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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

      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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've come to atone for my sins.
        我来弥补我的过失。
      • 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。
      • I'm afraid he cannot atone for his negligence in the matter.
        我怕他无法弥补由于在这件事上的疏忽而造成的损失。
      • But will they atone for all that injustice?
        但是实施这一法案就将弥补所有的不公吗?
      • 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。
      • You should try to atone for the past.
        你应该试著为过去赔罪。
      • 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。