vt. 原谅;为…申辩;免除,宽免;给…免去;
n. 借口,托辞;道歉,歉意;辩解;请假条;
vi. 作为借口;请示宽恕;表示宽恕;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"Late again! What's your excuse this time?"
又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?
近义:indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit
反义:impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
adj. 对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:heartbroken, heavyhearted, mournful, pained, regretful, repentant
v. 震惊(startle的过去分词)
近义:preoccupied, worried, alarmed, astonished, astounded, nervous