blame

blame, accuse, condemn, scold, denounce, reproach, rebuke

名词 blame:

1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
   同义词：incrimination, inculpation
2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
   同义词：rap

动词 blame:

1. put or pin the blame on
   同义词：fault
2. harass with constant criticism
   同义词：find fault, pick
3. attribute responsibility to
   同义词：charge

形容词 blame:

1. expletives used informally as intensifiers
   同义词：blasted, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

1. The bank manager was really to blame, though he tried to pin it on a clerk.
   真正受责备的应该是银行经理，可是他却想把责任推到一个职员身上。
2. Either he or I am to blame.
   不是他就是我该受责备。
3. He incurred much blame for his stubborn attitude.
   他态度顽固而招致许多责难。
4. They blamed the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.
   他们把通货膨胀大幅度增长归咎于石油价格的上涨。
5. The driver was not to blame for the accident.
   这次事故怪不着司机。
6. We were ready to take the blame for what had happened.
   我们准备对所发生的事承担责任。

blame

v.tr.（及物动词）
blamed,blam.ing,blames
To hold responsible.
负责
To find fault with; censure.
指责：找…的差错；指责，谴责
To place responsibility for (something):
归咎：把（某事）责任归于…：
例句：
blamed the crisis on poor planning.
把危机归咎于计划不周

n.（名词）
The state of being responsible for a fault or an error; culpability.
责备，谴责：对过失或错误的责任的状态；应受谴责的行为
Censure; condemnation.
责备；责怪

<习惯用语>to blame
Deserving censure; at fault.
谴责：应受谴责的；有过错的
Being the cause or source of something:
起因是：是…起因或某事的根源的：
例句：
A freak storm was to blame for the power outage.
停电的起因是一场特大暴风雪

来源：
Middle English blamen
中古英语 blamen
from Old French blasmer, blamer
源自 古法语 blasmer, blamer
from Vulgar Latin *blastôm3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *blastôm3re
alteration of Late Latin blasphôm3re [to reproach] * see blaspheme
后期拉丁语 blasphôm3re的变化 [责备，指责] *参见 blaspheme

【引伸】
blam.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>blame,fault,guiltThese nouns are compared in the sense of responsibility for an offense.
可以从对错误负有的责任这一意义比较这些名词。
Blame stresses censure or punishment for a lapse or misdeed for which one is held accountable:
Blame 强调对某种可以解释的失误或不良行为的谴责或惩罚：
例句：
The police laid the blame for the accident squarely on the driver`s shoulders.
警方公正地把事故的责任归于司机。

Fault is culpability for causing or failing to prevent the occurrence of something detrimental:
Fault 是指引起或没能阻止某有害事件发生而应承担的责任：
例句：
The student failed the examination, but not through any fault of his teacher.
这个学生考试不及格，但不是由于老师的过失。

Guilt applies to serious, willful breaches of conduct and stresses moral culpability:
Guilt 适用于情节严重、故意的不良行为并强调道德上的过失：
例句：
The case was dismissed because the prosecution did not have sufficient evidence of the defendant`s guilt. See also Synonyms at criticize
案子被撤消了，因为指控对被告罪行没有足够的证据 参见同义词 criticize