apologize

英[ə'pɒlədʒaɪz] 美[ə'pɑːlədʒaɪz]
  • vi. 道歉;赔罪
apologizer apologized apologized apologizing apologizes
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  • apo n.远地点(最高点;椭圆与其长半轴之交点)adj.远离的;分开的
    v. (动词)
    1. 道歉,认错,赔不是,对不起,表示歉意,谢罪
    2. 很冒昧
    3. 赔礼
    4. 正式辩护,辩解
    v. (动词)
    1. vi. & vt. 道歉,谢罪 say one is sorry, as for fault or for causing pain

英英释义

Verb:
  1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing;

    "I apologized for being late"
    "He apologized for the many typoes"

  2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;

    "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
    "he rationalized his lack of success"

1. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the repairs.
我们为维修期间造成的任何不便道歉。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Well, for Heaven's sake, you don't need to apologize.
噢,看在上天的份上,你不用道歉.

来自柯林斯例句

3. Beryl came round this morning to apologize.
贝丽尔今天上午来登门道歉了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I'd like to apologize.
我想道歉。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Why should I apologize?
我为什么要道歉?

来自《权威词典》

    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. He apologizes to her for not going to her party.
      他因未出席她的派对向她表示歉意。
    2. I apologize if I hurt your feelings.
      如果我伤害了你的感情,那我道歉。
    3. You must apologize to him for your fault.
      你必须为你的过失向他赔罪。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. Did he apologize?
      他道歉没有?
    2. You forgot to apologize.
      你忘记道歉了。
    3. You needn't apologize,Mr. Johnson.
      约翰逊先生,你没有必要道歉。
    4. If I have made any mistakes,I'm ready to apologize.
      如有什么错误,我愿意道歉。
    5. The least you can do is to apologize.
      你至少可以道歉呀。
    用作及物动词 S+~+that-clause
    1. I must apologize that if I offended you I didn't mean to.
      我必须向您道歉,如果我冒犯了你,我不是有意的。
    引出直接引语
    1. “Sorry I haven't called you yet,”Tom apologized .
      “对不起,我没有叫你,”汤姆道歉说道。
v. (动词)
  1. apologize的意思是因做事不周或不当而表示歉意。可指提出掩饰性的情况,以免见怪;也可指坦率承认错误,以作弥补。
  2. apologize通常用作不及物动词,表示“向某人道歉”,接to sb; 表示“因某事道歉”,接for sth; 表示“因某事向某人道歉”,则接to sb for sth。
  3. apologize也可接that从句,这时用作及物动词,意思是“道歉说…”。apologize还可引出直接引语。
  4. apologize在英式英语中也常写作apologise。
用作动词 (v.)
apologize for (v.+prep.)
    为…道歉,替…道歉 say that one is sorry about (sth or doing sth)
    apologize for sb/sth

    Mrs. Moss apologized for her husband.

    莫斯太太替她丈夫表示歉意。

    He apologized for his mistake.

    他为自己的错误而道歉。

    apologize for v-ing

    I apologized for stepping on her toes.

    我因踩了她的脚趾而向她道歉。

    He apologized for having kept us waiting for hours.

    他为让我们等待数小时而向我们道歉。

    I must apologize for not answering your letter in time.

    我为我延误回信向您道歉。

apologize to (v.+prep.)
    向某人道歉 say that one is sorry to (sb)
    apologize to sb

    You must apologize to your sister.

    你必须向你姐姐道歉。

    apologize to sb for sth/v-ing/wh-clause

    He apologized to her for the delay in replying to a letter.

    他因没有及早回信而向她表示歉意。

    She apologized to her teacher for coming to school late.

    她因迟到向老师道歉。

    You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.

    让她等了这么久,你应该为此向她表示歉意。

    He apologized to her for stepping on her foot.

    他因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。

    I felt constrained to apologize to you for what I had said.

    我为我所说的话非向你表示歉意不可。

用作动词 (v.)
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