atone
英[ə'təʊn]
美[ə'toʊn]
GRE
Verb:
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make amends for;
"expiate one's sins"
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turn away from sin or do penitence
- 1. to atone for a crime
- 赎罪
来自《权威词典》
- 2. What will you do to atone for this sin?
- 你将做什么来赎这罪 呢 ?
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Blood must atone for blood.
- 血债要用血来还.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He promised to atone for his crime.
- 他承诺要赎自己的罪.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. How can I atone for hurting your feelings?
- 我伤害了你的感情,该怎样来弥补我的过错 呢 ?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
用作动词 (v.)
- Nothing could atone for the loss of good blood.
没有什么能补偿优良血统的丧失。
- He wished to atone for the wrong he had done.
他希望为他从前所犯的过错赎罪。
- He could not avoid having to atone for what he had done.
他干了坏事,免不了要自食其果。
- I am afraid he can not atone for all his misdeed .
恐怕他无法抵偿他所有的罪行。