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to apologize, beg forgiveness, ask for pardon; excuse me ☊ xin lỗi ☊
抱歉 → ☊ bao4qian4 to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
对不起 → ☊ dui4bu5qi3 unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat) ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
难过 → ☊ nan2guo4 to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
遗憾 → ☊ yi2han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
后悔 → ☊ hou4hui3 to regret; to repent ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
道歉 → ☊ dao4qian4 to apologize ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
惋惜 → ☊ wan3xi1 to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb ☊ Xin lỗi ☊
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OXF3000: xin lỗi apologize
OXF3000N xin lỗi tạ lỗi apologize
OXF3000N lời xin lỗi bào chữa xin lỗi tha thứ tha lỗi excuse
OXF3000N xin lỗi lấy làm tiếc lấy làm buồn sorry
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like: Xin lỗi → →
empty apology ☊ lời xin lỗi suông ☊
an empty apology ☊ một lời xin lỗi suông ☊
to make a public apology ☊ đưa ra lời xin lỗi công chúng ☊
Entschuldigen Sie ... ☊ Xin lỗi ông bà ☊ 对不起 ☊ Duìbùqǐ ...
sich entschuldigen ☊ xin lỗi ☊ 道歉 ☊ dào qiàn
Entschuldigung! ☊ Xin lỗi! ☊ ☊
Entschuldigen Sie ... ☊ Xin lỗi ông bà ☊ ☊
sich entschuldigen ☊ xin lỗi ☊ ☊
Entschuldigen Sie, können Sie mir bitte erklären, wo das Hotel Zentral ist? ☊ Xin lỗi, anh làm ơn chỉ cho tôi khách sạn Zentral ở đâu được không? ☊ (Lektion 11, Nr. 107)
Entschuldige, aber ich bevorzuge eine Besichtigungstour. ☊ Xin lỗi, nhưng em thích đi tham quan hơn. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 192)
Entschuldigung, welches Benzin brauche ich? Normal, Super oder Diesel? ☊ Xin lỗi, xe tôi cần loại xăng nào? Loại thường, đặc biệt hay là dầu Diesel? ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 217)
Entschuldigen Sie, wie komme ich am günstigsten nach Berlin? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi đến Berlin thế nào thì rẻ nhất? ☊ (Lektion 20, Nr. 232)
Entschuldigen Sie, ich suche die nächste Telefonzelle. ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi muốn tìm một trạm điện thoại ở gần đây. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 402)
Oh, das tut mir leid. ☊ Ồ, xin lỗi ông. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 594)
Er muss sich bei ihr für sein Verhalten entschuldigen. ☊ Anh ta phải xin lỗi chị về thái độ của mình. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 861)
Kann ich bitte mit Frau ... sprechen? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi có thể nói chuyện với cô / bà ... được không? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1220)
Kann ich bitte mit Ihrer Kollegin sprechen? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi có thể nói chuyện với cô đồng nghiệp của anh / chị được không? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1221)
Entschuldigung, ich habe die falsche Telefonnummer gewählt. ☊ Xin lỗi tôi đã gọi nhầm số. ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1276)
Leider habe ich Ihren Namen nicht verstanden. Könnten Sie ihn mir bitte nochmals sagen? ☊ Xin lỗi tôi không nghe rõ tên của anh / chị . Làm ơn nhắc lại tên của anh / chị được không? ☊ (Lektion 87, Nr. 1297)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie, dass ich heute erst antworten kann. ☊ Xin lỗi vì hôm nay tôi mới có thể trả lời anh / chị được. ☊ (Lektion 91, Nr. 1375)
Entschuldigung, sind Sie die neue Kollegin? ☊ Xin lỗi, anh / chị có phải là nhân viên mới không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1476)
Wie bitte? Das habe ich eben (akustisch) nicht verstanden. ☊ Xin lỗi tôi nghe không rõ lắm. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1477)
Verzeihung, darf ich Sie kurz stören? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi có thể làm phiền anh / chị một chút được không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1478)
Entschuldigung, darf ich hereinkommen? ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi vào được không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1479)
Es tut mir leid, dass ich Sie unterbrechen muss. ☊ Tôi xin lỗi phải ngắt lời anh / chị một chút. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1480)
Entschuldigung. ☊ Xin lỗi. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1482)
Leider komme ich 30 Minuten später an als geplant. ☊ Rất xin lỗi tôi đến muộn hơn 30 phút so với dự định. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1562)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. ☊ Rất xin lỗi các vị về sự chậm trễ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1564)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie den Fehler. Wir werden die Ware noch heute an Sie verschicken. ☊ Xin lỗi quý khách vì sai sót này. Chúng tôi sẽ gửi hàng cho quý khách ngay trong ngày hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1596)
Ich muss mich entschuldigen: Ich wollte Sie nicht beleidigen. ☊ Tôi xin lỗi về điều đó, tôi không có ý xúc phạm anh / chị. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1716)
Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zu Halle 12? ☊ Xin lỗi, đi đến khu 12 thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2312)
Entschuldigung, ist dieser Platz noch frei? ☊ Xin lỗi, chỗ này trống phải không? ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2419)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie das. ☊ Xin lỗi quý vị về việc này. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2500)
Bitte entschuldigen Sie unseren Fehler. ☊ Xin lỗi quý vị về sai sót của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2501)
accept sth: Please accept our sincere apologies. ☊ accept ☊
Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. ☊ afterwards ☊
'I'm really sorry.' 'That's all right, don't worry.' ☊ all right ☊
Why should I apologize? ☊ apologize ☊
Go and apologize to her. ☊ apologize ☊
We apologize for the late departure of this flight. ☊ apologize ☊
We apologize for the late arrival of the train. ☊ arrival ☊
Sorry, he's away. ☊ away ☊
'I'm sorry,' he said awkwardly. ☊ awkwardly ☊
The best thing to do would be to apologize. ☊ best ☊
I'm sorry—we're fully booked. ☊ book ☊
'I'm sorry he was so rude to you.' 'It doesn't bother me.' ☊ bother ☊
Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two. ☊ bother ☊
burn sth: Sorry—I burnt the toast. ☊ burn ☊
I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer. ☊ but ☊
Excuse me, I can't get by. ☊ by ☊
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. ☊ catch ☊
I'm sorry, they aren't here. They checked out this morning. ☊ check out (of...) ☊
You'd think he'd have the common courtesy to apologize (= this would be the polite behaviour that people would expect). ☊ common ☊
Sorry, I couldn't get any more. ☊ could ☊
count for sth: The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. ☊ count ☊
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter. ☊ delay ☊
I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment? ☊ disturb ☊
Late again! What's your excuse this time? ☊ excuse ☊
It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). ☊ excuse ☊
excuse sb: You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. ☊ excuse ☊
excuse sb doing sth: Excuse my interrupting you. ☊ excuse ☊
Excuse me, is this the way to the station? ☊ excuse me ☊
Excuse me, could you let me through? ☊ excuse me ☊
Guy sneezed loudly. 'Excuse me,' he said. ☊ excuse me ☊
Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. ☊ excuse me ☊
'Excuse me for a moment,' she said and left the room. ☊ excuse me ☊
The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behaviour! ☊ extraordinary ☊
Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault? ☊ fault ☊
I felt (that) I had to apologize. ☊ feel ☊
follow (sb): Sorry, I don't follow. ☊ follow ☊
Sorry, I don't follow you. ☊ follow ☊
forget (about sth): 'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry—I forgot.' ☊ forget ☊
forgive me for doing sth: Forgive me for interrupting, but I really don't agree with that. ☊ forgive ☊
to make a formal apology/complaint/request ☊ formal ☊
genuinely sorry ☊ genuinely ☊
Sorry, my English is not very good. ☊ good ☊
Sorry, I've got to go. ☊ have to ☊
Sorry I can't be more helpful. ☊ helpful ☊
She hurried after Gary to apologize to him. ☊ hurry ☊
Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now—I'm in a hurry. ☊ in a hurry ☊
hurt sb/sth: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. ☊ hurt ☊
I am sorry if I disturbed you. ☊ if ☊
Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. ☊ interrupt ☊
keep sb/sth doing sth: I'm very sorry to keep you waiting. ☊ keep ☊
Sorry I'm late—am I the last? ☊ last ☊
I'm sorry I'm late. ☊ late ☊
We apologize for the late arrival of this train. ☊ late ☊
No explanation was offered, still less an apology. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
lift (up): Her eyebrows lifted. 'Apologize? Why?' ☊ lift ☊
We would like to apologize for the delay. ☊ like ☊
Sorry, I wasn't really listening. ☊ listen ☊
I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long. ☊ for (so) long ☊
He regretted the lost (= wasted) opportunity to apologize to her. ☊ lost ☊
I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday. ☊ make it ☊
She marched over to me and demanded an apology. ☊ march ☊
Sorry mate, you'll have to wait. ☊ mate ☊
Excuse me! ☊ me ☊
I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. ☊ mean ☊
Sorry—your name has gone right out of my mind. ☊ mind ☊
Sorry I'm late—have I missed anything? ☊ miss ☊
I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the explanation). ☊ must ☊
Sorry, the answer's no. ☊ no ☊
I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number (= wrong telephone number). ☊ number ☊
OK, so I was wrong. I'm sorry. ☊ OK ☊
I'm sorry we can't come—we've got a lot on. ☊ on ☊
They ought to apologize. ☊ ought to ☊
They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't). ☊ ought to ☊
I think we're owed an apology. ☊ owe ☊
Part of me feels sorry for him (= I feel partly, but not entirely, sorry for him). ☊ part ☊
Well I'm sorry—but nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you). ☊ perfect ☊
Excuse me, I seem to have lost my place. ☊ place ☊
I'm sorry he's out at present (= now). ☊ present ☊
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest. ☊ under protest ☊
a public apology ☊ public ☊
He later publicly apologized for his comments. ☊ publicly ☊
The editors published a full apology in the following edition. ☊ publish ☊
'I'm sorry to be so difficult.' 'That's quite all right.' ☊ quite ☊
'You've no intention of coming back?' 'I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.' ☊ quite ☊
I'm really sorry. ☊ really ☊
remember (sth): I'm sorry—I can't remember your name. ☊ remember ☊
I'm sorry—could you repeat that? ☊ repeat ☊
He wouldn't apologize. He knew he was in the right (= had justice on his side). ☊ right ☊
I'm sorry, it's not for sale. ☊ for sale ☊
Should I call him and apologize? ☊ should ☊
a sincere apology ☊ sincere ☊
sorry (that)...: I'm sorry that your husband lost his job. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (about sth): We're very sorry about the damage to your car. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (for sth/doing sth): He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost her temper. ☊ sorry ☊
If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you. ☊ sorry ☊
sorry (that)...: She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary. ☊ sorry ☊
You'll be sorry if I catch you! ☊ sorry ☊
sorry to do sth: I was genuinely sorry to be leaving college. ☊ sorry ☊
I'm sorry, I forgot. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
Oh, I'm sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? ☊ I'm sorry ☊
I'm sorry. I can't make it tomorrow. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
I'm sorry, I don't agree. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
I'm sorry to have to tell you you've failed. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
Sorry I'm late! ☊ sorry ☊
Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment? ☊ sorry ☊
Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house. ☊ sorry ☊
He didn't even say sorry. ☊ sorry ☊
Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right. ☊ sorry ☊
Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself. ☊ stranger ☊
I'm terribly sorry—did I hurt you? ☊ terribly ☊
The best thing to do is to apologize. ☊ thing ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking (= said when you have upset or offended sb accidentally). ☊ think ☊
Sorry, I can't spare the time. ☊ time ☊
I'm sorry to hear that. ☊ to ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
a written apology ☊ written ☊
Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number. ☊ wrong ☊
'Sorry I'm late—the bus didn't come.' 'Oh yes?' ☊ yes ☊
Excuse me, is this your seat? ☊ your ☊