Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2043
blame
责任；过错；罪责
responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing; culpability
- 1.
Censure.
- 2.
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
指责某人对某个失误或不当行为负责
- 3.
Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
- 4.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
因某个失误或不当行为受到的责备
- 5.
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
- 6.
A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.
指责；责备；怪罪；（版本控制的）代码追溯功能；blame 功能；指责某人对某个失误或不当行为负责；因某个失误或不当行为受到的责备；过失
In use
The manager accepted the blame for the project's failure.
She tried to put the blame on her colleague for the mistake.
He was brave enough to take the blame for the team's defeat.
the police laid the blame on the driver
he took the blame for it
blame for sth
He accepted the blame for the accident.
他承担了事故的责任。
put/place/lay blame on sb
常用动词搭配put, place, lay。
She tried to put the blame on her colleague.
Connections
Collocations
- take the blame
- 承担责任
- She took the blame for the team's failure.她承担了团队失败的责任。
- assign blame
- 归咎于，指认责任
- Don't assign blame until you know the facts.在了解事实之前不要归咎于人。
- put the blame on
- 把责任推给
- He put the blame on his colleague.他把责任推给了同事。
- shift the blame
- 推卸责任
- Stop trying to shift the blame.别再试图推卸责任了。
- accept blame
- 接受责备，承担责任
- He accepted blame for the accident.他承担了事故的责任。
- share the blame
- 分担责任
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：b 像“背”，lame 是“瘸的”；把过错“背”到瘸腿的人身上——就是怪罪、指责。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、书面写作、软件开发 名词 blame 通常为中性，日常口语和书面语都较常见；在软件开发语境中还指查看某行代码提交者的功能。
Grammar Note
通常用于单数形式，与介词 for 连用表示对某事的责任。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六词都与 blame /bleɪm/ 押韵，重读元音及后续辅音均为 /eɪm/。注意拼写：claim 写作 -aim，其余为 -ame；另外，形近词 bloom /bluːm/ 看似与 blame 相关，但读音完全不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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