excuse [ɪk'skjʊs] 词频1

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?"

近义：indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit 反义：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict

tell [tel] 词频1

vt. 告诉，说;辨别;吩咐;讲述; vt.& vi. 分辨，辨别;告诉，吩咐;泄漏;保证; vi. 泄密，告发;（颜色、声音等）显示;识别; n. [考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;

💡 他告诉（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）

"He adjured them to tell the truth."

近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil

beforehand [bɪ'fɔrhænd] 词频4

adv. 事先，预先;提前; adj. 提前的;预先准备好的;

💡 before(ad. 在前面)+hand→ 预先

"It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen."

近义：heretofore, once, prematurely, previously, rather, thereinbefore 反义：later, posthumously, thereafter, thereinafter, ulteriorly, afterward