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。