| 词组 | apology |
| 释义 | apology /əˈpɒlədʒi $ əˈpɑː-/ noun something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrongadjectivesa public apology The company published a public apology in the newspaper.a formal apology The document contained a formal apology for the suffering that has been caused.an official apology The government has made an official apology and is offering compensation.a personal apology The chief executive made a personal apology to customers.a written apology The police sent a written apology to the family.a full apology He is insisting on a full apology.a sincere/profound/heartfelt apology (=when you are genuinely very sorry) I want to offer you a sincere apology.an abject apology formal (=one that shows that you are very sorry) The newspaper was forced to issue an abject apology.profuse apologies formal (=when someone says that they are sorry several times) Moira telephoned with profuse apologies for the misunderstanding.verbsmake an apology I hope you are going to make an apology for what you said.issue an apology (=make an official public apology) North Korea issued an official apology for the incident.get/receive an apology He received a formal apology from the company.offer an apology We would like to offer our sincere apologies for the delay.accept sb’s apology Please accept my apologies for having to cancel our meeting.want an apology When things go wrong, people want an apology.demand an apology China continued to demand a full apology from the US.deserve an apology They were badly treated and they deserve an apology.owe sb an apology I’m afraid I owe you an apology.publish an apology The newspaper group was forced to publish a full apology.mumble/mutter an apology (=say it quietly, especially because you are embarrassed) He bumped into me and mumbled an apology.prepositionsan apology for (doing) sth He offered an apology for his remarks.an apology to sb She made an apology to her colleagues.an apology from sb The people of Wales deserve an apology from the government.You often use my apologies when saying politely that you are sorry about something: Firstly, my sincere apologies for not having contacted you earlier.phrasesa letter of apology She received a letter of apology from the hospital. |
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