excuse for

基本解釋

He trotted out an excuse for being late.
他隨口編了一個(gè)遲到的借口。
No excuse for him saying, ‘We woz robbed’ and such like, then.
因此沒有借口為他說，“我們被搶了”和其他類似的話。
This is not an excuse for anything, but a piece of the reality in which we all live.
這不是任何事情的借口，而是我們所共同面對的一個(gè)現(xiàn)實(shí)。

They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.
But if you-- The reason I'm saying that is, you know, you know that you're getting married that day for example, we will excuse you from the quiz to get married.
但是如果你--我之所以這么說，你們懂的,比如你們那天要結(jié)婚，我們會取消你的考試讓你去結(jié)婚。
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Excuse me, where do I go for English classes?
不好意思，打擾一下，我可以去哪里上英語課？
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