alibi

[US]/'ælɪbaɪ/
[UK]/'æləbaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 托辞;犯罪现场;辩解
vi. 辩解;找借口
vt. 为…辩解
Word Forms
过去式alibied
复数alibis
过去分词alibied
现在分词alibiing
第三人称单数alibis

Phrases & Collocations

provide an alibi

提供不在场证明

alibi witness

不在场证明证人

alibi oneself

为…辩解

Example Sentences

their alibis are watertight.

他们的辩解无懈可击。

a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy.

一个对失败和不足的全能托辞。

a watertight alibi; a watertight contract.

无懈可击的借口;严密的合同

she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening.

她有昨夜一整晚不在场的证据。

her friend agreed to alibi her.

她的朋友答应为她作证。

He established an alibi to the charge of murder.

他证实在谋杀案发生时他不在场。

Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi?

你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗?

He alibied his wife out of a fix.

他为他的妻子作了不在(犯罪)现场的证词(使她免吃官司)。

His alibi would not have withstood cross-examination.

他不在犯罪现场的证据应该不会经得起盘问。

A man (Coogan) who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client.

经营着为通奸丈夫提供出口服装生意的男人与一位新客户陷入了困境。

The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.

警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑, 因为他已有前科。

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