| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-apologize-for-something |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to apologize for somethingto apologize for somethingThese words mean to say that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness. The most commonly used word isapologize. You can use this to say sorry yourself or to talk about someone else saying sorry. The UK English spelling ofapologizeisapologise. UKI apologise for the error. She apologized profusely and promised to repair any damage. In most contexts you can usesay sorryorsay that you are sorry. This is used for reporting that someone apologized or for telling someone to apologize. He didn't even say sorry. Say you're sorry if you've done anything to upset her. SorryorI'm sorryare the most common words used to apologize. I forgot your name, sorry. "I'm sorry!" he cried after stumbling into the wrong room. Make an apologyoroffer an apologyare also used, especially when talking about apologizing officially or publicly. The president made an apology to the people of Japan in a public speech. "I offer my deepest apologies to everyone", he said. Express regretis a more formal expression, used especially in the media, to say that a person or organization apologizes for something. He later expressed regret for portraying sharks as creatures that target human beings. |
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