apologizing

英 [əˈpɒlədʒaɪzɪŋ]

美 [əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzɪŋ]

v.  道歉; 谢罪
apologize的现在分词

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 apologise


• VERB 道歉；认错
  When youapologize tosomeone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
  1. Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment...
     两年前，国会就此拘留事件正式道歉。
  2. I apologize for being late...
     我为自己的迟到致歉。
  3. Costello later apologized, saying he'd been annoyed by the man...
     科斯特洛后来表示了歉意，说他是被那人惹怒的。
  4. He apologized to the people who had been affected.
     他向受到影响的人赔了不是。

双语例句

• Men rarely say "I'm sorry" because on Mars it means you have done something wrong and you are apologizing.
  男人很少说“对不起”，是因为在火星上说对不起就表示你做错事和道歉。
• You better not be apologizing for me!
  你不必为我道歉！
• At last, he had to end up apologizing to his father.
  最终他不得不向父亲道歉。
• Find out what the offense was before apologizing, or risk making things worse by coming off as patronizing.
  找出自己究竟是什么地方冒犯了对方，不要盲目地道歉或者去以恩人的姿态自居。
• So naturally I approached her and introduced myself while apologizing again.
  所以很自然地，我就上前去接近她，还有介绍我自己并且再次道歉。
• He ended up apologizing to us.
  他最终向我们道歉了。
• I think you should be apologizing to the American people.
  我觉得你应该向美国人民道歉。
• This weekend, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wrote an editorial apologizing for his behavior.
  这个周末，南卡罗来纳州州长马克·桑福德为他的行为写了一个社论式的道歉。
• But he isn't apologizing.
  但是，他并不打算要道歉。
• Stop apologizing and tell Mike He makes you mad.
  别道歉了，告诉麦克他让你生气。