她压力重重的一周并不能为她粗鲁的言论开脱。

Her stressful week does not ___excuse her rude comments.

困难的情境不能成为违法行为的借口。

The difficult circumstances do not ___excuse breaking the law.

他试图将迟到归咎于交通堵塞，以此为自己辩解。

He tried to ___excuse his late arrival by blaming the traffic.