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。
• But he isn't apologizing.
  但是，他并不打算要道歉。
• I think you should be apologizing to the American people.
  我觉得你应该向美国人民道歉。
• Do your children see you apologizing to your spouse and to them when you are at fault?
  你足够谦卑承认你的失败和错误吗？你的孩子能看到你做错事的时候向他们和你的配偶认错吗？
• Being human, we all need to know the art of apologizing.
  作为人来说，我们有必要了解道歉的艺术。
• They insisted on him [ his] apologizing.
  他们坚决要求他道歉。
• He has told several interviewers that he has no intention of apologizing for his comments.
  他已和几名采访他的人说过他不打算为他的评论道歉。
• 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。
• You find yourself regularly apologizing to clients or having your boss do it for you.
  你发现自己经常跟客户道歉，或老板经常替你道歉。
• 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。