reason/cause/excuse/ground.导航词义：原因，理由

1. reason:n. 原因，理由.指某事发生的原因或做某事的正当理由，常后接介词 for 及 why 或 that 引导的从句，作“理由”解时还可后接动词不定式。

She gave her reason for being late.

她说出了迟到的原因。

He refused to explain the reasons behind his decision.

他拒绝解释为何作出这个决定。

We don't know the reason why she didn't come home.

我们不知道她为什么没回家。

He has reason to feel happy.

他有理由感到高兴。

2. cause:n. 起因，理由.指导致某事发生的行为、事件等；也指产生某种感情或做出某种举动的正当理由，作此义解时常可与 reason 换用。

Lack of physical exercise is the leading cause of obesity in young students.

缺乏体育锻炼是青少年学生肥胖的主要原因。

What was the fundamental cause of this failure?

这次失败的根本原因是什么？

There is no cause/reason for anxiety.

不必焦虑。

3. excuse:n. 理由，托词.指辩解的理由或推脱的借口，常后接介词 for。

She always has an excuse for being late.

她总是能为自己的迟到找理由。

What is your good excuse for not coming?

你没来有什么正当理由？

4. ground:n. 充分理由 ，根据.指做某事的正当理由，作此义解时通常用复数。

She gave good grounds for divorce.

她给出了充分的离婚理由。

Did the police have reasonable grounds to file a lawsuit against that company?

警方有充分理由起诉那家公司吗？

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1·She served up the usual excuse.

她给出的借口还是老一套。《牛津词典》

2·Excuse me, is this your seat?

对不起，这是您的座位吗？《牛津词典》

3·Excuse my interrupting you.

对不起，打扰你一下。《牛津词典》

4·Nothing can excuse such rudeness.

如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。《牛津词典》

5·Excuse me, but are you Mr. Honig?

打扰一下，请问您就是霍尼格先生吗？《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·She came up with the perfect excuse.

她想出了极好的借口。《牛津词典》

7·Excuse me, could you let me through?

对不起，能让我过去吗？《牛津词典》

8·What excuse did he invent this time?

他这次编了什么借口？《牛津词典》

9·It gave me an excuse to take the car.

这使我有理由开车去。《牛津词典》

10·Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone.

对不起，有你的电话。《牛津词典》

借口

1·She came up with the perfect excuse.

她想出了极好的借口。《牛津词典》

2·She served up the usual excuse.

她给出的借口还是老一套。《牛津词典》

3·Late again! What's your excuse this time?

又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？《牛津词典》

4·Mr. Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse.

贾尔斯先生以不知情作为他的借口。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·Can't you think up a better excuse than that?

难道你就想不出一个比这更好的借口？《牛津词典》

原谅

1·Nothing can excuse such rudeness.

如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。《牛津词典》

2·We can excuse his behaviour as youthful exuberance.

年轻人精力旺盛，所以他的行为我们也能原谅。《牛津词典》

3·You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude.

你一定要原谅我父亲—他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。《牛津词典》

4·Please excuse me for being impolite.

请原谅我的无礼。

5·Sorry. Please excuse me.

对不起。请原谅我。

理由

1·I found her excuse very hard to swallow.

我觉得她的理由很难让人相信。《牛津词典》

2·Don't make up any excuse.

不要编造任何理由。

3·I do have some sympathy with this excuse.

我真的对这个理由深有同感。

4·Whatever, there was no excuse.

不管怎样，没有任何理由。

5·You might, but then you’ll come up with another excuse not to take action.

也许会的。 但是等到那时你又会有新的理由而放弃好好生活了。

藉口

1·She came up with the perfect excuse.

她想出了极好的借口。《牛津词典》

2·She served up the usual excuse.

她给出的借口还是老一套。《牛津词典》

3·Late again! What's your excuse this time?

又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？《牛津词典》

4·Mr. Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse.

贾尔斯先生以不知情作为他的借口。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·Can't you think up a better excuse than that?

难道你就想不出一个比这更好的借口？《牛津词典》

包涵

1·Please excuse any mistakes there may be.

有什么错误， 还请你包涵。《新英汉大辞典》

2·I hope you will be magnanimous enough to excuse any incorrect behaviour on my part.

对不住的地方，望您海量包涵。《新英汉大辞典》

3·Excuse me, do you know, every day I like living in a storm. Please make me a sunny day!

包涵我吧，晓得吗，天天我都犹如生存在狂风雨的打击中。求你许我一个阳光绚烂天吧！

4·Please excuse my behavior this morning.

请包涵我本日早上的活动。

5·Please excuse this _ apology for a meal.

请包涵这顿不像样的饭菜。

作为借口

1·In reality, using the no backups excuse will have your boss wondering whether you can be trusted with any more projects at all.

实际上，用这种“没有备份”作为借口会让你的老板怀疑往后你还信不信得过去做任何其他项目。

2·The president's insistence that his Libyan campaign is limited in its purposes and duration is no excuse.

奥巴马关于利比亚行动“有限和明确”的说法也不能作为借口。

3·I've often put off implementing ideas by using the excuse that I'm not yet prepared to do the idea justice.

我经常用还没准备好去做作为借口，拖着不去实施想法。

饶恕

1·Forgive and ask to be forgiven; excuse rather than accuse.

宽恕并且请求被宽恕；饶恕而不要指责。

免去

1·Electronic data interchange is used to exchange the commercial data electronically and excuse the manual work.

用于商业数据电子化交换，可免去人工操作重复输入数据及文书工作。

(1)excuse oneselfv. 为自己辩解；请求免除；请求准予离开

(1)excuse for借口；原谅

(1)make one's excuses(对不能出席社交聚会等)表示抱歉(或遗憾)

(1)in excuse of为……辩解

(1)find an excuse借故

(1)without excuseadj. 无故