excuse
US:/ɪkˈskjuz/
UK:/ɪkˈskjuːz/
n.:
借口；理由；辩解；（正当的）理由
v.:
原谅；宽恕；为…辩解（或找理由）；准许…离开
网络:
藉口；免除
Word forms: (第三人称单数) excuses (现在分词) excusing (过去式) excused
Examples
1.
The discussions give me an excuse to talk to him, fatherly conversations I cannot have with my own father, who would like me to be a lawyer.
讨论问题向我提供了一个同他交谈的机会，我和我父亲从未有过这样的交谈，我父亲希望我将来当律师。
2.
He stands by the accuracy of his work and does not often use the easy excuse of "it's just a movie. "
他坚持其作品遵循的精确性，而很少轻松地以“那不过是一部电影”来作借口搪塞。
3.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
我若没有来对他们讲话，他们就没有罪；如今呢、他们的罪是无可推诿的了。
4.
Excuse me. How much does it cost for a subway ticket ?
劳驾，请问地铁票多少钱一张？。
5.
May you excuse me for a while, I wanna discuss this topic with you.
能打搅你一会吗？我想和你讨论一下这个问题。
6.
Don't attempt to understand it, or reason with it, or defer it, or deny it entry to your heart with excuse molded from doubt or insecurity.
不要试图去理解爱情，或者给它讲道理，或者将它拖延。或者以基于疑虑或不安全感的借口来拒绝它进入你的内心。
7.
Excuse me for interrupting you, but I'd like to say something about what you've just said.
抱歉打断您，对于您刚才所说的事情，我想说几句。
8.
Excuse me for not going to the door with you.
我不送你到门口了。
9.
But I'm here today to say that difficulty is no excuse for complacency. Unease is no excuse for inaction.
不过，今天我在这里要说的是，困难并不是安于现状的借口，不安也不是无为的借口。
10.
And say "excuse me" when you step on a poor person's toe, just as you say it to a rich one.
踩到穷人脚趾时，也应该说一声“对不起”，就像你对富人这么说一样。