大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 beg off


释义：

beg off 请求免除

例句：



I'll have to beg off. I have another engagement.

恐怕我去不了了。我另有个约会。



Father told Tom to rake the soil level, but Tom tried to beg off.

父亲叫汤姆把土耙平，但汤姆设法求父亲别叫他干。



The night before the wedding, I decided to call my friends and beg off.

在婚礼前的晚上，我决定借故推辞我朋友的邀请。



Mother accepted an invitation to a dinner party, but a headache made her beg off.

母亲接受了赴宴的邀请，但因头痛不能出席而请求谅解。



Mother told Tom to sweep away the dead leaves in the yard, but he tried to beg off.

妈妈要汤姆打扫庭院里的落叶，可他却极力请求别叫他干这件事。



Half past four is an awkward time for me to attend a meeting, as I don't finish work until five, but I will try and beg off for half an hour.

要我四点半去开会很尴尬，因为我要五点才下班，但我打算想办法请半小时假。



The ambiguity of the proposition allowed me to treat it as an invitation for a drink and beg off.


The Justice Department's lawyer, Mr. Buterman, said the contract provision all but assured publishers would beg off the wholesale model, to avoid having to match lower prices and absorb the margin loss.