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

• 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？
• They insisted on him [ his] apologizing.
  他们坚决要求他道歉。
• "God, I hope there aren't any more," he said, while apologizing anew for the problems.
  “天啊，我希望不会在发生了。”说着，他又做了道歉。
• She was the type who would wake up in the morning and immediately start apologizing.
  她是那类早上醒来会立刻开始道歉的人。
• You better not be apologizing for me!
  你不必为我道歉！
• But he isn't apologizing.
  但是，他并不打算要道歉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I should be apologizing to you.
  其实是我该向你道歉。