He gave a poor excuse for being late.
他为迟到给出了一个蹩脚的借口。
Select the best synonym for the word “excuse”:
A — justification. “excuse” means n. a reason given to justify a fault or offense
He quickly made up a silly ______ for being late to school yet again.
D — excuse. “excuse” means n. a reason given to justify a fault or offense
excuse — n. a reason given to justify a fault or offense. In Chinese: 借口，理由.
excuse is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuːs/. It breaks into 2 syllables: ex · cuse.
He gave a poor excuse for being late. (他为迟到给出了一个蹩脚的借口。)
justification, reason, pretext — all close in meaning to excuse (n. a reason given to justify a fault or offense).
Yes. excuse appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.