- 原谅，宽恕；宽容；饶恕(过失、错误等)：
Excuse her bad manners.
原谅她的坏态度。
Please excuse my opening your letter by mistake.
请原谅我误拆了你的信。
Please excuse my arriving late.
请原谅我迟到。
- 为…而道歉，要求原谅：
Jack quietly excused his rudeness.
杰克轻声地请求原谅自己的无礼。
- 为…辩解；为…找(或提供)理由，试图开脱：
Mary excused her absence by saying that she was ill.
玛丽解释说因为生病所以缺席了。
- 作为(或是)…的正当理由，作为(或是)开脱…的理由：
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
对法律的无知不能作为开脱任何人的理由。
Nothing can excuse his violent behaviour.
他的粗暴行为是无法开脱的。
- 使(某人)免除(义务、责任、惩罚、规定等)，给…免去(义务、职责等)，解除(承诺)：
to be excused from jury duty
免除陪审职务
He was excused as physically unfit for duty.
他被认为身体不合适不必执行任务。
- 推托，辞去：
to excuse oneself from duty
推辞责任
- 请求离开；允许离开；让…走开；准许…离开；放走；准假：
He excused himself to us.
他向我们说了一声“请原谅”就离开了。
If you'll excuse me, I have to make a telephone call.
失陪了，我得去打个电话。
- 同意免除；不强求：
She is excused from attendance at the meeting.
已同意她不参加会议。
- 免除，豁免，不要：
to excuse a debt
免除一笔债务
- [美国俚语]使分离，使不连接：
The driver excused the locomotive from the train.
火车司机使火车头与火车分开。