redeemed

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you redeem yourself or your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly. 挽回聲譽(yù); 改善形象
He realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself. 他認(rèn)識到自己所犯的錯(cuò)誤并想挽回聲譽(yù)。
2. V-T When something redeems an unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad. 彌補(bǔ); 補(bǔ)救
Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility. 工作是人們尋求用以彌補(bǔ)生活使之不至于毫無意義的途徑。
3. V-T If you redeem a debt or money that you have promised to someone, you pay money that you owe or that you promised to pay. 償還 (債務(wù)或錢)[正式]
The amount required to redeem the mortgage was $358,587. 償還抵押貸款所需的金額是$358587。
4. V-T In religions such as Christianity, to redeem someone means to save them by freeing them from sin and evil. 救贖
...a new female spiritual force to redeem the world. …一股挽救世界的新的女性精神力量。