atone

[ə'təun]

v.补偿, 赎罪, 偿还

例句与用法:

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?

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。

词形变化:

形容词: atonable | 名词: atoner | 动词过去式: atoned | 动词过去分词: atoned | 动词现在分词: atoning | 动词第三人称单数: atones |

详细释义:

vi.

补偿, 弥补; 赎回[(+for)]

How can I atone for hurting your feelings?

我伤害了你的感情, 该如何弥补才是?

vt.

赎(罪); 补偿


短语词组:

atone for

1. 弥补; 抵偿

I'm afraid he can not atone for all his misdeeds.

恐怕他无法抵偿他所有的罪行。