apologize
英[?'p?l?d?a?z]
美[?'pɑl?d?a?z]
- vi. 道歉；辯解；賠不是
- vt. 道歉；謝罪；辯白
英英釋意
- 1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing;
- "I apologized for being late"
- "He apologized for the many typoes"
- 2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
- "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"
- "he rationalized his lack of success"