pardon

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++par·don1 /ˈpɑːdn $ ˈpɑːrdn/ ●●● S2 (also pardon me) interjection  1  REPEATused when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it 请重复一遍，请再说一遍〔没听清对方的话希望重复一遍时的用语〕 ‘Hurry up Jonathan!’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said hurry up!’ “快点，乔纳森！”“你说什么啊？”“我说快点！”2. SORRY/APOLOGIZE British English used to say ‘sorry’ after you have made an impolite sound such as a burp 对不起，请原谅〔在发出打嗝等不礼貌的声音后的道歉语〕 SYN excuse me5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

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ldoce_735_zpardon2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  SCLto officially allow someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished 赦免 The two spies were pardoned yesterday by the president. 那两名间谍昨天得到了总统的赦免。2  [not in progressive] formalFORGIVE to forgive someone for behaving badly 宽恕，原谅 SYN forgivepardon somebody for something He could never pardon her for the things she had said. 他永远不会原谅她说的话。3  somebody may be pardoned for doing something UNDERSTANDused to say that it is easy to understand why someone has done something or why they think something 某人做某事情有可原 Anyone reading the advertisement might be pardoned for thinking that the offer was genuine. 那些看了那则广告认为报价属实的人都情有可原。4  pardon me spoken a) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to say ‘sorry’ politely when you have accidentally pushed someone or interrupted them 对不起，请原谅〔无意中碰到某人或打断某人说话时的礼貌用语〕 Oh, pardon me, I didn’t mean to disturb you. 噢，对不起，我不是有意要打扰你。 b) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to say ‘sorry’ politely after you have made an impolite sound such as a burp 对不起，很抱歉 〔在发出打嗝等不礼貌的声音后的礼貌用语〕 c) DISAGREEused before you politely correct someone or disagree with them 对不起，不好意思〔在纠正或不同意某人时的礼貌用语〕 James, if you’ll pardon me, you’ve got it all wrong. 詹姆斯，不好意思，你全都搞错了。 d) ASK A QUESTIONused to politely get someone’s attention in order to ask them a question 对不起，劳驾〔为提问而吸引别人注意力时的礼貌用语〕 SYN excuse me Pardon me, can you direct me to City Hall? 劳驾，您能告诉我去市政厅怎么走吗？5  pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying spokenPOLITE used to politely ask if you can interrupt someone, ask them a question, or tell them something 请原谅我插话/问/说 Pardon me for saying so, but you don’t look well. 请原谅我这么说，不过你看上去气色不太好。6  pardon my ignorance/rudeness etc spokenPOLITE used when you want to say something which you think may make you seem not to know enough or not to be polite enough 请原谅我的无知/无礼等 Pardon my ignorance, but what does OPEC stand for? 请原谅我的无知，OPEC代表什么？7  if you’ll pardon the expression spokenSORRY/APOLOGIZE used when you are saying that you are sorry for using an impolite phrase 请原谅我的用词 It was a bit of a cock-up, if you’ll pardon the expression. 这事搞得有点混乱，请原谅我这么说。8. pardon my French spokenSORRY/APOLOGIZE used humorously to say that you are sorry for using a swear word 请原谅我讲了无礼的话〔幽默用法〕9  pardon me for breathing/living ANNOY spoken used when you are annoyed because you think someone has answered you angrily for no good reason 请原谅我活着让你受气了〔表示因别人无缘无故气冲冲地回答而感到恼火〕 ‘Shut up, Callum!’ ‘Well, pardon me for breathing.’ “闭嘴，卡勒姆！”“请原谅我活着让你受气了。”→ See Verb table

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pardon• Like most of his other supporters, the bishops associated with Mortimer were pardoned.• Another 110 were pardoned after their cases were reviewed by a special board.• Two defendants were pardoned before trial and one avoided trial because the Bush administration refused to release key documents.• Also on Jan. 1 Havel declared an amnesty which involved pardoning certain categories of short-term prisoners and reducing the sentences of others.• Siricus pardoned Fabiola her sins, after her second husband died.• The king at the request of Eleanor de Percy pardoned him and cancelled his abjuration.• I am so sorry about that, Mr Judd. Please pardon my daughter for her little outburst.• Ford immediately pardoned Nixon when he became President.• Pardon the mess -- I got home late last night and didn't have time to clean up.• I hope you'll pardon the state of the house - I haven't had time to clean it up.• Though they were pardoned three years later by President Carlos Menem, they are again under house arrest charged with kidnapping children.

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pardon3 ●●○ noun [countable]  1  SCLPGan official order allowing someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished 赦免令，赦免状grant/give somebody a pardon Tyler was convicted but was granted a royal pardon (=one given by a king or queen). 泰勒被判有罪，但得到了王室赦免。2  ask/beg somebody’s pardon (for something) old-fashioned to ask someone to forgive you 请求某人原谅（某事） Walter begged her pardon for all the pain he had caused her. 沃尔特请求她原谅自己给她造成那么多痛苦。 → I beg your pardon at beg(4)

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pardon• It is the right of any convicted felon, great or small, to apply for a pardon.• A Justice Department official said there was no record of any formal request by Wynn for a pardon.• With the promise of a pardon, Wynn was persuaded to give evidence.• So why was a free pardon not granted?• There was then apparently an offer of pardon to others who submitted willingly to the royal authority without delay.• Dole demanded that Clinton rule out pardons for his business partners in the failed Whitewater land scheme.• She has even declared her unwillingness to accept a presidential pardon because it carries an implicit concession of guilt.• Sea battles and voyages and plunder and buried treasure and king's pardons and kidnapped wenches.royal pardon• He returned briefly to the Commonwealth's service, but retired when the Restoration became inevitable and procured a royal pardon.• Thomas had received a royal pardon in the previous April, just one week after Barnet, which implies a Neville connection.Origin pardon2 (1200-1300) Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdonare “to give freely”

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par‧don¹ S2 /ˈpɑːdn $ ˈpɑːrdn/ (also ˌpardon ˈme) interjection
1. used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it:
    ‘Hurry up Jonathan!’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said hurry up!’
2. British English used to say ‘sorry’ after you have made an impolite sound such as a burp
   SYN  excuse me

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pardon² verb [transitive]1. to officially allow someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished:
    The two spies were pardoned yesterday by the President.
2. [not in progressive] formal to forgive someone for behaving badly
   SYN  forgive
    pardon somebody for something
    He could never pardon her for the things she had said.
3. somebody may be pardoned for doing something used to say that it is easy to understand why someone has done something or why they think something:
    Anyone reading the advertisement might be pardoned for thinking that the offer was genuine.
4. pardon me spoken
  a. used to say ‘sorry’ politely when you have accidentally pushed someone or interrupted them:
    Oh, pardon me, I didn’t mean to disturb you.
  b. used to say ‘sorry’ politely after you have made an impolite sound such as a burp
  c. used before you politely correct someone or disagree with them:
    James, if you’ll pardon me, you’ve got it all wrong.
  d. used to politely get someone’s attention in order to ask them a question
   SYN  excuse me:
    Pardon me, can you direct me to City Hall?
5. pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying spoken used to politely ask if you can interrupt someone, ask them a question, or tell them something:
    Pardon me for saying so, but you don’t look well.
6. pardon my ignorance/rudeness etc spoken used when you want to say something which you think may make you seem not to know enough or not to be polite enough:
    Pardon my ignorance, but what does OPEC stand for?
7. if you’ll pardon the expression spoken used when you are saying that you are sorry for using an impolite phrase:
    It was a bit of a cock-up, if you’ll pardon the expression.
8. pardon my French spoken used humorously to say that you are sorry for using a swear word
9. pardon me for breathing/living spoken used when you are annoyed because you think someone has answered you angrily for no good reason:
    ‘Shut up, Callum!’ ‘Well, pardon me for breathing.’

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pardon³ noun [countable]
1. an official order allowing someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished
    grant/give somebody a pardon
    Tyler was convicted but was granted a royal pardon (=one given by a king or queen).
2. ask/beg sb’s pardon (for something) old-fashioned to ask someone to forgive you:
    Walter begged her pardon for all the pain he had caused her.
⇨ I beg your pardon at beg(4)