释（过失或冒犯）：
He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.
他来晚了，而且还以薄弱的借口来辩解他的迟到

(2)

 To seek to remove the blame from:
要求原谅：试图免于被…责备：
She excused herself for being late.
她为她的迟到辩解

(3)

 To grant pardon to; forgive:
宽恕；原谅：
We quickly excused the latecomer.
我们很快原谅了迟到者

(4)

 To make allowance for; overlook:
许可；宽容：
Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience.See Synonyms at forgive
读者必须宽恕作者的年轻和缺乏经验参见 forgive

(5)

 To serve as justification for:
证明为正当的：
Brilliance does not excuse bad manners.
才华不能成为无礼行为的正当理由

(6)

 To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt:
免除责任：使免除责任或义务；免除：
In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.
在我看来，医生和律师都应免除当陪审团的义务

(7)

 To give permission to leave; release:
准许离开；放开：
The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
那孩子吃得很快并请求准许离开
n.（名词）
AHD:[1k-sky?s“]

(1)

 An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
理由；藉口：为…提供理由或为获得谅解而做的解释

(2)

 A reason or grounds for excusing:
开脱的原因或根据：
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
无知不能成为违反法律的理由

(3)

 The act of excusing.
辩护行为

(4)

 A note explaining an absence.
请假条：解释缺席的字条

(5)

 Informal An inferior example:
【非正式用语】 拙劣样品：
a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.
拙劣的诗；蹩脚汽车

语源

(1)

 Middle English excusen
中古英语 excusen

(2)

 from Old French excuser
源自 古法语 excuser

(3)

 from Latin exc?3re}
源自 拉丁语 exc?3re}

(4)

 ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表‘前任的，从前的”]

(5)

 causa [accusation] * see cause
causa [指责] *参见 cause

继承用法

 excus“able
adj.（形容词）

excus“ableness
n.（名词）

excus“ably
adv.（副词）

excus“er
n.（名词）

现代英汉词典

 excuse
[Ik5skju:z]
vt.
excused, excusing

(1)

 （常与for连用）宽恕；原谅
Please excuse me.
请原谅。
Please excuse me for being later.
对不起，我迟到了。
She said 'Excuse me' when she stepped on my foot.
她踩了我的脚时说了声'对不起'。
He excused himself to us.
"他向我们说了一声'请原谅',就离开了。"

(2)

 辩解；开脱
Nothing will excuse his cruelty to his children.
任何事都不能开脱他虐待儿童的罪行。

(3)

 （常与form连用）免除；宽免
Can I be excused from football practice?
足球练习我可以不参加吗？

词性变化

 excuse
[Ik5skju:s]
n.
藉口；托辞
Stop making excuses!
别再找藉口了！
I haven't done the work well；my excuse is that I have been ill.
我没有把工作做好，我的理由是病了。
Too much work is no excuse for not studying.
工作太忙不能成为不学习的理由。
Have you any excuse to offer for frequent absence from collective practice?
你经常不参加集体训练有什么理由解释吗?

现代英汉综合大辞典

 excuse
[iks5kju:z]
vt.

(1)

 原谅, 宽恕

(2)

 为...辩解, 为...开脱, 作为...的理由

(3)

 允许离开, 允许不参加; 免于...
E-me.
请原谅, 对不起, 请宽恕(用于问路, 问事; 表示失礼; 纠正别人的话; 在打喷嚏、打嗝时; 插话; 表示异议等场合的客套话)。
excuse oneself for one's misbehavior
为自己的错误行为辩护
Sickness excused him from coming.
患病是他不来的理由。
Students who passed the first test are excused from thesecond one.
通过第一次测验的学生可以免除第二次测验。
I'll excuse you; you may go.
我允许你离开, 你可以走了。

词性变化

 excuse
[iks5kju:z]
n.
[iks5kju:s]

(1)

 原谅, 宽恕, 道歉

(2)

 辩解

(3)

 借口, 托辞, 理由

(4)

 免去

(5)

 请假条

(6)

 劣质的东西
That's a good excuse.
那是一个好借口。
His latest effort is a poor excuse for a novel.
他最近的作品只是一部劣质的小说。

继承用法

 excuseless
adj.

excuser
n.

词性变化

 excusingly
adv.

excusire
adj.

cusively
adv.

习惯用语

 in excuse of
为...辩解

lame excuse
理由不足的辩解; 漏洞百出的借口

lame apology
理由不足的辩解; 漏洞百出的借口

make excuses for
找借口, 推诿

offer excuses for
找借口, 推诿

make one's excuses to
向...表示歉意

without excuse
无故, 故意

excuse oneself

(1)

 替自己辩解

(2)

 (为某事)表示歉意(for)

(3)

 借故不到; 请准提前离开

excuse oneself from
借故推托, 婉言拒绝

excuse sb. for
因 ...而原谅某人

excuse sb. from
免除某人(做某事)

用法词典

 excuse
中古英语excusen<古法语excuser，拉丁语excusare不责备
英文相关词典

 excuse
absolve    alibi    forgive    pardon    reason    blame    

[七国语言]英汉公共大词典

 excuse
借口;辩解

美国传统词典

 excuse
ex.cuse
AHD:[1k-sky?z“]
D.J.[ik6skju8z]
K.K.[!k6skjuz]
v.tr.
ex.cused, ex.cus.ing, ex.cus.es

(1)

 To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood:
He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.

(2)

 To seek to remove the blame from:
She excused herself for being late.

(3)

 To grant pardon to; forgive:
We quickly excused the latecomer.

(4)

 To make allowance for; overlook:
Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience.See Synonyms at forgive

(5)

 To serve as justification for:
Brilliance does not excuse bad manners.

(6)

 To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt:
In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.

(7)

 To give permission to leave; release:
The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
n.
AHD:[1k-sky?s“]

(1)

 An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.

(2)

 A reason or grounds for excusing:
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.

(3)

 The act of excusing.

(4)

 A note explaining an absence.

(5)

 Informal An inferior example:
a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.

语源

(1)

 Middle English excusen

(2)

 from Old French excuser

(3)

 from Latin exc?3re}

(4)

 ex- [ex-]

(5)

 causa [accusation] * see cause

继承用法

 excus“able
adj.

excus“ableness
n.

excus“ably
adv.

excus“er
n.

英汉法学大词典

 excuse
v.宽恕 ,赦免,原谅 ;n.借口 ,赦免,原谅

英汉化学大词典

 excuse
vt.原谅,饶恕,辩解,借口;n.原谅,辩解,借口,谢绝

英汉经贸大词典

 excuse
vt.原谅,饶恕,辩解,借口;n.原谅,辩解,借口,谢绝

英汉计算机大词典

 excuse
vt.原谅(饶恕,辩解;n.原谅(辩解,借口

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