blame

verb

/bleɪm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they blame	/bleɪm/ /bleɪm/
he / she / it blames	/bleɪmz/ /bleɪmz/
past simple blamed	/bleɪmd/ /bleɪmd/
past participle blamed	/bleɪmd/ /bleɪmd/
-ing form blaming	/ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/

Idioms

to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad把…归咎于；责怪；指责
- blame somebody/something for something She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.她没把她父亲的死归罪于任何人。
- A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire.一根乱扔的烟被认为是这场火灾的肇因。
- Why is he blaming others for his problems?为什么他把自己的问题归咎于别人？
- blame somebody/something It's easy to blame the media at times like this.在这种时候很容易责怪媒体。
- blame something on somebody/something Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.警方把事故原因归咎于危险驾驶。
- The violence was blamed in part on militants.暴力事件部分归咎于激进分子。
- Blaming the victim is characteristic of any prejudice.责备受害者是任何偏见的特征。
- He is widely blamed for masterminding the attacks.他因为策划了这一系列攻击而受到广泛谴责。
- I don't blame Jack for the mistake.对于这个过错，我不责怪杰克。
- The government has been widely blamed for the crisis.政府因这次危机受到广泛指责。
- You can hardly blame Peter for being angry with her.彼得生她的气有原因，你责怪他说不大过去。
- You can't really blame them for not telling you.你不能真正责怪他们没有告诉你。
- She blamed the government for failing to respond to the crisis.她指责政府未能对此次危机作出反应。
- Whenever something goes wrong, everyone blames it on me.一出什么错儿，所有人都把责任归咎于我。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- unfairly
- unjustly
- partly
- …
verb + blame
- can’t
- don’t
- can hardly
- …
preposition
- for
- on
phrases
- be to blame (for something)
- be widely blamed for something
词源Middle English: from Old French blamer, blasmer (verb), from a popular Latin variant of ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’.

Idioms

be to blame (for something)

to be responsible for something bad对（坏事）负有责任
- If anyone's to blame, it's me.如果有人该承担责任，那就是我。
- Which driver was to blame for the accident?哪个司机是此次事故的肇事者？
- A spokesman said that bad weather was partly to blame for the delay.发言人称，延误部份是由糟糕的天气造成的。

don’t blame me

(informal) used to advise somebody not to do something, when you think they will do it despite your advice（劝阻别人时说）别怪我
- Call her if you like, but don't blame me if she's angry.你想给她打电话就打吧，不过要是她生气别怪我。
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I don’t blame you/her, etc. (for doing something)

(informal) used to say that you think that what somebody did was reasonable and the right thing to do我不怪你（或她等）；你（或她等）的做法是可以理解的
- ‘I just slammed the phone down when he said that.’ ‘I don't blame you!’“他一说那话我就啪的一下挂了电话。” “你做得对！”

only have yourself to blame | have nobody/no one to blame but yourself

used to say that you think something is somebody’s own fault只能怪你自己；是你自己的错
- If you lose your job, you'll only have yourself to blame.如果你丢了工作，你只能怪你自己。

blame

noun

/bleɪm/

[uncountable]Idioms

blame (for something) responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly; saying that somebody is responsible for something（坏事或错事的）责任；责备；指责
- Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong?为什么出了事总是让我背黑锅？
- to lay/put the blame for something on somebody把某事归咎于某人
- The government will have to take the blame for the riots.政府将不得不对骚乱承担责任。
- The real estate industry deserves a fair share of the blame for this failure. 房地产行业应该为这次失败承担一部分责任。
- Don't even think about playing the blame game (= blaming somebody else for a problem instead of trying to find a solution).别想玩责备游戏。
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- He was absolved of all blame.他被免除了所有罪责。
- She put the blame on me.她归罪于我。
- They pinned the blame for the crisis on the President.他们把危机归咎于总统。
- They placed the blame squarely on the doctor.他们把责任全然归咎于医生。
- The government tried to lay the blame at the door of the unions.政府企图把责任推给工会。
- My brother broke the window, but I got the blame.哥哥打碎了窗玻璃，挨骂的人却是我。
- The blame lies with the police, who failed to act quickly enough.这是警方的过错，是他们行动不够迅速。
- The company refused to accept any blame for the damage.公司拒绝为损失承担任何责任。
- The government must share the blame for this confusion.政府必须为这种混乱局面承担一部份责任。
- They tried to shift the blame onto someone else.他们试图把责任推卸到别人身上。
- I’m not interested in apportioning blame for the accident (= deciding how much each person involved was responsible for it).我对追究事故的责任不感兴趣。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + blame
- get
- accept
- bear
- …
blame + verb
- fall on somebody
- lie with somebody
- rest with somebody
- …
preposition
- blame for
phrases
- lay the blame at somebody’s door
- part of the blame
- a share of the blame
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French blamer, blasmer (verb), from a popular Latin variant of ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’.

Idioms

the finger of blame/suspicion

if the finger of blame/suspicion points or is pointed at somebody, they are suspected of having committed a crime, being responsible for something, etc.对（坏事）负有责任
- The inquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.调查把责任归咎于撞车的客车司机。
- The finger of suspicion was pointed at the chicken served for lunch.疑点落在了中午吃的鸡肉上。