高考英语实用短语 be to blame


释义：

be to blame 该受责备，应承担责任

例句：


The report suggested that the "normalising" of splits could be to blame.

报告称正常化的离婚应该受到责备。



But if there is one, she suspects pregnancy hormones such as estrogen and progesterone might be to blame.

但是，如果真的有关系的话，她怀疑妊娠激素，如雌激素和黄体酮可能要承担全部责任。



Loud music and earbuds might not be to blame just yet, according to the study.

据这项研究来看，现在也许还不能归咎于吵闹的音乐和耳塞。



Many scientists believe the Earth suffered a direct hit from an asteroid or that a comet could be to blame for the extinction.

许多科学家认为，地球遭受小行星或彗星的直接撞击可能是恐龙灭绝的原因。



The researchers suspect that the shape of the human ear canal may be to blame for the pain.

研究者猜测，人们之所以觉得痛苦，是由于人类耳道的形状造成的。



Mother Nature may also be to blame, with our body shape being partly inherited.

自然力量也是个因素。人的体型一部分由遗传因素决定。



Scientists do not understand exactly what causes the ailment, though a combination of genetics, stress and infection may be to blame.

科学家们还拿捏不准该病的病因，虽然可以归咎于某种基因，压力和感染的共同影响。



When the first robot carpet-sweeper sucks up a baby, who will be to blame?

如果出现第一台地毯清扫机器人吞进婴儿的情况，到底谁该负责？



If you’re tempted to lie to someone, consider whether irrational envy could be to blame.

如果你企图向谁说谎，请仔细反省，是否有嫉妒在作怪。



Structural barriers to full employment may be to blame.

结构性问题是实现充分就业最大阻碍。