beg off

美 [beɡ ɔːf]英 [beɡ ɒf]
  • 恳求免除(责任、责罚等)
beg offbeg off

verb

1
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Synonym: excuse

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  1. Mother told Tom to sweep away the dead leaves in the yard , but he tried to beg off .

    妈妈要汤姆打扫庭院里的落叶,可他却极力请求别叫他干这件事。

  2. The night before the wedding , I decided to call my friends and beg off .

    在婚礼前的晚上,我决定借故推辞我朋友的邀请。

  3. Mother accepted an invitation to a dinner party , but a headache made her beg off .

    母亲接受了赴宴的邀请,但因头痛不能出席而请求谅解。

  4. I 'm afraid I am going to have to beg off from your dinner invitation .

    我恐怕不得不请求原谅不能赴您的晚餐邀请了。

  5. " I told you when you signed on for this that you were in it for the duration , and now you 've come to me twice and tried to beg off !"

    “你签字就聘本案辩护律师时,我就对你说,你要从头干到尾,想不到你两次来找我想打退堂鼓!”

  6. Maybe one day I 'll have to beg a meal off you in Beijing .

    说不定以后我混不下去了到北京还得找你给我口饭吃。

  7. It would be so easy to tell Miss Tilney that you had just been reminded of a prior engagement , and must only beg to put off the walk till Tuesday .

    这容易得很,你就对蒂尔尼小姐说你刚想起先前的一次约会,只要求把散步推延到星期二。