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Meaning of 开脱

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开 kāi 脱 tuō (Trad.: 開脫)
to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate
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Antonyms: 罗织
Example Sentences
1
你别想指望破产来开脱债务
。
You cannot rely on bankruptcy to absolve debts.
2
其次
,
民粹主义为选民自身的责任开脱
。
Second, it absolves voters of responsibility for their problems.
3
慈善为坏企业家开脱
,
胜于为好企业家添彩
。
Philanthropy no more canonises the good businessman than it exculpates the bad.
4
不过令人烦恼的是
,
作者总打算替自己开脱
。
But there is a troubling subtext: the author' s attempts to exculpate himself.
5
看来男人们为圣诞节已经想出了各种好的借口为他们的懒惰开脱
。
' , it appears men have come up with some pretty good excuses for their idleness at Christmas.