1. 用作名词，通常是不可数名词，注意以下它与不同动词和介词搭配：

He put [laid, cast, charged] all the blame on me. 他把一切都归咎于我。

We were ready to take [bear, accept, get] the blame for what had happened. 我们准备对所发生的事负责。

2. 用作动词，通常为及物动词，注意以下同义句型：

She blamed me for the failure.=She blamed the failure on me. 她把失败归咎于我。

虽为及物动词（可以带宾语），但在表示被动意义时，它通常用主动形式。如：

Nobody is to blame for it. 这谁也不怨。

Which driver was to blame for the accident? 这事是哪位司机的责任?