“给自己找借口”常见的英文表达有:
make excuses for oneself:这是最为直接和常用的表达,强调为自己寻找各种理由或托词。
例句:He always makes excuses for himself when he fails to complete the task.(当他没能完成任务时,他总是给自己找借口。)
find an excuse for oneself:侧重于表示为自己找到一个特定的借口。
例句:She kept finding an excuse for herself to avoid the difficult conversation.(她一直给自己找借口,以避免这场艰难的谈话。)
come up with an excuse for oneself:意思是“想出一个借口为自己开脱” ,更突出“想出”这个动作。
例句:Instead of facing the problem, he just came up with an excuse for himself.(他没有面对问题,而是给自己想了个借口。)