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They treat Christmas as just another excuse for gluttony.他们只把圣诞节当作暴饮暴食的又一个借口。He was a woeful excuse for a father.他是个糟糕的父亲。National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.国家安全常被用作对一些事情保密的挡箭牌。We must invent an excuse for being late.我们必须编一个迟到的借口。But she admits she had a good excuse for not working.但是她承认她有正当的理由不工作。Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.不要借口追求完美而从不行动。He's a poor/sad excuse for a father. 他是个不合格的父亲。I wrote an excuse for my absence from school.我写了一张请假条，说明缺课的原因。Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths.我从来没找到过如此好的理由，可以美美地泡个热水澡。That is the most feeble excuse for failing a test that I have ever heard.这是我听到过的对考试不及格的最差劲的借口。He legitimized his excuse for being late.他为他迟到的理由辩护。There is no excuse for such inconsiderate behavior.没有理由可以做出如此不体谅他人的行为。You shouldn't make excuses for him. He knew what he was doing.你不应该为他找借口，他在做什么他自己知道。There's no excuse for not doing the work.没有理由不做这工作。There's no excuse for that kind of behaviour.那种行为怎么辩解都不对。There is no excuse for discrimination on the grounds of race.没有任何搞种族歧视的借口。She gave us some hokey excuse for being late.她为迟到编造了借口。I'm trying to find an excuse for missing the office party.我正要找个不去办公室聚会的接口。It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.为他的优柔寡断找到理由是很容易的。There can be no excuse for the mistreatment of people seeking asylum in this country.没有理由粗暴对待在这个国家里寻求避难的人。The government recognized there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.政府承认市区存在问题，但绝不能以此作为不法行为的借口。There is no excuse for such rudeness.这种无理行为实在说不过去。There's no excuse for his behavior. He's old enough to know better.他的行为不可原谅。他这么大，应该懂事了。She faltered out an excuse for being late.她结结巴巴地说出迟到的借口。I grew impatient with his pitiful excuses for being late.他迟到的理由太拙劣了，让我越来越受不了。She's a pitiful excuse for an actress.她是一个蹩脚的女演员。He gave an implausible excuse for showing up late for work.他为上班迟到找了一个令人难以信服的借口。The rain gave us a ready-made excuse for not going out.下雨给了我们一个不外出的现成借口。You cannot be excused for such rude behaviour in the presence of a lady.你在女士面前举止如此粗鲁不可能得到原谅。He had a solid excuse for being absent.他有充分的理由缺席。I need to think of a plausible excuse for not going to the meeting.我不去开会得想个可信的借口。He would seize upon any excuse for his being late.他会找各种借口为他的迟到辩解。His youth is no excuse for his irresponsible behavior.不能因为他的年轻而原谅他不负责任的行为。There's no excuse for her talking to you like that.她那样跟你说话，真是不可原谅。There's no excuse for such conduct.这种行为说不过去。He made his ill health an excuse for everything.他什么事情都以自己身体不好为理由。There is no excuse for this chaotic state of affairs.事情弄得如此之乱，已经没有什么理由可说了。He's a pathetic excuse for a President.他是个没什么作为的总统。He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.他为拖延工作编了一个相当没有说服力的借口。His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.他的生日给了我们举办聚会的恰当理由。 |