blame

1. V-T If you blame a person or thing for something bad, or if you blame something bad on somebody, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it. 指責; 把…歸咎于

The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities. 該委員會預計會將大量暴行歸咎于軍隊。

Ms. Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule. 凱麗女士看來是將自己的崩潰歸咎于百代公司緊張的工作安排。

2. N-UNCOUNT Blame is also a noun. 責備

Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame. 沒什么能把我從極度自責中解脫出來。

3. N-UNCOUNT The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen. (事故、過失等的) 責任

I'm not going to sit around and take the blame for a mistake he made. 我不會閑坐著，為他犯的錯誤承擔責任。

4. V-T If you say that you do not blame someone for doing something, you mean that you consider it was a reasonable thing to do in the circumstances. 責怪[usu with brd-neg]

I do not blame them for trying to make some money. 我不怪他們想要掙些錢。

5. PHRASE If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it. 該受責備

If their forces were not involved, then who is to blame?

如果他們的軍隊沒有參與，那么誰應該受到指責呢？

6. PHRASE If you say that someone has only themselves to blame or has no one but themselves to blame, you mean that they are responsible for something bad that has happened to them and that you have no sympathy for them. 只能責怪自己

My life is ruined and I suppose I only have myself to blame. 我的一生都毀了，我想這只能怪我自己。