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单词 alibi
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alibi
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/us
/ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/
proofthat someone who isthoughtto havecommittedacrimecould not have done it,especiallythefactorstatementthat they were in anotherplaceat thetimeithappened:
（尤指没有犯罪时间的）不在犯罪现场的证据
He has acast-iron(= verystrong)alibi - he was inhospitaltheweekof themurder.他有不在犯罪现场的铁证——谋杀发生的那一周他在住院。
anexcusefor somethingbador for afailure:
借口，托词
After eightyearsinpower, thegovernmentcan nolongeruse thepreviousgovernment'spolicyas an alibiforitsownfailure.本届政府已经执政8年，面对自己的失误，它再不能拿前任政府的政策作挡箭牌了。
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(Definition ofalibifrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

alibi| American Dictionary

alibi
noun[C]
us
/ˈæl·əˌbɑɪ/
proofthat someone who isthoughtto havecommittedacrimecould not have done it,esp. thefactorclaimthat thepersonwas in anotherplaceat thetimethecrimehappened
An alibi is also anexcusefor something:
You’re late again – what’syouralibi thistime?
(Definition ofalibifrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofalibi

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The speech we have just heard was a long series of excuses and alibis.
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The report examines all the important issues raised in the case, including the identification evidence and the alibis.
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There are two front-runners in the race for alibis.
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The truth is that we do not feel in need of any alibis.
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There is no point in listening to his repeated alibis and excuses.
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In investigations, there is an interplay between the external investigation of alibis, for example, and the questioning of the suspect.
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They just hung on to the seven who could not come up with cast-iron alibis.
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Our system results in governments who can govern and governments who have no alibis if they make a mess of things.
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We will not allow any political alibis in this regard.
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Do they not just mean more bureaucracy, would they not to some extent just be alibis for action?
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Like all good cover stories, there is an element of truth in both alibis.
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I believe the same to be true of his, to my mind, acceptable proposals for the restriction of last-minute alibis.
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In all the subsequent welter of alibis and excuses, one thing stands out.
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All the housewives who were betrayed in 1970 have had is excuses and contrived alibis.
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As prices rose and rose, we had the ministerial alibis.
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