N-COUNT借口;理由;辩解An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something.
pretext excuse . 近义词或词组 pretension | pretense | put-off | runaround | run-around | pretence | stalking-horse | peg | on the pretext of | on the plea of | under the plea of | plea | praetextum | justiffcation | veil | creephole