| 词汇 | alibi |
| 释义 | alibi noun[ C ] uk /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/ us /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/ proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened: （尤指没有犯罪时间的）不在犯罪现场的证据 He has a cast-iron(= very strong) alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.他有不在犯罪现场的铁证——谋杀发生的那一周他在住院。 an excuse for something bad or for a failure: 借口，托词 After eight years in power, the government can no longer use the previous government's policy as an alibi for its own failure.本届政府已经执政8年，面对自己的失误，它再不能拿前任政府的政策作挡箭牌了。 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case finding pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading post bail the Webster ruling walk walk freeidiom wardship witness to something You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reasons and explanations alibi | American Dictionaryalibi noun[ C ] us/ˈæl·əˌbɑɪ/ proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, esp. the fact or claim that the person was in another place at the time the crime happened An alibi is also an excuse for something: You’re late again – what’s your alibi this time? Examples of alibialibi The speech we have just heard was a long series of excuses and alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report examines all the important issues raised in the case, including the identification evidence and the alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two front-runners in the race for alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that we do not feel in need of any alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in listening to his repeated alibis and excuses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In investigations, there is an interplay between the external investigation of alibis, for example, and the questioning of the suspect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They just hung on to the seven who could not come up with cast-iron alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our system results in governments who can govern and governments who have no alibis if they make a mess of things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will not allow any political alibis in this regard. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Do they not just mean more bureaucracy, would they not to some extent just be alibis for action? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Like all good cover stories, there is an element of truth in both alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe the same to be true of his, to my mind, acceptable proposals for the restriction of last-minute alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In all the subsequent welter of alibis and excuses, one thing stands out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the housewives who were betrayed in 1970 have had is excuses and contrived alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As prices rose and rose, we had the ministerial alibis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of alibi These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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