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alibi
- IPA[ˈaləˌbī]
美式
- a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place;an excuse or pretext
- offer an excuse or defense for (someone), especially by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an alleged act;make excuses
verb: alibi, 3rd person present: alibis, gerund or present participle: alibiing, past tense: alibied, past participle: alibied
noun: alibi, plural noun: alibis
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- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening a defense of alibi
- ▪ an excuse or pretext a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy
動詞
- 1. offer an excuse or defense for (someone), especially by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an alleged act her friend agreed to alibi her
- ▪ make excuses not once do I recall him whining or alibiing
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- IPA[ˈalɪbʌɪ]
英式
- a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is ... she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening
- provide an alibi for: her friend agreed to alibi her
Oxford Dictionary