A：Please excuse my careless words.
      请原谅我那些无心的话

B：It doesn’t matter at all.
      一点也没有关系

A：Excuse me, sir.
      打扰一下，先生。

B：Yes, I’ll be with you in one (second/ moment/ minute).
      好的，我（马上/很快/立刻）就来。

A：Excuse me, which way is to the post office?
      打扰一下，请问到邮局怎么走？

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B：The post office? Sorry, I’m not sure.
      邮局？对不起，我不能确定。

excuse

A：Well, thanks anyway.
      哦，还是要谢谢你。

1. 借口;理由;辩解
    An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something.

excuse

    e.g. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
           为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。
    e.g. Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home...
           一旦有了宝宝，我就完全有理由呆在家里了。

2. （尤指别人不赞同时）为…辩解，为…寻找理由
    To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions.

    e.g. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'...
           他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
    e.g. That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
           那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。

3. 原谅;宽恕
    If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.

    e.g. Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities.
           很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。

4. 使免除（责任、义务等）
    If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out.

    e.g. She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays...
           在学校放假期间，她通常不必担负职责。
    e.g. She was excused duties on Saturday.
           星期六她不用工作。

5. 准许…离开;让…离开
    If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as 'Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.

    e.g. He excused himself and went up to his room.
           他告辞后回到他楼上的房间。

6. 对不起，劳驾，打扰一下（用于礼貌地引起注意，尤其是要提问时）
    You say 'Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question.

    e.g. Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
           请问，您是霍尼格先生吗？

7. 对不起，抱歉（用于因打扰或打断对方而道歉）
    You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them.

excuse

    e.g. Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say.
           抱歉打断一下，我觉得有件事我得说。

8. 对不起，抱歉（用于礼貌地表示要离开或者停止和对方交谈）
    You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone.

    e.g. 'Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room...
           “抱歉出去一下，”她对贾维斯说，然后离开了房间。
    e.g. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
           对不起，这会儿我有工作要做。

9. 对不起，抱歉（用于表示反对）
    You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone.

excuse

    e.g. Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.
           抱歉，我想知道所有这些和我们有什么关系。

10. 对不起，抱歉，借过（用于因为撞到某人或者在人群中挤过时表示道歉）
      You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd.

      e.g. Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.
             西顿一边说对不起、借过，一边挤过人群进入拥挤的客厅。

11. 抱歉，对不起（用于为打嗝、打喷嚏等失礼行为道歉）
      You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing.

12. 对不起，请再说一遍
      You say 'Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said.

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