apology
UK [ə'pɒl.ə.dʒi] US [-'pɑ:.lə-] noun
SAYING SORRY 道歉
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■an act of saying sorry 道歉；认错；谢罪•I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.我必须向你道歉，我误拆了你的信。 •He's demanding a full apology from the newspaper for making untrue allegations about his personal life.他要求这家报纸对关于他私生活的不实报导正式道歉。 •"Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies (= extremely sorry)."“他到底有没有对他的所作所为感到内疚？”“哦，他深感内疚。” •She complained to the company about its awful service and they sent her a written apology.就其低劣的服务品质，她向这家公司提出投诉，公司对她作出了书面道歉。 •I owe you an apology - I'm afraid I forgot to send Amanda that report.我非向你道歉不可——我忘了把那份报告交给阿曼达了。 •a letter of apology道歉信
UK [ə'pɒl.ə.dʒi] US [-'pɑ:.lə-] noun
MEETING 见面
(your) apologies [plural] formal
■a message politely telling someone that you cannot be present at their meeting or party （因不能出席会议或聚会而写的）道歉信•The vice-chair has sent his apologies - he's abroad at present.副主席寄来了道歉信——他目前在国外，不能出席。 •Apologies were received from Phil Baker and Malcolm Johnson.菲尔‧贝克和马尔科姆‧詹森寄来道歉信告知他们不能出席。
UK [ə'pɒl.ə.dʒi] US [-'pɑ:.lə-] noun
EXPLANATION 解释
countable (also apologia) formal
■a formal explanation or defence of a belief or system, especially one that is unpopular （尤指对不受欢迎的政治信仰或制度的）辩护，辩解
UK [ə'pɒl.ə.dʒi] US [-'pɑ:.lə-] noun
be an apology for sth UK informal
■to be an extremely bad example of something 是极其拙劣的…，是坏得不能再坏的…•You're not coming out because you're tired? That's an apology for an excuse!你不出门是因为你累了？这个借口也太没水准了！ |