"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"
误 Excuse me for I have not answered your letter.
正 Excuse me for not answering your letter.
析excuse宾语后的介词for不能接句子,一般接动名词。
艾德为自己迟到找借口,说自己的表慢了。误 Ade excused him for his tardiness, saying his watch was wrong.
正 Ade excused himself for his tardiness, saying his watch was wrong.
析 表示“为自己…找借口〔开脱〕”,要用excuse oneself for。
误 As excuse of her failure she said she had been ill.
正 In excuse of her failure she said she had been ill.
析 表示“作为…的借口”,可说in excuse of,不可说as excuse of。