pardon /ˈpɑːdən/ CET4 TEM4 ( pardoning, pardoned, pardons )

• 1. 

  CONVENTION You say Pardon?, I beg your pardon?, or Pardon me? when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it. (表示没有听见或不明白，请求重说一遍) 对不起 [口语]

  例：

  "Will you let me open it?"—"Pardon?"—"Can I open it?"

  “让我来打开它，好吗？”——“对不起，你说什么？”——“我能打开它吗？”

• 2. 

  CONVENTION People say "I beg your pardon?" when they are surprised or offended by something that someone has just said. (表示惊讶或者受了冒犯) 什么 [口语]

  例：

  "Would you get undressed, please?"—"I beg your pardon?"—"Will you get undressed?"

  “请你脱下衣服，好吗？” —“什么？”—“你能脱下衣服吗？”

• 3. 

  CONVENTION You say "I beg your pardon" as a way of apologizing for accidentally doing something wrong, such as disturbing someone or making a mistake. 对不起 [口语]

  例：

  I beg your pardon. I thought you were someone else.

  对不起，我把你当成别人了。

• 4. 

  CONVENTION Some people say "Pardon me" instead of "Excuse me" when they want to politely get someone's attention or interrupt them. 对不起 (以引起注意或者打断一下) [口语]

  例：

  Pardon me, are you finished, madam?

  对不起，您好了吗，太太？

• 5. 

  V-T If someone who has been found guilty of a crime is pardoned, they are officially allowed to go free and are not punished. 赦免 [usu passive]

  例：

  Hundreds of political prisoners were pardoned and released.

  许多政治犯被赦免和释放了。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT Pardon is also a noun. 赦免

  例：

  They lobbied the government on his behalf and he was granted a presidential pardon.

  他们为他游说政府，他因之得到了总统特赦。