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atone

英 [əˈtəʊn]

美 [əˈtoʊn]

v.  赎(罪); 弥补(过错)

复数:atones 现在分词:atoning 过去式:atoned 第三人称单数:atones 过去分词:atoned 

GRE法律

BNC.34962 / COCA.22954

同义词辨析

compensateatoneredeem【导航词义:赔偿,弥补】

compensatev. 赔偿,补偿
〔辨析〕
指因使他人受到伤害、损失等而给予赔偿,也指对某事的不良影响进行弥补,常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
The lawyer said she should be compensated for the sufferings.
律师说,她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。
Survivors were given $30,000 each to help compensate for their losses.
幸存者每人得到3万美元,作为对他们所受损失的补偿。
Her intelligence compensates for her lack of experience.
她的聪明才智弥补了她的经验不足。
atonev. 〈正式〉补偿,弥补
〔辨析〕
指弥补过错或赎罪,常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
He felt he had atoned for his sins.
他觉得他已赎罪了。
He is anxious to atone for his neglect.
他急切地想弥补自己的疏忽之过。
redeemv. 〈正式〉偿清,弥补
〔辨析〕
主要指偿还所欠债务,也指对事情进行补救。
〔例证〕
redeem a loan/mortgage
还清贷款/按揭贷款
The single redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.
你的行为的唯一可取之处就是你没有对此否认。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 赎(罪);弥补(过错)
      to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing sth wrong in the past
      1. to atone for a crime
        赎罪

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 弥补;赔罪;补偿
      If youatone forsomething that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
      1. He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...
        他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。
      2. He atoned by apologizing...
        他道歉赔罪。
      3. I'll never live long enough to atone.
        我一生都无法弥补。

    英英释义

    verb

    • turn away from sin or do penitence
        Synonym:repent
      1. make amends for
        1. expiate one's sins
        Synonym:expiateabyabye

      双语例句

      • What will you do to atone for this sin?
        你将做什么来赎这罪呢?
      • Whatever you've done couldn't atone for the misdeeds.
        无论你做什么,都不能弥补过去的罪行。
      • He promised to atone for his crime.
        他承诺要赎自己的罪。
      • I helped my little brother with his homework to atone for my rudeness to him.
        我帮助弟弟完成作业以弥补我对他的粗鲁。
      • I don't know where I will go to atone for my sins.
        我不知道要去哪里偿还我的罪。
      • Perform meritorious service to atone for one's crimes so as to obtain clemency from the people.
        立功赎罪,以求得人民的宽恕。
      • I'll never live long enough to atone.
        我一生都无法弥补。
      • You must atone for your sins.
        你必须偿还你的债。
      • I've come to atone for my sins.
        我来弥补我的过失。
      • The cry of "The wolf is coming" can be heard anywhere, but if only stayed at the level of plaint, it would not work. I'm afraid he cannot atone for his negligence in the matter.
        狼来了的呼声不绝于耳,但若仅限于感慨,则于事无补。我怕他无法弥补由于在这件事上的疏忽而造成的损失。