1blame sb (for sth);blame sth on sb/sth to think or say that a certain person or thing is responsible for sth bad that has happened 责备(某人);归咎于(某事):
The teacher blamed me for the accident.老师为那意外事件责备我。Some people blame the changes in the climate on pollution.有些人把气候转变归咎于环境污染。
2not blame sb (for sth) to think that sb is not wrong to do sth; to understand sb's reason for doing sth 不责怪;(认为某事)无可厚非:
I don't blame you for feeling fed up.你感到厌倦,我能理解。
be to blame (for sth) to be responsible for sth bad 难辞其咎;应受谴责;应负责任:
The police say that careless driving was to blame for the accident.警方指那宗意外的起因是鲁莽驾驶。shift the blame/responsibility (for sth) (onto sb)→SHIFT¹
blame²
/bleɪm ||; blem/noun
[U]: blame (for sth) responsibility for sth bad 对恶果应负的责任:
The government must take the blame for the economic crisis.政府必须为经济危机负责。The report put the blame on rising prices.报告把问题归咎于价格上升。Why do I always get the blame ?怎么老是把责任归到我的身上?