Excusing

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Excuse

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• I thought, my father, said Lucie, excusing herself, with a pale face and in a faltering voice, that I heard strange feet upon the stairs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Sissy, who all this time had been faintly excusing herself with tears in her eyes, was now waved over by the master of the house to Mr. Gradgrind. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• He was at Mr. Letterblair's punctually at seven, glad of the pretext for excusing himself soon after dinner. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• In excusing himself on account of a particular engagement, he offered the use of his apartment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He stayed but a little while, excusing himself on the ground that he had a cold; and Mary did not reappear before he left the house. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• These weaklings became self-excusing, self-indulging scoundrels. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He wrote and sent off a brief note excusing himself for that day, and ordered dinner presently in his own rooms at the hotel. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.

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