blame[bleɪm]
vt.责备;责怪;指责;把…归咎于
n.责备;指责;(坏事或错事的)责任
一、动词
1.blame sb for (doing) sth=blame sth on sb
因某事责备某人
She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.
她没把她父亲的死归罪于任何人。
I did not blame him for feeling put out
我没有因为心烦而责备他。
He blamed Fiona for a lousy weekend
他责怪菲奥娜让他过了一个糟糕的周末。
I do not blame them for trying to make some money.
我认为他们想赚一些钱也是情有可原的。
Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
警方把事故原因归咎于危险驾驶。
Don't blame the failure on me. When you take the chance, you take the risk.
不要把失败归罪于我。你愿赌，就要服输。
Ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule
凯丽女士似乎将她的精神崩溃归咎于百代唱片公司高度紧张的工作日程安排。
Organizers blame the weather for the low turnout.
组织者把到场人数少归咎于天气。
Turnout n.产量;投票人数;出席人数;到场人数
The report blamed government incompetence for the surging unemployment.
该报道指责政府的无能导致了失业人口激增。
incompetence [ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtəns] n.无能;不称职;不胜任
surge [sɜːrdʒ]
vi.涌;汹涌;涌动;使强烈地感到;急剧上升;飞涨;激增;浪涌;激增
n.(强烈感情的)突发;(数量的)急剧上升，激增;大量;一大批;奔涌向前;突然的向上运动;（电流）浪涌
2.sb（sth） is blamed for 某人因为……而受责备（指责）；（被动语态）
Sb（sth） is to blame for某人应当为……负责；……是……原因造成的; （对坏事）负有责任（特别注意，这不是被动语态,常考的考点，需要重点掌握）
A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire.
一支乱扔的烟被指为引起这场火灾的罪魁祸首。
We get blamed for all kinds of things.
什么事儿都怪在我们头上。
Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
The recession is largely blamed for the disappointing response to the appeal.
对此呼吁的反应令人失望，主要归咎于经济衰退。
The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
这次衰退不能完全怨政府。
recession [rɪˈseʃn]
n.经济衰退;经济萎缩;退后;撤回
The press has been blamed for intruding into people's personal lives in an unacceptable way
新闻媒体因为以令人难以容忍的方式侵扰人们的私生活而一直受到指责。
intrude [ɪnˈtruːd]
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰;侵扰;扰乱
He has already been blamed for his party's lackluster performance during the election campaign.
他的政党在竞选活动中表现平平，他因此已受到指责。
lackluster adj.无趣味的;单调的;枯燥乏味的;无光泽的;无生气的
n.无光泽，暗淡;无生气
You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission .
你很清楚那次任务的失败不该怪我。
It's the coalition forces who are to blame for the continuation of the war
联合部队应当对战争的延续负责。
coalition [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn] n.(两党或多党)联合政府;(尤指多个政治团体的)联合体;联合;结合;联盟
She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road
她过马路时没注意看，负有部分责任。
The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
欧洲出现了最严重的失业情况，这应当部分归咎于这项政策。
Which driver was to blame for the accident?
哪位司机是此次事故的肇事者？
This is not his fault. I am to blame for not having made the whole thing clear to him.
这不能怪他，只怪我没有交代清楚。
He's not to blame for that.
这事不赖他。
The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
报告披露这次事故是人为原因造成的。
Driver fatigue was to blame for the accident.
这个事故是驾驶员疲劳所致。
The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
这次衰退不能完全怨政府。
I feel it is your husband who is to blame for the spoiled child.(上海高考)
我认为恰恰是你的丈夫应该对这个被宠坏的孩子负责。
二、名词
lay/put the blame for sth on sb
把某事归咎于某人
The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
总统把责任完全推给了他的对手。
squarely [ˈskwerli]
adv.正对着地;径直地;不偏不倚地;直接了当;明确无误;毫不含糊地
Don't lay/put the blame on yourself, and I will take it (the blame).
不要把过失责任往自己身上揽，我会对此负责。
take/get the blame for对……承担责任；
The government will have to take the blame for the riots.
政府将不得不对骚乱承担责任。
riot [ˈraɪət]
n.暴乱;骚乱;丰富多彩;品种繁多;非常有趣的人(或事)
vi.发生骚乱;闹事
Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong?
为什么出了事总是让我背黑锅？
Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes?
我为什么要代人受过呢？