apologize
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 apologise
1.VERB 动词道歉；认错 When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
【语法信息】：Vfor n/-ing
【语法信息】：V
【语法信息】：Vto n
【语法信息】：Also V with quote
Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment...
两年前，国会就此拘留事件正式道歉。
I apologize for being late...
我为自己的迟到致歉。
Costello later apologized, saying he'd been annoyed by the man...
科斯特洛后来表示了歉意，说他是被那人惹怒的。
He apologized to the people who had been affected.
他向受到影响的人赔了不是。
