atone
atone 英 [əˈtəʊn] 美 [əˈtoʊn]
vt. 赎罪；弥补；偿还 vi. 弥补；赎回
进行时:atoning 过去式:atoned 过去分词:atoned 第三人称单数:atones 名词复数:atones
- To atone is to do something "right" to make up for doing something wrong. Religious believers are known to atone for their sins, but even students can atone for a past failure by acing a quiz or two.
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- vt. 赎罪；弥补；偿还
- vi. 弥补；赎回
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1. But is it possible for a nation to atone for atrocities it committed?
但是一个国家可能为它曾经所犯下的暴行而赎罪吗？
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2. I have a lot to atone for, but there is one issue I really want to discuss.
我在很多方面需要赎罪，在这里有一个问题我很想说一下。
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3. 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。
- atone (v.) 1590s, "be in harmony, agree, be in accordance," from adverbial phrase atonen (c. 1300) "in accord," literally "at one," a contraction of at and one. It retains the older pronunciation of one. Meaning "make up (for errors or deficiencies)" is from 1660s; that of "make reparations" is from 1680s. The phrase perhaps is modeled on Latin adunare "unite," from ad "to, at" (see ad-) + unum "one." Related: Atoned; atoning.
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