| 词汇 | apologize |
| 释义 | apologizeWord family adjectiveapologeticalapologeticadverbapologeticallynounapologeticsapologiaapologistapologueapologyverbapologize a·pol·o·gize (also apologise British English) /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz $ əˈpɑː-/ ●●● S2 verb [intransitiveI] SORRY/APOLOGIZEto tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong 道歉，谢罪 → apologetic I’m so sorry, I do apologize. 非常对不起，我真心道歉。 apologize to I think you should apologize to your brother. 我觉得你应该给你弟弟赔个不是。 apologize for (doing) something He later apologized for his behaviour. 他后来为自己的行为道了歉。 I apologize for losing my temper. 我道歉，我不该发脾气的。 Register In everyday English, people often use the phrases say (you are) sorry or tell someone you are sorry, rather than apologize (to somebody): 在日常英语中，人们经常用短语say (you are) sorry或tell someone you are sorry，而不说apologize (to sb) I've already apologized to him. → I’ve already told him I'm sorry. 我已经向他道过歉了。n GRAMMAR: Patterns with apologize You apologize for something: We would like to apologize for the delay. You apologize for doing something: He apologized for being late. You apologize to someone: We apologize to passengers for the delay. ✗Don’t say: We apologize passengers for the delay.Examples from the Corpus apologize• The editors admitted the mistake and apologized.• Do not apologize as your weaknesses, failings and gaps in your c.v. are thrown at you.• I don't know why I apologized, because I didn't do anything wrong.• Has apologizing become a growth industry?• David Kaczynski said nobody talked about or apologized for incidents like this.• I must apologize for my son's behaviour -- he isn't usually this moody.• She apologized for slowing him down and twice advised him to leave her.• I apologize, it never takes this long.• Fredrickson talked himself out and finally flushed and apologized like always and sat back down.• She rushed into the hotel, apologizing profusely for being so late.• The US has apologized to Britain for the accident that cost nine British lives.• But all three young men apologize to Dawie.• We apologize to everyone else who has the slightest complaint or modification regarding the first annual Tucson Musicians Register. apologize for (doing) something• She apologized for her earlier position.• Sometimes she accused me; sometimes she apologized for herself.• David Kaczynski said nobody talked about or apologized for incidents like this.• They offer homemade cookies or jams or apologize for not having some ready.• Perhaps unwisely, Clinton has apologized for raising taxes in 1993.• She apologized for the muddle and ushered him into the living-room.• Authoritarians do not apologize for the smack of firm government. |
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