to blame

英：[tu: bleim]

美：[tu blem]

谴责：应受谴责的，有过错的

起因是：是…起因或某事的根源的

verb

transitive verb

to find fault with : censure

the right to praise or blame a literary work

to hold responsible

they blame me for everything

to place responsibility for

blames it on me

noun

an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure

… saying nothing … either in the way of blame or praise.—R. L. Stevenson

a state of being blameworthy : culpability

… acknowledge the world as a world of common blame,—Muriel Rukeyser

archaic fault, sin

responsibility for something believed to deserve censure

they must share the blame

Verb and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French blamer, blasmer, from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasphēmein

The first known use of blame was in the 13th century

want adnoun

a newspaper advertisement stating that something (as an employee, job, or item) is wanted

bend1 of 2verb

to pull tight

bend a bow

to curve or cause a change of shape

bend a wire into a circle

to turn in a certain direction

bent their steps toward town

to apply or apply oneself closely

she bent herself to the task

to curve out of line

the road bends to the left

to curve downward : stoop

bend over and pick it up

bend2 of 2noun

the act or process of bending : the state of being bent

something (as a curved part of a stream) that is bent

plural a severe disorder marked by pain (as in joints), by difficulty in breathing, and often by collapsing and caused by release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in the tissues upon too rapid a change from an environment of high air pressure to one of lower air pressure called alsocaisson disease, decompression sickness

besidepreposition

by the side of

walk beside me

in comparison with

the kitten looks tiny beside that big dog

besides entry 1

was the only one, beside me, who objected

not relating to

beside the point

bideverb

to wait or wait for

bided his time before acting

big1 of 2adjective

of great force

a big storm

large in size, bulk, or extent big government a big city

a big house

large in number or amount big money

a big fleet

capital entry 1 sense 2

big letters

of great importance a big star in movies

my big chance

informal being older

my big sister

big2 of 2adverb

in a big way

win big

so as to boast

talk big

bite1 of 2verb

to seize, grip, or cut into with or as if with teeth

bite an apple

to wound, pierce, or sting a mosquito bit me

bitten by a snake

to cause to smart : sting

pepper bites the mouth

to eat into

acid biting into metal

to take bait

the fish are biting

to respond to something tempting

bite2 of 2noun

a seizing of something by biting

the grip taken in biting

the amount of food taken at a bite

a small amount of food : snack

a wound made by biting

a sharp penetrating quality or effect

the bite of the cold wind on our cheeks

blackoutnoun

a period when lights are kept off to guard against enemy airplane attack in a war

a period when lights are off as a result of an electrical power failure

a temporary dulling or loss of vision or consciousness

blame1 of 2verb

to find fault with : censure

to hold responsible

blame them for everything

to place responsibility for

blames it on me

blame2 of 2noun

expression of disapproval

receive both blame and praise

responsibility for something that fails : fault

take the blame for the defeat