借口

tā jiè kǒu wèi téng méi yǒu cān jiā kǎo shì

她借口胃疼，没有参加考试。

She didn't take the examination on the excuse of a stomachache.

tā jiè kǒu tóu tòng zǒu le

她借口头痛走了。

She left on the pretext of a headache.

tā jiè kǒu yǒu yuē huì tí qián zǒu le

他借口有约会，提前走了。

He left early, on the pretext of having another appointment.

bié ná máng zuò jiè kǒu ér fàng sōng xué xí

别拿忙做借口而放松学习。

Don't slacken your study under the pretext of being too busy.

nán dào nǐ jiù xiǎng bù chū yī gè bǐ zhè gèng hǎo de jiè kǒu

难道你就想不出一个比这更好的借口？

Can't you think up a better excuse than that?

yíng lì dī wēi gěi le gōng sī cái jiǎn rǒng yuán de jiè kǒu

盈利低微给了公司裁减冗员的借口。

Low profits gave the company an excuse to clean out the dead wood.