excused
past simple and past participle ofexcuse
| 单词 | excused |
| 释义 | excused past simple and past participle ofexcuse excuse verb[T] uk/ɪkˈskjuːz/us/ɪkˈskjuːz/B1 toforgivesomeone: Please excuse meforarrivinglate - thebuswasdelayed. Nothing can excuse thatsortofbehaviour. Noamountoffinancialrecompensecan excuse the way in which thecompanycarriedoutitspolicy. We cannot excuse himforthesecrimes. Iaskedtheteacherif I could be excusedfrom(=allowednot to do)hockeypracticeas mykneestillhurt. Please excuse mefrom(=allowme tomiss)therestof themeeting- I've justreceivedaphonecallthatrequiresmyimmediateattention. excuse me A1 apoliteway ofattractingsomeone'sattention,especiallyof someone you do notknow: Excuse me, does thisbusgo toOxfordStreet? used topolitelyasksomeone tomoveso that you canwalkpast them: Excuse me, can I just get past? used totellsomeonepolitelythat you areleaving: Excuse me amoment, I'll be with youshortly. A2 used to saysorryfor something you have done byaccident: Did I takeyourseat? Do excuse me. said beforedisagreeingwith someone: Excuse me but aren't youforgettingsomething? US(UKpardon?);(I beg your pardon?) used topolitelyasksomeone torepeatsomething they have said because you have notheardit
Making & accepting apologies
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Polite expressions Examplesofexcusedexcused In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He does not pay attention to the scientific background of each expedition, but this can beexcused, as he is not a historian of science. From theCambridge English Corpus Those who had not obtained parental consent wereexcusedand given an alternate activity to complete in a different location. From theCambridge English Corpus This relatively narrow focus reflects the infant nature of disability history as an academic field and can beexcused. From theCambridge English Corpus This is not because they think her act isexcusedby duress, though they may believe that as well. From theCambridge English Corpus She might say that he is merelyexcused. From theCambridge English Corpus Is he merelyexcusedas opposed to fully justified? From theCambridge English Corpus The reader may beexcusedfor sensing that all of this has a whiff of allegory to it. From theCambridge English Corpus Excusedacts, by contrast, remain wrongful, and thus the grounds for exoneration must operate by way of mercy rather than right. From theCambridge English Corpus By doing so, adults areexcusedfrom judgment, blame, and responsibility. From theCambridge English Corpus If the wet-nurse was perceived as too poor, the fee wasexcused. From theCambridge English Corpus But then, their permissiveness is even graver, for they cannot beexcusedon the basis of ignorance. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, given the low expectations for this president, his per formance wasexcused. From theCambridge English Corpus The 1639 charterexcusedclerks 'from all offices, unless they desire or yield themselves thereunto'; such offices would presumably have been both civic and parochial. From theCambridge English Corpus Participants would beexcusedfrom the study if this criterion was not reached within 24 trials. From theCambridge English Corpus It is common to say of examples like this that in most circumstances he would at least beexcusedfor saving his own daughter. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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