excuse /ik'skju:z/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- (n.) a note explaining an absence
- (v.) accept an excuse for
Chinese translation
- vt. 原谅, 申辩, 做为...的托辞
- n. 致歉, 理由, 饶恕, 借口
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /ik'skju:z/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.56 · Rare
Word forms
excused, excusing, excuses
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