English translation for "借口"

[ jièkǒu ] 
1.(以某事为理由) use as an excuse; on the pretext of; on the excuse of 短语和例子
那淘气的男孩借口头疼, 离开了教室。 the naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache. 一个人不应该借口缺乏经验来为其错误辩解。 one should not plead inexperience in excuse of his mistake.2.(假托的理由) excuse; pretext; cop-out 短语和例子
找借口 find an excuse; find a pretext; 提出种种借口 produce various excuses; 动辄找借口 be ready at excuses; 企图寻找借口为其辩护 try to find a pretext for himself; 制造借口 make an excuse; invent an excuse; cook up a pretext; 这一切都是为其坚持侵略扩张政策制造借口。 all this has been done as excuses for their continued pursuance of a policy of aggression and expansion

Related Translations:

没有借口:  no excuse

找借口:  seek pretext

借口友谊:  under (the) pretense of friendship

我借口:  for an excuse

借口有病:  allege illness

作为借口:  allege

制造借口:  cook up a pretext

借口躲避:  take shelter in evasions

借口延迟:  fub

提出借口:  giving excuses

Example Sentences:

	1.	The pretext was weak, even fishy . 借口是站不住脚的，甚至是可疑的。
	2.	It was a comfort to him, this extenuation . 这借口对他是种安慰。
	3.	On various pretexts they all moved off . 他们以各种各样的借口纷纷离开了。
	4.	Osterman found an excuse for going to bed . 奥斯特曼找了个借口，也去睡了。
	5.	He made excuses to linger on the stairs . 他找借口故意在楼梯口上磨磨蹭蹭。
	6.	My ingenuity is on the rack to find a good excuse . 我正在绞尽脑汁找借口。
	7.	Your plea of old age is only a pretence . 您借口说您年纪老了，这不过是托辞。
	8.	Humboldt held the money against me . 洪堡以钱为借口攻击我。
	9.	She served up the usual excuses for being late . 她又端出老一套借口为迟到辩解。
	10.	He used the bad weather as an excuse for not coming . 他拿天气不好作不来的借口。

Similar Words：

"借据；期票" English translation, "借据；债券" English translation, "借看一下" English translation, "借壳" English translation, "借壳上市" English translation, "借口, 虚假, 伪装" English translation, "借口-假象" English translation, "借口，自负，自以为是" English translation, "借口躲避" English translation, "借口推托；婉言拒绝" English translation