blame
verb[T]
uk/bleɪm/us/bleɪm/B1
to say orthinkthat someone or something did somethingwrongor isresponsiblefor somethingbadhappening:
责备;责怪;归咎于Don't blame me(= it is not myfault)if youmissthebus!如果你没赶上公车可别怪我!
Hugh blames hismotherforhislackofconfidence.休把自己缺乏自信心归咎于他的母亲。
Hugh blames hislackofconfidenceonhismother.休把自己缺乏自信心归咎于他的母亲。
to blame someone for something
- blameHe blamed his wife for the error.
- lay the blame onThe bridge's architect was quick to lay the blame on the engineers.
- pin the blame onNo one should be looking to pin the blame on others.
- apportion blameWhen a company fails it isn't always possible to apportion blame.
- hold someone responsibleIf anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible.
- take the blameIf we fail, I'll take the blame.
I don't blamesomeone
C2
said inordertotellsomeone that youunderstandwhy they are doing something and that youagreewith thereasonfor doing it:
我不会怪…;我理解…的心情I don't blame himforgettingangry- she's being reallyannoying.我理解他生气的原因——她实在太烦人了。
beto blame
C1
to be thereasonfor somethingbadthathappens:
Thehotweatherispartlyto blameforthewatershortage.炎热的天气是缺水的原因之一。
- It'stemptingto blametelevisionfor theincreaseincrime.
- They blamedtheirdefeaton the media'sone-sidedreportingof theelectioncampaign.
- She blamed me forpracticallyeverymistakein thereport.
- Humanerrorhas been blamed for theaircrash.
- Anything that goeswrongin theofficeis blamed on Pete.
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- alleged
- allegedly
- attribution
- contributory negligence
- denunciation
- finger
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb
Idiom
a bad workman blames his tools
blame
noun[U]
uk/bleɪm/us/bleɪm/B2
thesituationin whichpeoplesay orthinkthat someone or something did somethingwrongor isresponsiblefor somethingbadhappening:
责备;怪罪;归咎Healthofficialsputthe blameforthediseaseon(= say that thereasonfor thediseaseis)poorhousingconditions.卫生官员们将该疾病的暴发归咎于恶劣的住房条件。
Theytriedtopin(= put)the blameforthekillingonaninnocentarmyofficer.他们试图将杀人罪推到一名无辜的军官身上。
Wewanttofindout whathappened, not toapportionblame(= to say someone or something waswrong).我们想要弄清事情的真相,而不是要去怪罪谁。
take the blame
If you take the blame for something, you say that you did it or that it isyourfault:
引咎;对…负责If anything goeswrong, I'lltakethe blame.出了问题我负责。
- It is not thejobof theinvestigatingcommitteetoallocateblame for thedisaster.
- Thereportassignedthe blame for theaccidenttoinadequatesafetyregulations.
- She can'tacceptshe made amistakeand now she'stryingtolaythe blame on herassistant.
- Iacceptmyportionof the blame.
- Teachers cannot beexpectedtoshoulderall the blame forpoorexamresults.
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- alleged
- allegedly
- attribution
- contributory negligence
- denunciation
- finger
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb