1reason given給出的理由ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXCUSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤perfect, wonderful完美的藉口;巧妙的藉口▸➤excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid極好的藉口;正當的理由▸➤convincing, decent, plausible, reasonable令人信服的/體面的/貌似可信的/合情合理的理由➤acceptable可接受的理由◇an acceptable excuse for missing school可接受的缺課理由➤bad, feeble, flimsy, lame, lousy, pathetic, poor, weak (especially NAmE) 糟糕的藉口;牽強的藉口;蹩腳的藉口;勉強的藉口▸➤convenient, easy, handy方便的藉口;容易找的藉口◇The children provided a convenient excuse for missing the party.孩子們為沒有參加聚會隨便找了個藉口。➤dumb, ridiculous, stupid荒唐的/可笑的/愚蠢的藉口◇He made up some stupid excuse to the teachers.他編了個愚蠢的藉口來應付老師。➤standard, usual通常的藉口➤built-in (NAmE) 現成的藉口◇a built-in excuse for failure為失敗找的一個現成的藉口➤possible可以用作藉口的說法◇What possible excuse could he have?他還能有什麼藉口?➤every每一個藉口◇She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.為避免做這件事她抓住每一個藉口。➤the slightest最微不足道的藉口◇He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.他變得喜怒無常、不可理喻,為點兒雞毛蒜皮的小事就毆打凱瑟琳。VERB + EXCUSE➤have有藉口◇He had no excuse for being so late.他對自己遲到這麼久找不出藉口。➤give, make, offer給出藉口;作出解釋;提供理由◇She made some feeble excuse about the car having broken down.她編造了汽車拋錨這麼個蹩腳的理由。◇You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her actions).你不用替她找藉口。◇It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave).時間不早了,抱歉,恐怕我得走了。➤give sb, offer sb, provide (sb with)讓某人有藉口; ( 給某人 ) 提供理由◇Delivering the stuff for George gave me an excuse to take the car.給喬治遞送材料給我提供了用車的理由。◇Her mother's illness provided her with an excuse to stay at home.她母親生病使她有藉口待在家裏。➤need需要藉口▸➤look for尋找藉口▸➤create, find, invent, make up, think of, think up製造藉口;找到藉口;編造藉口;想出藉口◇She had to find a valid excuse for leaving the room.她需要找一個合理的藉口離開房間。◇He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.他為拖延工作編了一個相當沒有說服力的藉口。➤use sth as用⋯作為藉口◇The political crisis is being used as an excuse to dock people's pay.政治危機被用作扣減工資的藉口。➤run out of用盡藉口◇He's run out of excuses for not cleaning his room.他再也找不到不清掃房間的理由了。➤become變成藉口◇Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.不要藉口追求完美而從不行動。➤mumble嘟嘟囔囔說出藉口◇Justin mumbled some excuse and left.賈斯廷嘟囔了個藉口就離開了。➤accept, believe, buy (informal, especially NAmE) 接受藉口;相信有理由➤hear聽到藉口◇I don't want to hear any more excuses.我不想再聽任何藉口。➤reject拒絕接受藉口PREPOSITION➤excuse about關於⋯的藉口◇He invented a pathetic excuse about losing his watch.他為丟錶編了一個站不住腳的藉口。➤excuse for為⋯的藉口◇It's just an excuse for a party.這只不過是找個藉口聚會罷了。PHRASES➤there is no excuse for...為⋯無可辯解◇There's no excuse for such conduct.這種行為說不過去。excuse
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2bad example of sth壞的典型ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤lousy, miserable, pathetic, pitiful, poor, sad, sorry (especially NAmE) 蹩腳貨;拙劣的東西;糟糕的樣辦◇She's a pitiful excuse for an actress.她是一個蹩腳的女演員。◇a sorry excuse for a man差勁的男人PREPOSITION➤excuse for⋯的拙劣樣品◇Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?為什麼跟那個討厭的傢伙混在一起 ?