"he kept finding excuses to stay"
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
"he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
"it was an apology for a meal"
"a poor excuse for an automobile"
"Please excuse my dirty hands"
"Please excuse me from this class"
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
"Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
"he rationalized his lack of success"
"excuse someone's behavior"
"She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
He excused his absence by saying that he was ill.
他说他生病了,为他缺席开脱。
Ignorance of a law does not excuse a man for violating it.
一个人不懂法律不能成为其违反法律行为的借口。
Excuse me for interrupting you.
请原谅,打扰你了。
Excuse me for being rude.
恕我失礼。
Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking permission.
请原谅我没征得你的允许就用了你的电话。
You can't be excused for such a silly reason.
不能因为这样一个可笑的理由而原谅你。
I want to excuse myself from the work.
我想请求不做那项工作。
I cannot excuse you from attending my classes.
我不能允许你不听我的课。
She excused herself from attending the meeting.
她请求不参加会议。
Those who passed the first test are excused from the second one.
凡是通过第一次测试的人,第二次可以免试。
They may be excused from complying with this regulation.
他们可以不按这条规则行事。