A. |?k?skju?s|noun
①(pretext)借口
to make or find an excuse
找借口
to look for an excuse to do [something]
找借口做某事
to make excuses (for [somebody]/[something])
（為某人/某事物）找借口
②(justification)理由
an excuse for [something]/doing [something]
某事物/做某事的理由
there is no excuse for [something]/doing [something]
某事物/做某事是毫無道理的
without excuse
無故地
it's just an excuse for a party
那只是為聚會找個理由
any excuse for a day off!
只要能休息壹天，什麽理由都行！
③colloquial (example)蹩腳樣本
a poor excuse for a meal
壹頓不像樣的飯
a poor excuse for a manager
無能的經理
④to make one's excuses (to [somebody])
(say one is leaving)（向某人）表示歉意要離開
(say one is not coming)（向某人）表示歉意不能來
B. |?k?skju?z|transitive verb
①(forgive)原諒 ?person, behaviour?
please excuse the mess
這裏很亂，請原諒
to excuse [somebody] for [something]/doing [something]
原諒某人某事/做某事
excuse me
(asking sth.)請問
(asking sb. to move)勞駕
(bumping into sb.)對不起
(interjecting, disagreeing)抱歉
(apologizing)請原諒
excuse me, you dropped your glove
餵，妳的手套掉了
excuse me? American
妳說什麽？
②(justify)為…辯解 ?action, person?
nothing can excuse such arrogance
這種傲慢是毫無道理的
③(allow to leave)允許…離開
to be excused
(from table)離席
British (from room) 去上洗手間
if you'll excuse me
請讓我先走壹步
④(exempt)免除
to excuse [somebody] from [something]/doing [something]
免除某人某事/做某事
to excuse a debt
免除債務
to be excused an entrance fee
免收入場費
to be excused from games
獲準不用上體育課
C. |?k?skju?z|reflexive verbto excuse oneself
①(when leaving)請求準予離開
to excuse oneself before leaving the table
離席時表示壹下歉意
she excused herself and left
她說了句“不好意思”就走了
it's time we excused ourselves
我們該走了
②(apologize)請求得到原諒
to excuse oneself for [something]
請求原諒某事
he excused himself for being late
他因遲到而請求原諒
③(beg off)請求免除
to excuse oneself from [something]/doing [something]
請求免除某事/做某事
④(justify oneself)自我辯解
to excuse oneself for [something]/doing [something]
為某事/做某事替自己辯解
以上內容摘自牛津英漢漢英詞典