[C,U] something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong

道歉，认错

She finally received an apology from the company.

她终于接到了公司方面的道歉。

I feel I owe you an apology .

我觉得需要向你道歉。

He wrote to the editor of the newspaper demanding an immediate apology .

他致函该报编辑，要求立即道歉。

Please accept my sincere apologies for my behaviour yesterday.

请接受我的真诚道歉，我昨天不该那样。

Those affected have been sent letters of apology .

已向受影响的人寄去了道歉信。

'He always does this,' said Isabelle, by way of apology .

“他总是这样。”伊莎贝尔歉然说道。

apologies, [pl.] a message that you send to a meeting to say that you will not be able to come to the meeting

〔因不能赴会的〕致歉:

Edward can't be here today, but he sends his apologies .

爱德华今天来不了，他向大家表示歉意。

make your apologies, to say that you are sorry but you have to leave

致歉〔必须离开〕:

I quickly made my apologies and left.

我很快便致歉离开了。

[C] [literary] a statement in which you defend something you believe in after it has been criticized by other people

辩解，辩护:

an apology for Christianity

对基督教的辩护

an apology for sth, a very bad example of something

权充某物的东西; 勉强代用的东西:

They served us up an apology for a meal.

他们给我们端出不像样的饭菜。