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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 tried to atone for his rudeness by sending her flowers.
        他想送些鲜花给她来弥补自己的粗鲁无礼。
      • For all that I have done, I am so sorry. I have a lot to atone for.
        我有很漫长的一段路要走,但我已经向正确的方向迈出了第一步。
      • He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son
        他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。
      • I have treated you unkindly how can I atone ( for it)?
        我一向待你很刻薄&我怎么才能赔罪呢?
      • Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
        有能力通过补偿和安抚赎罪的,或能提供补偿和安抚的方式的。
      • 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?
      • 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。
      • You should try to atone for the past.
        你应该试著为过去赔罪。
      • 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。
      • He promised to atone for his crime.
        他承诺要赎自己的罪。