apologize
verb(British English also apologise)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they apologize | |
| he / she / it apologizes | |
| past simple apologized | |
| past participle apologized | |
| -ing form apologizing |
to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem 道歉；谢罪 Why should I apologize? 我为什么要道歉？ - apologize to somebody
Go and apologize to her. 去给她赔不是。 He wanted to publicly apologize to his victims. 他想公开向受害者道歉。 I want to apologize publicly on his behalf to those who have suffered. 我想代表他向那些受苦的人公开道歉。 He apologized profusely to his family and staff. 他向家人和工作人员多次道歉。 - apologize for something
I sincerely apologize for the enormous delay in delivery. 我真诚地为交货的巨大延误道歉。 We apologize for the late departure of this flight. 本航班起飞延误，谨致歉意。 I think Mr Peters should withdraw and apologize for his remark. 我认为彼得斯先生应该退出，并为他的话道歉。 I apologize unreservedly for any offending remarks I made. 我为我说的任何冒犯的话毫无保留地道歉。 - apologize to somebody for something
We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused. 我们为造成的不便向客户道歉。
Extra ExamplesI'd like to apologize in advance for any spelling errors. 我想为任何拼写错误提前道歉。 He apologized to his colleagues. 他向同事道歉。 I do apologize most humbly. 我的确是非常谦恭地道歉。 I must apologize for cancelling our meeting at such short notice. 临时取消我们的会面，我非常抱歉。 I must apologize for not letting you know sooner. 没有早些让你知道，我得道歉。 I would like to apologize most sincerely for any embarrassment caused. 我愿意对造成的所有难堪表示最诚挚的歉意。 She apologized for being late. 她因为自己迟到表示道歉。 The president of the company apologized personally for the tragic accident. 该公司的董事长亲自为这起悲惨事故道歉。 I apologize if I've interrupted your work. 如果我打断了你的工作，我向你道歉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- sincerely
- profusely
- humbly
- …
- ought to
- should
- want to
- …
- for
- to
- I do apologize
- I must apologize
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make a defensive argument’): from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’. In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology.
Express Yourself Apologizing道歉 给别人造成麻烦时礼貌地道歉，对方会比较不那么生气： 回应：
I'm so/terribly/very sorry I'm late. 非常抱歉，我迟到了。
I do apologize. I'll get you another cup. 很抱歉，我再给您拿一杯。
I must apologize for keeping you waiting. 很抱歉让您久等了。
We would like to apologize on behalf of the management. 我们谨代表管理层致歉。
We would like to offer/Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. 给您带来了不便，我们谨表歉意／请接受我们的歉意。
That's all right/OK. 没关系。
No problem. 不打紧。
Don't worry about it. 别放在心上。
It's fine, really. 没事儿，真的。