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blame

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blame1 /bleɪm/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitiveT]
1  BLAMEto say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad 責怪，指責；把…歸咎於
Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault.
别來怪我——又不是我的錯。
I blame his mother. She does everything for him.
怪他母親不好，她什麽事都要爲他做。
blame somebody/something for something
Marie still blames herself for Patrick’s death.
瑪麗仍在爲帕特裏克的死自責。
The report blames poor safety standards for the accident.
報告把事故歸咎於安全方面沒有達標。
The decision to increase interest rates was widely blamed (=blamed by many people) for the crisis.
人們普遍認爲加息的決定是引發這場危機的罪魁禍首。
blame something on somebody/something
One of the computers is broken and she’s blaming it on me.
其中有台電腦壞了，她就怪罪於我。
The crash was blamed on pilot error.
這次空難被認爲是飛行員失誤造成的。
2  somebody/something is to blame (for something) used to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad 某人/某事物（對某事）負有責任
Officials believe that more than one person may be to blame for the fire.
政府官員認爲，這場火災可能不止一個人負有責任。
partly/largely/entirely etc to blame
Television is partly to blame.
電視也要負部分責任。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say something is someone's fault, rather than saying they are to blame: 在日常英語中，人們一般說something is someone’s fault，而不說someone is to blame
He was to blame for the accident. → The accident was his fault. 這起事故是他的錯。
Examples from the Corpus
somebody/something is to blame (for something)• Anything but admit the perpetrator of a crime is to blame.• If, at 57, he looks frailer than ever, a recent major intestinal operation is to blame.• The publicans say the brewery shouldn't be penalising them when the recession is to blame.• No one is to blame except myself.• A growing number of industry experts say the industry itself is to blame for its deep-seated perception problems.• U.S. officials argue that Hussein is to blame for most of the hardship.• So who is to blame -- hunters, wildlife managers, hikers, developers?• And as we demonstrated earlier, in organizations where everyone is to blame, no one is really to blame.
3  I don’t blame you/you can hardly blame him etc spokenCRITICIZE# used to say that you think it was right or reasonable for someone to do what they did 我不怪你/你不能怪他等〔表示某人做某事可以理解〕
‘She’s left her husband.’ ‘I don’t blame her, after the way he treated her.’
“她離開她丈夫了。”“他那樣對她，也難怪她這樣做。”
You can hardly blame him for not waiting.
你不能怪他不等你。
4  don’t blame me spokenNOT DO something used when you are advising someone not to do something but you think that they will do it in spite of your advice 不要怪我〔用於勸阻某人而又認爲某人不會聽的時候〕
Buy it then, but don’t blame me when it breaks down.
那就買吧，可是壞了别怪我。
Examples from the Corpus
don’t blame me• Go ahead, but don't blame me if it doesn't work.
5  somebody only has himself/herself to blame spokenFAULT/BE somebody'S FAULT used to say that someone’s problems are their own fault 只能怪他/她自己
If he fails his exams, he’ll only have himself to blame.
如果他考試不及格，那只能怪他自己。
 THESAURUS
blame verb [transitiveT] to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened 責怪，指責；把…歸咎於
Democrats have blamed Republicans for the failure to reach an agreement.
民主黨認爲未能達成協議罪在共和黨。
nPolice blamed bad weather for a series of accidents on the roads.
For many years I blamed myself for her death.
我爲她的死自責了許多年。
nThey blamed the failure of the business on the economic downturn.
put/place/lay the blame on somebody/something to say who or what you think is responsible for something bad that has happened, often unfairly or wrongly 把責任推給某人/某事物
Don’t try to put the blame on me!
休想把責任推到我頭上！
nSubsequent investigations placed the blame squarely on city officials.
Farmers have laid the blame for their problems entirely on EU policies.
農民把自己的問題全部怪罪於歐盟的政策。
say it’s somebody’s fault especially spoken to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened 說是某人的錯
Are you saying it’s my fault that we lost the game?
你是說比賽輸了該怪我嗎？
hold somebody responsible to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened, because it was their duty to prevent it from happening 認爲某人負有責任
He was held personally responsible for the failure of the project.
這個項目失敗，他要個人承擔責任。
ntake the rap informal (also carry the can British EnglishBrE informal) to be blamed and punished for something that you did not do, or that someone else is also responsible for
He expects his wife to take the rap for him.
Alan’s colleagues decided to let him carry the can.
Examples from the Corpus
blame• Here again, the vagaries of Government policy are at least partly to blame.• It wasn't my character, but circumstances which were to blame.• Peres is to be blamed for nothing.• The angry Texan blamed his dance partner for tripping him.• It's your idea - don't blame me if it doesn't work.• For many years I blamed myself for her death.• But anomalies like these should not be blamed on linguistics, higher mathematics or the new history.• Democrats have blamed Republicans for the failure to reach an agreement.• Everyone wants to blame the referees when their team loses.• Some of the women blamed their husbands' violence on drinking.• Apple blamed weaker-than-expected demand and pricing pressures.• You had to talk to those dear old folk at the Empress and I don't blame you.
blame somebody/something for something• I used to blame my parents for messing up my life.• Dougan blamed the economy for weak Christmas sales.
blame2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [uncountableU]
BLAMEresponsibility for a mistake or for something bad 〔對錯誤或壞事應負的〕責任
blame for
Do you accept any blame for what happened?
發生了這一切，你認爲你有錯嗎？
I always get the blame (=am blamed) for his mistakes!
他的錯總是我來背黑鍋！
She stole the money but she’s trying to put the blame on (=blame) me.
她偷了錢，卻想賴到我身上。
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
get the blame (=be blamed) 受指責
Sam knew that if something went wrong, he’d get the blame.
薩姆知道一旦出了差錯，他就會受到指責。
take/accept/shoulder the blame (=say that something is your fault) 承擔責任
No one was prepared to take the blame for the disaster.
沒有人願意爲這次災難承擔責任。
nParents must shoulder the blame if their kids behave badly.
put/pin the blame on somebody (also lay/place the blame on somebody written) (=blame someone, especially when it is not their fault) 歸咎於某人
Don’t try to put the blame on me.
别想把責任推到我身上。
nEveryone laid the blame for the crisis on the government.
shift the blame (onto somebody) (=blame someone else for something you did) 推卸責任（給某人）
She always tried to shift the blame onto her brother.
她總是試圖把責任推到弟弟身上。
apportion/assign blame formal (=find someone to blame for something) 找人承擔責任；歸咎
He seemed to want to apportion blame for her death.
他好像要把她的死怪罪於誰。
nshare the blame
He admitted he shared the blame for their World Cup defeat.
the blame lies with somebody (=used to say that someone is responsible for something bad) 責任在於某人
In this case, the blame lay with the police.
這宗案件責任在於警方。
phrases
nplace the blame squarely/firmly on somebody (=blame someone in a very definite way)
A military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.
point the finger of blame at somebody (=say that someone is responsible for something bad) 歸罪某人，怪罪某人
I couldn’t believe it when they started pointing the finger of blame at me.
我真難以相信，他們竟開始歸罪於我。
Examples from the Corpus
blame• The city was rife with forlorn single women, and there was plenty of blame to go around.• But listening to Ferrell and Armstrong, it sounded like there was plenty of blame to go around.• If we allow that logic then, the time must be approaching that the guy taking credit must now accept the blame.• Taylor deserves a dollop of the blame.• Do not place the blame anywhere but on yourself, because you alone have chosen that path.• Pitta's critics concede that many quarters share the blame for Sao Paulo's afflictions.• Hence, she is considered to share the blame.
blame for• Much of the blame for homelessness should go on the state's welfare system.
Origin blame1
(1100-1200) Old French blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare; → BLASPHEME

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