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apology

noun
 
🔊/əˈpɒlədʒi/
🔊/əˈpɑːlədʒi/
(plural apologies)
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] apology (to somebody) (for something) a word or statement saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem道歉；谢罪
    • to offer/make/demand/accept an apology主动道歉；致歉；要求／接受道歉
    • You owe him an apology for what you said.你要为你所说的话向他道歉。🔊🔊
    • We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your flight today.今天航班误点，敬请原谅。🔊🔊
    • We received a letter of apology.我们收到了一封道歉信。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Please accept my sincere apologies.请接受我诚挚的歉意。
    • She rejected my apology, saying it was not enough.她拒绝接受我的道歉，说光道歉还不够。
    • John muttered an apology then went back to his book.约翰嘟囔着道了声歉，又埋头看书了。
    • I make no apologies for bringing this issue to your attention once again.再次请你考虑这个问题我觉得没有错。
    • If anyone has been offended, I extend my sincere apologies.如果冒犯了大家，我表示诚挚的歉意。
    • It was a mistake. My profuse apologies.这是一个错误。我深表歉意。
    • He backed out arrogantly and without apology.他傲慢地退出了，没表示任何歉意。
    • The newspaper has issued an apology to the minister.该报已经向部长致歉。
    • We expect a full written apology.我们希望得到一份完整的书面道歉。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • abject
    • humble
    • profuse
    • …
    verb + apology
    • convey
    • give somebody
    • issue
    • …
    preposition
    • without apology
    • apology for
    • apology from
    • …
    phrases
    • extend your apologies
    • a letter of apology
    • make no apology for
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually plural] information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early（因不能赴会或提前离会的）致歉
    • The meeting started with apologies (= the names of people who said they could not go to the meeting).会议一开始就宣布了请假缺席者的名单。🔊🔊
    • (formal) She made her apologies and left early.她致歉后就提前离开了。🔊🔊
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • abject
    • humble
    • profuse
    • …
    verb + apology
    • convey
    • give somebody
    • issue
    • …
    preposition
    • without apology
    • apology for
    • apology from
    • …
    phrases
    • extend your apologies
    • a letter of apology
    • make no apology for
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a formal defence against an accusation): from French apologie, or via late Latin from Greek apologia ‘a speech in one's own defence’, from apo ‘away’+ -logia (see -ology).
Idioms
make no apology/apologies for something
  1. if you say that you make no apology/apologies for something, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong（对某事）无可道歉，无错可认