借口
jiè kǒu
Pinyin
Definition
借口
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- to use as an excuse
- on the pretext
- excuse
- pretext
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
三缄其口
- 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
- 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
- 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
- 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
- 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
- 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 2 malicious and duplicitous
Sample Sentences
省得你借口懒鬼附身啊!
To save you the excuse of saying you've been possessed by a lazy bones!
听起来像是在找借口,但这样说总比“我不要”听起来还要来得舒服。
It sounds like they’re finding an excuse. But it sounds less offensive than saying “I don’t want to.”
不舒服是借口吧?
Being unwell is an excuse, right?
好吧,你看起来真的很糟的样子,不像是找借口。
OK. You look really awful, so it doesn't seem like an excuse.
我怎么可能找借口不跟你见面呢!
Why would I find an excuse not to meet with you?
他是个诡计多端的小人,你最好离他远一点,免得他找到借口来害你。
He is a vile person that's always got some kind of deceitful plan. You better stay away from him. You want to avoid him finding an excuse to hurt you
老师,你根本就是故意拿这个当借口,找我麻烦!
B: Sir, you're just out to get me and you're using this as an excuse!
那只是你的借口!你这种顽皮的学生我看多了,满口谎话。
A: That was just your excuse! I've seen a lot of badly behaved students like you before, with a mouthful of lies.
哈,你未免太消极了吧!连穿越时空都懒啊!我不能说你的想法是对或错,只是,这种获得心灵平静的方法,一不小心就会变成逃避现实的借口。
Ha, You're really so passive! You're even lazy when it comes to travelling through space and time! I can't say whether you're right or wrong, it's just, this way of getting spiritual peace can easily turn into an excuse to avoid reality.
看来还是我们不够坚持,总是拿“没有时间”当借口啊!
It looks like we are actually not persistent enough. We always use the excuse that we don't have time!