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n.[律]犯罪现场,辩解,托辞

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alibi为短语/超纲词汇

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名词复数:alibis 动词过去式:alibied 过去分词:alibied 现在分词:alibiing 第三人称单数:alibis

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alibi


/'ælɪbaɪ; `ælə,baɪ/
n
1 (law 律) formal statement or evidence that a person was in another place at the time of a crime 某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明
*The suspects all had good alibis for the day of the robbery. 所有疑犯都有在抢劫案发当天不在犯罪现场的充足证明.
2 (infml 口) excuse of any kind 藉口; 托辞
*Late again, Richard? What's your alibi this time? 理查德, 又迟到了? 这次你有什么藉口呢?

alibi


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin:'somewhere else']
something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it
a perfect/cast-iron/unshakeable etc alibi
 He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go.
an excuse for something you have failed to do or have done wrong
1. This is a perfect alibi.
    这是一个完美的借口.

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