EJDict
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日本語WordNet
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
JMdict
AIによる解説
A reason given to justify a fault or offense; to forgive or pardon.
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Excuse me.
すみません。
Loyalty strengthens relationships, though blind allegiance can excuse wrongdoing and prevent individuals from confronting unethical behavior.
忠誠は関係を強化するが、盲目的な忠誠は不正行為を言い訳にし個人が非倫理的行動に立ち向かうことを妨げる可能性がある。
She laughed derisively at his excuse.
彼女は彼の言い訳を嘲笑的に笑いました。
His excuse sounded farfetched to everyone.
彼の言い訳は皆にとって信じがたいものに聞こえました。
The excuse was flimsily constructed.
その言い訳は薄弱に作られていました。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz