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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

借口 [jièkǒu]
  1. 1. verb use … as an excuse
    他借口有事不来上班。
    He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.
  2. 2. noun excuse
    他企图找借口为自己辩护。
    He tried to find an excuse to justify himself.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

借口 [jièkǒu]
  1. 1. use as an excuse (or pretext)
    他借口另有约会，提前走了。
    He left early, on the pretext of having another appointment.
  2. 2. excuse; pretext
    找借口
    find an excuse (or pretext)
    制造借口
    invent an excuse; cook up a pretext

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

借口 [jièkǒu]
  1. 1. 动 假借某种理由
    有的工厂借口生产忙而忽视环境治理。
  2. 2. 名 假借的理由；托词
    用种种借口推卸责任。
  3. 3. 参见"借故"的提示。
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Examples

找借口
find an excuse (or pretext)
煞费苦心地寻找借口
cudgel one's brains to find an excuse
他总是拿忙当借口，对家人不管不顾的。
He always uses his work as an excuse to ignore his family.
他企图找借口为自己辩护。
He tried to find an excuse to justify himself.
借口。
老板找了个借口，把他给销差了。
老板借口亏损，辞工转产了
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Word Decomposition

借
[jiè] 		+ 口
[kǒu]

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