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单词 blamed
释义
blamed
past simple and past participle ofblame
blame
verb[T]
uk
/bleɪm/us
/bleɪm/
B1
to say orthinkthat someone or something did somethingwrongor isresponsiblefor somethingbadhappening:
Don't blame me(= it is not myfault)if youmissthebus!
Hugh blames hismotherforhislackofconfidence.
Hugh blames hislackofconfidenceonhismother.
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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.
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I don't blamesomeone
C2
said inordertotellsomeone that youunderstandwhy they are doing something and that youagreewith thereasonfor doing it:
I don't blame himforgettingangry- she's being reallyannoying.
"Idecidedtoleave." "I don't blame you!"
beto blame
C1
to be thereasonfor something thathappens:
Thehotweatherispartlyto blameforthewatershortage.
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be to blame for something
  • be to blameNo one can decide who is to blame.
  • be at faultBoth the fans and the players were at fault.
  • be someone's faultThis is all my fault.
  • be responsibleWe're still trying to determine who was responsible for the attacks.
  • the blame lies withSome of the blame lies with investors.
  • the blame rests withMuch of the blame rests with the government, which has confused people with conflicting health messages
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More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Blaming & accusing
  • a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
  • accusatory
  • accuser
  • accusingly
  • alleged
  • allegedly
  • blame
  • contributory negligence
  • denunciation
  • finger
  • incriminate
  • indict
  • lay
  • laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
  • levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
  • lightning conductor
  • McCarthyite
  • misattribute
  • nail
  • sacrificial lamb
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Being based on or depending on something

Idiom

a bad workman blames his tools
(Definition ofblamedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblamed

blamed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

At one level, political literature and popular balladsblameddefeat on poor strategic judgement and the administration's skewed continental priorities.
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As we have seen, the reportblamedparents for the state of the evacuees' footwear and clothing, and recommended needlework classes in schools.
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There were also those who alwaysblamedothers for their plights.
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Othersblamedthe government for failing to extend the 75 service.
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If a person cannot properly beblamedfor what she has done, then this fact makes condemnation inappropriate.
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The inconclusive nature of the judicial reforms can beblamedon the internal workings of the administration.
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In other cases, overexposure to contemporary society wasblamedor mystical explanations appealed to.
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The government accused these groups of being corrupt and inefficient producers, andblamedthem for the high meat prices in the urban markets.
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The womanblamedthe hairdresser with the apprentices who was smiling all the time.
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All of the participants were asked whom or what theyblamedmost for the trauma.
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Thus, drought, one of the greatest natural disasters intermittently confronting the nation, wasblamedon political conflicts within the royal family.
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These authors posit that residential care cannot beblamedfor dependency and a gradual reliance on others.
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Politicians and academics were publiclyblamedfor overlooking local interests.
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It stillblamedthe railway legacy of 'national characteristics from the geographical, technical and legal standpoints, their role ending at the frontiers of each country'.
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These teachersblamedfamily conditions and parents, in particular, for students less motivated than themselves as children.
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