excuse

释义

vt. 原谅, 申辩, 做为...的托辞\nn. 致歉, 理由, 饶恕, 借口 excuse oneself v. 为自己辩解；请求免除；请求准予离开 excuse for 借口；原谅 make one's excuses (对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)

例句

He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat.'

他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。

She was excused duties on Saturday.

星期六她不用工作。