借口

他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。

He left the party early on the pretext of having to work .

他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。

He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do .

事情出了差错，她老有借口。

She is not short of excuses when things go wrong .

她很善于找借口。

She 's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses .

难道你就想不出一个比这更好的借口？

Can 't you think up a better excuse than that ?

他会随便找个借口来逃避洗碗。

He 'll grab at any excuse to avoid doing the dishes .

又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？

Late again ! What 's your excuse this time ?

又迟到了——这回你找什么借口呢？

Late again ─ what have you got to say for yourself ?

他说过他会来，但眼下他又在找借口。

He said he 'd come but he 's looking for a get-out .

他说他没时间或别的诸如此类的借口。

He said he didn 't have time or made some such excuse .

这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。

The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area .

他的借口听起来就不真实。

His excuse just doesn 't ring true .

他总是找那些老掉牙的借口。

He always gives the same old excuses .

他这次编了什么借口？

What excuse did he invent this time ?

她净找了些司空见惯的借口。

She made all the usual excuses .

他们又用那老一套的借口解释这个地区缺少就业机会的问题。

They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area .

他说要给妻子过生日，利用这个借口，就不去参加会议了。

He used his wife 's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting .

我知道他最近的日子不好过，但他却以此为借口为所欲为。

I know he 's had a hard time lately , but he 's certainly milking it for all it 's worth .

这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。

This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections

我站着不动，试图编个说得过去的借口。

I stood still , trying to invent a plausible excuse .

他编造了数不清的借口和谎话。

He has invented innumerable excuses , told endless lies .

我编了个借口后便向出口冲去。

I made some excuse and bolted for the exit .

他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。

They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force

他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。

They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war .

他借口自己胃不舒服离开了。

He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach upset

我得承认那听起来像是个难以叫人相信的借口。

I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse

医生啧啧不满，把我的话当作借口不予理睬。

The doctor tut-tutted , dismissing my words as excuses .

我不想听他的又一个老掉牙的借口。

I didn 't want to hear another one of his tired excuses

我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。

We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs

他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口，想要解释自己为什么睡着了。

He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep