借口的意思是承认活动本身是错的，但是当事人否认他应当承担责任。例如：不能借口快速施工而降低工程质量。那么你知道借口用英语怎么说吗?下面来学习一下吧。

借口的英语说法1：

excuse

借口的英语说法2：

pretext

借口的英语说法3：

abstain from smoking

借口的相关短语：

借口的话 excuse words

不想借口 don't want the excuse

提供借口 make excuses

不要借口 Never Excuse

编借口 make an excuse; give an excuse

借口的英语例句：

1. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute.

他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。

2. Mark was palmed off with a series of excuses.

马克被一连串借口打发了。

3. It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.

为他的犹豫不决寻找借口是很容易的。

4. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.

他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口，想要解释自己为什么睡着了。

5. I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses.

我不想听他的又一个老掉牙的借口。

6. They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.

他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。

7. We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs.

我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。

8. They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war.

他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。

9. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse.

贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。

10. The doctor tut-tutted, dismissing my words as excuses.

医生啧啧不满，把我的话当作借口不予理睬。

11. What pathetic excuses.

多差劲的借口啊!

12. Don't be fobbed off with excuses.

不要被各种借口给蒙骗了。

13. What a wretched excuse.

多么拙劣的借口!

14. Late again! What's your excuse this time?

又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?

15. He said he'd come but he's looking for a get-out.

他说过他会来，但眼下他又在找借口。