/bleɪm ||; blem/verb[T] 1 blame 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。
2 not 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)→
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