从小学考到研究生入学考试都在考的知识点，其重要性不言而喻。
apologize表示“道歉”，通常是不及物动词，要表示向某人道歉，用介词to, 要表示因为某原因而道歉或替某人道歉，用介词 for。也有apologize for doing sth
如：
Go and apologize to her.
去给她赔不是。
He apologized to the people who had been affected.
他向受到影响的人赔了不是。
It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated.
令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
来信收悉，迟复为歉。
Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment
两年前，国会就此拘留事件正式道歉。
He later publicly apologized for his comments.
后来他对自己的言论作了公开道歉。
I apologize for being late
我为自己的迟到致歉。
Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing.
那天早上晚些时候,达里奥建议他们给邻居写封信,并为他们的表演道歉。
We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the repairs
我们为维修期间造成的任何不便道歉。
We apologize for the late departure of this flight.
本航班起飞延误，谨致歉意。
We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.
我们对此次延误以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
We apologize for the late arrival of the train.
我们为火车误点表示歉意。
They apologized for the lateness of the train.
他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。
She apologized for the intrusion but said she had an urgent message.
她对径自闯进来表示道歉，但说她有紧急消息。
We would like to apologize for the delay.
我们愿对延迟表示歉意。
First, I must apologize to you. 首先，我要向你们表示歉意。
You must apologize to your sister for being so rude。你必须因你的粗鲁对你姐姐道歉
She apologized to her teacher for coming to school late.
她因迟到而向老师道歉。
apologize也可以单独使用。例如：
I was trying to apologize but it came out wrong.
我是想要道歉，可是话一出口却变了味儿。
We except an apologize。我们期待你的道歉。
The best thing to do would be to apologize.
最恰当的做法应该是道歉。
He had the grace to apologize to me for the insulting remark.
由于说话失礼，他通情达理地向我道了歉。
You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.
让她等了这么久，你应该为此向她表示歉意。
The teacher apologized to his students for arriving late．
这个老师因为迟到向他的学生道歉。(上海高考)
The captain apologized for being unable to tell us more about the accident.
船长为不能告诉我们更多关于事故的情况而道歉。(考研试题)
上面的试题说明：apologize to sb for sth和apologize for sth (doing) to sb 均可表示：因为某事向某人道歉
