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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

      • He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son
        他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。
      • She often jokes about how she may end up having Ti atone for not believing in god.
        常常开玩笑说她最终可能要为不信仰上帝而赎罪。
      • What will you do to atone for this sin?
        你将做什么来赎这罪呢?
      • My father always cherished the idea that he would atone for his error by leaving his possessions to us.
        我父亲一直抱着这样的想法,以为他会把财产留给我们,来弥补他的过错。
      • He atoned by apologizing
        他道歉赔罪。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Their society can afford no pleasure that will atone for such wretchedness as this!
        跟他们做朋友虽然能够获得愉快,可是实在抵偿不了这种难堪的局面。
      • How can you expect to atone for leaving so large a part of your work undone?
        你把工作留下那么多没做,你怎么能补救得了呢?
      • Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
        为了弥补一些不正当的行为自愿进行的自我处罚。