noun
One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another.||One who excuses or forgives another.
-excuser的不同词性形态
noun
1.A note written by a doctor or parent excusing a pupil from school.
‘It was an excuse note for getting me out of my morning class… except without the blanks.’
‘A police spokesman said he was angry over being expelled from school after forging a doctor’s note as an excuse to stay off school and play truant.’
2.A poor or inadequate example of.
‘that pathetic excuse for a man!’
‘Aye, we’re a poor, pathetic wee excuse for a nation right enough.’
3.A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.
‘there can be no excuse for any further delay’
‘the excuse that half the team failed to turn up’
4.A reason put forward to conceal the real reason for an action; a pretext.
‘as an excuse to get out of the house she went to post a letter’
‘The usual excuse is put forward - it will provide more jobs.’
verb
1.(of a fact) serve to mitigate (a person or act)
‘his ability excuses most of his faults’
‘That, in our submission, did nothing to excuse the delinquency of discovery.’
2.(used by school pupils) be allowed to leave the room, especially to go to the toilet.
‘please, Miss, can I be excused?’
‘He asked to be excused from the class for a moment and exited the room.’
3.(used in polite formulas) allow (someone) to leave a room or gathering.
‘and now, if you’ll excuse us, duty calls’
‘We went on and on for another hour and once again, right on time, Nurse Patz entered the room to excuse my father and send Maggie in.’
4.Forgive (someone) for a fault or offence.
‘you must excuse my brother’
‘he could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time’
5.Overlook or make allowances for.
‘sit down—excuse the mess’
‘Please excuse any typos or anything that doesn’t make sense as my brain is not functioning well.’
6.Release (someone) from a duty or requirement.
‘it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance’
‘may I be excused hockey?’
7.Say politely that one is leaving.
‘I had to excuse myself and go out of the room’
‘Paulo politely excused himself noting the amount of work still left to do.’
8.Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.
‘he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob’s cruelty’
‘Without in any way excusing horrible atrocities against civilians, it is crucial to understand the use of violence, even terror, in terms that go beyond a single individual.’
searching webster dictionary.....
确信所查单词无拼写错误，继续搜索美国城市词典.....
确信所查单词无拼写错误，继续搜索 the Free Dictionary.....
确信所查单词无拼写错误，继续搜索 YourDictionary.....
来自翻译机器....
名词 变体/同根词
‘It was an excuse note for getting me out of my morning class… except without the blanks.’
