vt. & vi.责备，责怪，责难 say that a certain person caused an accident or a failure of some kind

　～ the teacher　抱怨老师
　～ the weather　归咎于天气
　～ tools　抱怨工具
　～ often　经常责备
　～ completely　彻底地责怪
　～ deservedly　有保留地责怪
　～ hastily　草率地责怪
　～ highly　备受指责
　～ morally　有教育意义地责备
　～ specifically　明确地责备
　～ unfairly　不公平地责备
　～ unjustly　错怪
　～ unthinkingly　不假思索地责怪
　～ for　因为…而责怪
　～ for doing sth　因做了某事而责备
　～ sb for his negligence　责怪某人的怠慢
　～ sb for the failure　因失败而责怪于某人
　～ on〔upon〕　把…归咎于…

　Essex could blame, but he could also accept other men's blame.　艾塞克斯会责怪别人，但他也能接受别人的责备。
　Don't always blame him, he is only a little child.　别老责怪他，他只不过是个孩子。
　He always blames his son.　他总是责备他儿子。
　I didn't blame you, I blame myself.　我没有责怪你，我责怪我自己。
　If anything goes wrong, don't blame me.　如果出了什么差错，不要怪我。
　Why do people blame the weather?　人们为什么责备天气呢?
　Don't blame other people.　不要怨天尤人。
　A bad workman always blames his tools.　拙工常怨工具差。
　The book is much blamed.　这本书受到很多指责。
　If I don't explain, he'll be unfairly blamed.　如果我不作解释，他就会受到不公正的责备。
　In that country, movies have been highly blamed.　在那个国家，电影业备受指责。
　It's all my fault. I'm to blame.　这都是我的错，都怪我。
　I'm in no way to blame.　我毫无责任。
　I am to blame for his lateness.　我对他的迟到负有责任。
　John is to blame for the accident.　约翰应对这事故负责。
　Nobody is to blame for it.　此事怪不得任何人。
　Who is to blame for setting the house on fire?　纵火烧房一事应由谁来负责任?

 ♣ blame for　(v.+prep.)
　因…怪罪，责怪（某人）　consider sb responsible for sth bad
　The other driver blamed me for the accident.　那个司机指责说事故责任在我。
　I blamed George for the failure of the talks.　我为谈判失败责备乔治。
　Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behaviour.　不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。
　Don't blame me for falling into the water; you pushed me in!　别怪我掉入了水中，是你把我推下去的！
　Movies have been blamed for the crime wave.　电影因触发犯罪而受到非难。
 ♣ blame on　(v.+prep.)
　把责任推给…　place the guilt for sth wrong on sb
　Don't blame the crash on the pilot.　别把飞机坠毁一事归咎于飞行员。
　He blamed the failure of their marriage on her.　他把他们的婚姻失败归咎于她。
　You can't blame the rise in prices on the government.　你不能把物价上涨归咎于政府。
　We cannot blame the accident on the weather.　我们不能把这起事故归咎于天气。

 ♣ blame for, blame on
　这两个短语的含义和用法都不相同。其区别是：
1. 在含义上， blame for的意思是“责怪（某人）”; blame on的意思是“把责任推给…”。
2. 在用法上， blame for用于blame sth for sb句型；而blame on用于blame sth on sb句型。
 ♣ blame for, throw up
　参见throw条。
 ♣ blame, accuse, condemn, rebuke, scold
　这组词都含有“骂”“责怪”的意思。其区别是：
1. 前四个词均可指“有理由地骂〔责备〕某人”，而scold则不一定有充分的理由。例如：
　She is always scolding.　她总是骂个不停。
2. blame指因出差错而受责备；condemn指某人有不好的行为而受责备；rebuke指因某人有不好的态度而责备；而accuse多指因粗心、失信或不负责任而受指责，有时也作“控告”“谴责”解。例如：
　It's all my fault. I'm to blame.　这都是我的错，都怪我。
　I did not condemn him for what he had done.　我并没有因他的所作所为而指责他。
　She rebuked her lawyer for his authoritarian attitude to his clients.　她指责她的律师对待委托人的命令式态度。
　They accused me of carelessness.　他们指责我粗心大意。
3. accuse常用于accuse sb of sth结构；而blame常用于blame sb for sth结构。

　be to blame　中的to blame不应分析为主语补足语，因为主语与其补足语应是等同的，而这时主语与to blame显然是不同的。

1. U 责任 responsibility for sth bad
2. U 指责，责备 say that it is because of sb/sth that wrong happened

　account for ～　说出责备的话
　accuse of ～　责备
　allocate ～　分担责备
　assume ～　承担责备
　attach ～　责怪
　avoid ～　避免责备
　bear the ～　受过
　bring ～　招来责备
　cast ～ on　责任归于
　censure in ～　责备
　charge ～ on　归罪于
　charge with ～　责备
　conceal ～　隐瞒责备
　deflect ～　歪曲罪责
　deserve ～　应受责备
　devise ～　设计罪责
　divide ～　分担责任
　expose to ～　揭露罪责
　free from ～　免于受责
　heap ～ on　加罪于
　impute ～ on　把罪责归于
　incur ～　招来责备
　lay ～ on　把罪责推到…头上
　merit ～　应受责备
　put the ～ on　归咎于
　reproach with ～　指责
　share ～　分担罪责
　shift ～　嫁祸于人
　shoulder the ～　承担责任
　stamp with ～　加罪于
　take the ～　承担罪责
　throw ～ on　把过错推给
　trace ～　追究罪责
　vindicate ～　为罪责辩护
　complete ～　完全的责任
　deserved ～　该负的责任
　directed ～　直接的责任
　heavenly ～　神圣的责任
　high-repented ～　极其后悔的责备
　ill-placed ～　错怪
　moral ～　道德上的责备
　sinful ～　犯罪
　small ～　小错
　specific ～　特有的责怪
　undeserved ～　不该受到责备
　whole ～　全部责任
　worthy ～　值得责备
　for ～　为…责备
　from ～　为…责备
　in ～　在…责备

　If you don't do the work well, you will incur blame.　如果你不把工作做好，你将会受到指责。
　I assumed to myself all the blame.　我自己承担了一切责任。
　He incurred much blame for his stubborn attitude.　他态度顽固而招致许多责难。
　They heaped all the blame for it on me.　他们把这件事的责任全部加在我的头上。
　The judge laid the blame for the accident on the driver of the car.　法官判定汽车的驾驶员应对该意外事件负责。
　They shift the blame from one to another.　他们互相推卸责任。
　He cast all the blame on me.　他把一切都归咎于我。
　Everyone threw the blame on me.　大家都归罪于我。
　She threw the blame upon Bob.　她把责任推到鲍勃身上。
　The blame should be placed upon the conductor.　事故的责任应由列车员承担。
　All the blame falls upon him.　全部责任由他承担。
　That is, of course, not to say that the blame rests solely on the student.　这当然不是说责任全在那个学生身上。
　I know where the blame lies.　我知道是谁的错。
　Where does the blame for our failure lie?　我们失败的症结在哪里?
　There is no blame attached to his life.　他的一生无可指责。

 ♣ put the blame on〔upon〕
　把责任推到（某人）身上 place the guilt for sth wrong on〔upon〕　(sb)
　He put the blame on me.　他把责任推到我身上。
　She'll put the blame on us if it turns out badly.　如果这件事结果不好，她会怪我们的。
　But you're not to blame, I can't put the blame on you.　如果你不该受到责怪的话，我也不能怪你。
　He put the blame upon others.　他把过错推给别人。
 ♣ take〔bear〕 the blame
　承担责任　say that you are the person who did sth wrong
　Eve took the blame for the mistake.　伊夫承担这个错误的责任。
　He said he would take the whole blame.　他说他愿承担全部责任。
　I am going to take all the blame on myself.　我将承担全部责任。
　He took all the blame upon himself.　他自己承担了全部责任。
　He bore the blame of his brother.　他代兄受过。
　I have to take the blame.　我不得不负责。
　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。
　You must bear the blame for the accident.　你必须为这次事故负责。
　Why should I bear the blame for the mistake of others?　为什么我要为别人的错误负责呢?
　The driver must bear the blame.　汽车司机必须负责。

　我不认为那护士该受责备。
　［误］ I don't think it was the nurse's blame.
　［正］ I don't think it was the nurse's fault.
　［析］ one's blame表示“责备…”，不表示“受责备”。

　［同义词］ v. condemn, criticize
　［反义词］ v. credit, honor
　［词源］　古法语blasmer（责备）