He always gives the same old excuses.
他总是找那些老掉牙的借口。
《牛津词典》Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses.
别让他再以任何借口哄骗你了。
《牛津词典》She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.
事情出了差错,她老有借口。
《牛津词典》It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.
为他的优柔寡断寻找借口是件容易的事。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》There are no excuses. We were beaten fair and square.
没有什么借口,我们被正大光明地打败了。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
她很善于找借口。
《牛津词典》He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.
他编造了数不清的借口,说了无止尽的谎言。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.
他们又用那老一套的借口解释这个地区缺少就业机会的问题。
《牛津词典》But these are only excuses.
但这些都只是借口。
I'm sick of your excuses.
我对你的借口烦透了。
Others are only excuses.
别的都不过是借口。
I'm beginning to get tired of Leo's excuses.
我开始厌倦里奥的借口了。
There are no excuses for athletes to lose the game.
运动员没有什么理由失去这场比赛。
We must be honest about our actions and avoid excuses.
我们必须坦诚自己的行为,避免找借口。
Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses.
总的来说,男性比女性更容易找借口。
Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior.
拖延症患者喜欢找借口为自己的行为辩解。
My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn't want to do.
每当我的朋友里奥有不想做的事情时,他会编造一些站不住脚的借口。
I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it.
我认识很多不吃早餐的女性,对此她们有很多不同的理由。
Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company".
他没有像往常一样用含糊不清的借口来掩饰自己的离职,而是直截了当地表示,他离开是“为了追求自己经营一家公司的目标”。
Excuses can get very elaborate: I know I'm looking at another's exam, but that's not cheating because I'm just checking my answers, not copying.
借口可以变得很具体:我知道我在看别人的考试卷子,但那不是作弊,因为我只是在检查我的答案,并不是在抄写。
To avoid fooling yourself, watch out for excuses and try this test: Ask how you would feel if your actions were public and anyone could be watching over your shoulder.
为了避免欺骗自己,可以小心自己的各种借口并试试这个测试:问问自己,如果你的行为是公开的,而且任何人都可能在背后看着你,你会有什么感觉。
She made all the usual excuses.
她净找了些司空见惯的借口。
《牛津词典》His excuses cut no ice with me.
他的申辩丝毫不能说服我。
《牛津词典》He makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings.
他总是找借口逃避如婚礼这样的家庭聚会。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long.
如果你停止辩解而开始行动,你就会惊讶是什么让你耗费了这么长的时间。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》Mr. Patel phoned the university for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses.
帕特尔先生给那个大学打了电话要个解释,得到的是贯用的难以令人信服的托词。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》One way to begin is to answer your own excuses.
其中一种开始的方法是回应你自己的借口。
It is easy for us to make excuses for why we shouldn't try something new.
我们很容易找借口不去尝试新事物。
Since that first morning in 1978, I have been following the habit to this day, not making or accepting any excuses for not writing.
从1978年的第一个早晨开始,我至今一直遵循这个习惯,不为不写作找任何借口,也不接受任何借口。
He would invariably find some excuses.
他这人总能找到借口。
《新英汉大辞典》
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excuse oneself
v. 为自己辩解;请求免除;请求准予离开
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excuse for
借口;原谅
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make one's excuses
(对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)
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in excuse of
为……辩解
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find an excuse
借故
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without excuse
adj. 无故