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

• You better not be apologizing for me!
  你不必为我道歉！
• 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。
• He atoned by apologizing
  他道歉赔罪。
• He ended up apologizing to us.
  他最终向我们道歉了。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's too late to salve your conscience by apologizing.
  现在想凭藉道歉获得良心上的安慰已经太晚了。
• They insisted on him [ his] apologizing.
  他们坚决要求他道歉。
• You insulted him instead of apologizing.
  也是你在该道歉的时候羞辱了他。
• By not apologizing, at the very least he is staying true to himself.
  选择不道歉，至少他还保持了一个真实的他自己。