excuse

He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat.'.他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。

She was excused duties on Saturday..星期六她不用工作。

excuse oneself,v. 为自己辩解；请求免除；请求准予离开

excuse for,借口；原谅

make one's excuses,(对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)

in excuse of,为……辩解

find an excuse,借故

without excuse,adj. 无故

reasonable excuse,合理解释，合理的辩解

excuse myself,原谅自己；替自己辩解

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