atone

英 [ə'təʊn] 美 [ə'toʊn]

• v. 补偿；赎罪；偿还

英英释义

Verb:

1. make amends for;

   "expiate one's sins"
   

2. turn away from sin or do penitence

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Nothing could atone for the loss of good blood.
   没有什么能补偿优良血统的丧失。
2. He wished to atone for the wrong he had done.
   他希望为他从前所犯的过错赎罪。
3. 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。
4. I am afraid he can not atone for all his misdeed .
   恐怕他无法抵偿他所有的罪行。

经典引文

• Then is there mirth in heaven, When earthly things made even Atone together.

  出自：As You Like It , Shakespeare

词汇搭配

• atone for 赎回
• at one 一致地

近反义词

【近义词】

• expiate 赎罪
• make up 弥补
• make amends 赔罪
• repay 偿还
• compensate 补偿
• redress 赔偿
• apologize 道歉
• recompense 补偿
• up 向上
• make 做
• amends 赔偿
• aby <古>受苦
• abye 赎(罪)
• repent 后悔