开脱

kāi tuō zuì míng

开脱罪名

absolve someone from blame

bié tì tā kāi tuō

别替他开脱。

Don't plead for him.

kāi tuō mǒu rén de zé rèn

开脱某人的责任

absolve somebody of responsibility

zhè xiē bìng bù shì zài wèi zhèng fǔ hé jiān guǎn bù mén kāi tuō zé rèn

这些并不是在为政府和监管部门开脱责任。

None of this is to absolve governments and regulators of responsibility for the crash.