He began to find various excuses for going out and later even did not want to explain.

他开始以各种借口外出，后来干脆不作解释就夜不归宿了；。

youdao

Roommate: Sometimes I will try various excuses. But this is my last time asking for leave.

室友：有时我会尝试写各种理由，但是这是我最后一次请假了。

youdao

We hardly ever challenge ourselves and if we ever do, we have various excuses for not responding fully.

我们几乎从不挑战自己，即使这样做了，我们也会有各种各样的借口不作出完全的响应。

youdao

In looking for drivers to the market action, there were various excuses bandied about on Tuesday for the slack action.

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