atoning
英[ə'təʊn]
美[ə'toʊn]
- ato n.动作技术指令(助推起飞)
- ato-muffler n.消音器
- atoaxoid 寰枢(椎)的
- Atobe 后部
- ATOC abbr.（=AlliedTacticalOperationsCenter）联合战术运转中心；（=AcousticThermometryofOceanclimate）海洋气候声学温度测量系统
Verb:
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make amends for;
"expiate one's sins"
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turn away from sin or do penitence
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。
