apologize/ə'pɒləʤaɪz $ ə'pɑː-/

v. tell sb that you are sorry for having done sth wrong

v. [I] 道歉，谢罪：[apologize (to sb) for (doing) sth] I must apologize to Mary for my lateness. 我必须就迟到向玛丽道歉。

◇I apologize for being late. 很抱歉迟到了。

构词apology + -ize

用法apologize for doing sth 也可以说apologize for having done sth。