apologies 的定义
plural a·pol·o·gies.
- a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.
- a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.
- an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.
apologies 近义词
offering of remorse, regret
更多apologies例句
- Cocker, by contrast, was always a rock singer, without frills or apologies.
- Koenig apologies for what she seems to treat as a sign of weakness.
- “My deepest apologies for not writing sooner,” he began his letter to her by saying.
- Apologies, tea partiers, but John Roberts really did stick us with government health care!
- Most confessed; all were later cleared, and offered large settlements and public apologies by the government.
- Maxgregor grimly intimated that the basin was at the disposal of the intruder, who did not cease to pour out floods of apologies.
- As for the photograph recently forwarded to you, kindly accept our apologies for a very clumsy mistake made here in the office.
- "You needn't offer so many apologies for your infatuation, my dear," I answered dryly.
- I made my apologies humbly, but mademoiselle was coldly scornful.
- Gustave was full of apologies for his carelessness, as he called it; I was dignified.