【atone】 - A-level备考词汇

atone

UK:  [ə'təʊn]

US:  [ə'toʊn]

第三人称单数：atones  现在分词：atoning  过去式：atoned  

v.

1.赎罪

2.偿

3.补偿(过失),赎(罪)

4.〔废语〕和解,调解

1 . In theory, the bank has no liability for losses on these products; in practice, it can come under pressure to atone for defaults.
理论上，银行对这些证券出现的损失不承担任何责任；但在实际操作中，银行可能会面临为违约埋单的压力。

2 . His wife had died and he had followed Dounias, as he explained, to atone for his sins against her by settling upon her.
他的妻子现在已经去世，而他自称他之追随冬妮娅而来是为了赠给她一大笔钱，以弥补过去对她犯下的过失。

3 . I'm afraid he cannot atone for his negligence in the matter.
我怕他无法弥补由于在这件事上的疏忽而造成的损失。

4 . But it's about recognizing that Serbia's got to atone for this, pay its price and move on.
而是塞尔维亚必须为此赎罪，付出其代价并继续向前。

5 . To the celestials, he was an outcast -- another prideful fallen angel who could not even admit to his errors, let alone atone for them.
对于天界生物来说，他是个遗弃儿——其他骄傲的堕落天使甚至不会承认他的过错，让他独自一个忏悔。