1. 道歉；認錯；愧疚的表示 An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
e.g. I didn't get an apology... 還沒(méi)有向我道歉。 e.g. We received a letter of apology... 我們收到了一封致歉信。
2. （表示或作出）道歉 If you offer or make your apologies, you apologize.
e.g. His mother offered her apologies to the Jones family... 他的母親向瓊斯一家賠了不是。 e.g. When Mary finally appeared, she made her apologies to Mrs Madrigal. 最終露面時(shí)，瑪麗向馬德里加爾夫人表示了歉意。
3. （對某事）無(wú)可道歉，無(wú)錯可認 If you say that you make no apologies for what you have done, you are emphasizing that you feel that you have done nothing wrong.
e.g. Union officials made no apologies for the threatened chaos. 工會(huì )干部們對于迫在眉睫的混亂局面不予道歉。
apology英英釋義
noun
1. a poor example
e.g. it was an apology for a meal a poor excuse for an automobile
Synonym: excuse
2. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
e.g. he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess
3. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly