[VERB 动词]挽回（声誉）；补偿，弥补（过错） 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.
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He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself...
他已经认识到了自己的错误，想要进行弥补。
The sole redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.
你的行为中唯一可取之处就是你没有否认错误。
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[VERB 动词]挽回；弥补；补救 When something redeems an unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad.
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[V-ing]
Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility...
工作可以避免人们虚度生命。
...a long face with too prominent features that were redeemed by a fine pair of brown eyes...
脸部较长，五官很突出，还好一双棕色的眼睛长得恰到好处
Does this institution have any redeeming features?
这个机构有什么可取之处吗？
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[VERB 动词]偿还；兑现；付清 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.
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[FORMAL 正式]
The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587...
需要偿还的抵押贷款总计358,587英镑。
Take the voucher to your local branch of Woolworths and it will be redeemed for one toy.
持兑换券到当地沃尔沃斯的分店可以兑换一个玩具。
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[VERB 动词]赎回 If you redeem an object that belongs to you, you get it back from someone by repaying them money that you borrowed from them, after using the object as a guarantee.
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Make sure you know exactly what you will be paying back when you plan to redeem the item.
务必弄清楚将来赎回物品时需要支付多少钱。
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[VERB 动词]（基督教的）拯救，救赎 In religions such as Christianity, to redeem someone means to save them by freeing them from sin and evil.
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...a new female spiritual force to redeem the world.
全新的拯救世界的女性精神力量
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re·deem/rɪˈdiːm; NAmErɪˈdiːm/verb1redeemsb/sth to make sb/sth seem less bad 补救；弥补；掩饰…之不足SYN
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◆The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.精彩的表演不足以掩盖情节的拙劣。◆The only redeeming featureof the job (= good thing about it)is the salary. 这份工作唯一的可取之处就是它的工资。☞synonyms at
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2redeemyourself to do sth to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done sth bad 挽回影响；改变印象；维护◆He has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes.他有机会弥补上星期犯下的错误。3redeemsb (in Christianity 基督教)to save sb from the power of evil 拯救；救赎◆Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin.耶稣基督来将我们从罪恶中拯救出来。4redeemsth to pay the full sum of money that you owe sb; to pay a debt 偿清；付清◆to redeem a loan/mortgage清偿贷款╱按揭贷款5redeemsth to exchange sth such as shares or vouchersfor money or goods 兑换；兑现◆This voucher can be redeemed at any of our branches.这票据在我们的任一分支机构都可以兑换。6redeemsth to get back a valuable object from sb by paying them back the money you borrowed from them in exchange for the object 赎回◆He was able to redeem his watch from the pawnshop.他得以从当铺赎回他的表。7~ a pledge/promise( formal) to do what you have promised that you will do 履行，遵守（诺言）redeemredeemsredeemedredeemingre·deem/rɪˈdiːm; NAmErɪˈdiːm/
1improve something to make something less badSYN make up for: Olivier’s performance redeemed an otherwise second-rate play.redeeming quality/feature etc (=the one good thing about an unpleasant person or thing) The hotel had a single redeeming feature – it was cheap.2redeem yourself to do something that will improve what other people think of you, after you have behaved badly or failed: He spent the rest of the game trying to redeem himself after a first-minute mistake.3get money for something to exchange a piece of paper representing an amount of money for that amount of money or for goods equal in cost to that amount of money: You can redeem the coupon at any store.4religion to free someone from the power of evil, especially in the Christian religion →
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5redeem a promise/pledge formal to do what you promised to do: The government found itself unable to redeem its election pledges.6get something back to buy back something which you left with someone you borrowed money fromredeem something from something He finally redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.
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