atone
verb /əˈtəʊn/
/əˈtəʊn/
[intransitive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they atone | /əˈtəʊn/ /əˈtəʊn/ |
| he / she / it atones | /əˈtəʊnz/ /əˈtəʊnz/ |
| past simple atoned | /əˈtəʊnd/ /əˈtəʊnd/ |
| past participle atoned | /əˈtəʊnd/ /əˈtəʊnd/ |
| -ing form atoning | /əˈtəʊnɪŋ/ /əˈtəʊnɪŋ/ |
- atone (for something) to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past
赎（罪）；弥补（过错） - to atone for a crime
赎罪 - a desire to atone
赎罪的欲望
词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘make or become united or reconciled’, rare before the 16th cent.): from at one in early use; later by back-formation from atonement. - to atone for a crime