vt 责备，怪，怨，把……归咎于 (consider responsibility for sth done (badly or wrongly) or not done as belonging to sb or sth) [T+n，T+n+prep (for/on)]：You can't～anyone. 你谁也怨不得。A bad workman always～s his tools.劣工咎器。only have oneself to～只能怨自己;～George for the failure/the mistake/neglect of duty/neglecting his duty/being angry责备乔治失败了/犯错/玩忽职守/玩忽职守/发火;～the wet road for the accident认为事故原因在于路湿;I was～d for the theft. 失窃的事怨上了我。～the failure/the accident on George 把失败/事故归咎于乔治; We don't/can't～him for wanting to leave.他想走我们不/不能责怪。〖同〗accuse，charge，reproach;〖反〗excuse，forgive;

be to blame for sth 应负责任，应受责备;Who is to～? 得怨谁? Nobody is to～for the accident/this mess.没有人应对这事故/脏乱负责。He is in no way to～.没有理由责备他。

n (1) 责任，过失 (responsibility for sth done wrongly or badly)[U][N(for)]：lay/put the～for the accident on sb把事故的责任归咎到某人身上;find out where to put the～for the accident搞清事故的原因所在;Where does the～for our failure lie? 我们的失败怨什么? bear (take/accept) the～for what has happened/sth that went wrong 对所发生的事情/出现的问题承担责任;〖同〗responsibility，guilt，fault;

(2) 责备(怪)(criticism for doing sth wrong)[U]：incur much～for sth由于……惹来无数指责; bring the～of others on (upon) oneself 遭受他人的责难;heap～upon sb 对……大加指责;He hasn't said a word of～.他一句责备的话也没说。〖同〗reproach;〖反〗excuse;

→′blameless adj 无可指责的;′blamelessly adv 无辜地;′blameworthy adj 应受责备的;

【说明】语言纯正主义者认为blame sth on sb是infml，而宁愿用put the blame on sb 或 blame sb for sth或blame sb;但实际上除了极其正式的场合，下面两种说法都很常用：Don't blame this on me/Don't blame me for this. (这不要责怪我。)

【辨异】blame与condemn都可表示指责错误的意思。blame(责备)指认为某人对某错误有责任;condemn (谴责)指强烈的、不容反驳的指责，如：condemn war/violence (谴责战争/暴力)。