blame /bleim/ I.vt. & vi. 埋怨，怪：Bad workmen often blame their tools.［谚］拙匠常怪工具差。blame a person for a fault/mistake 责备某人的过失 He blames you for neglect of duty. 他责备你玩忽职守。(be) to blame 该怨：Was the child to blame? 该怨这孩子吗? Nobody is to blame for it. 为这件事谁也不能怨。［考句］The mother didn’t know who to blame for the broken glass.母亲不知道谁应对打碎玻璃杯负责。blame sth. on (to) sb.怪到…头上，把…归咎于：He blamed his failure on his teacher. 他把不及格归咎于他老师。‖II. n. ［u］ 埋怨，责怪；(出事的)责任：take/bear the blame of another’s 代人受过 They heaped blame upon him. 他们把责任都推到他身上。The blame should be placed/laid upon him. 责任应由他承担。