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
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。
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。
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。
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- to atone for a crime
赎罪
- to atone for a crime
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.- He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...
他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。 - He atoned by apologizing...
他道歉赔罪。 - I'll never live long enough to atone.
我一生都无法弥补。
- He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...
英英释义
verb
- turn away from sin or do penitence
- make amends for
- expiate one's sins
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。 - The only way to atone for being occasionally a little overdressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.
只有一个办法可以弥补偶尔衣着有点过火的错失，那就是永远地、绝对地读书过多。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - I've come to atone for my sins.
我来弥补我的过失。 - 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。 - 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。