
"I apologized for being late" "He apologized for the many typoes"
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior" "he rationalized his lack of success"
误 I'll apologize him later.
正 I'll apologize to him later.
析apologize是不及物动词。表示“向某人道歉”要用apologize to sb 的形式,而不能在apologize后直接跟sb。
那小孩因打破了我的眼镜而道歉。误 The child apologized to me at breaking my glasses.
正 The child apologized to me for breaking my glasses.
我因弄错了这件事而向你道歉。误 I apologized to you to be mistaken about it.
正 I apologized to you for my being mistaken about it.
服务员为自己的无礼向顾客道歉。误 The waiter apologized to the customer in being so rude.
正 The waiter apologized to the customer for being so rude.
析apologize是不及物动词,表示“因…而道歉”,应该用for引出道歉的原因。