expiate

英 [ˈekspieɪt]

美 [ˈekspieɪt]

v.  为(所犯罪过)接受惩罚; 赎(罪)

过去式：expiated　过去分词：expiated　现在分词：expiating　第三人称单数：expiates　

GRE

BNC.38487 / COCA.36529

牛津词典

verb

• 为（所犯罪过）接受惩罚；赎（罪）
  to accept punishment for sth that you have done wrong in order to show that you are sorry
  1. He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
     他有认错和赎罪的机会。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 赎（罪);抵偿;补偿
  If youexpiateguilty feelings or bad behaviour, you do something to indicate that you are sorry for what you have done.
  1. It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.
     似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。

英英释义

verb

• make amends for
  1. expiate one's sins
  Synonym:abyabyeatone

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