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Redress Verb Things Balance Imbalance 英[Rɪˈdres 美[Rɪˈdrɛs N.补偿,赔偿;矫正,纠正;缓解;Vt.改正,矫正;补偿;革除;重新调整

单词 redress
音标
英[rɪˈdres] 美[rɪˈdrɛs]
解释
n.补偿,赔偿;矫正,纠正;缓解;vt.改正,矫正;补偿;革除;重新调整;
例句

VERB
矫正;纠正;改正
If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the person who has been badly treated.
例:More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.越来越多的受害人通过诉讼来申雪冤屈。

VERB
调整;调节
If you redress the balance or the imbalance between two things that have become unfair or unequal, you make them fair and equal again.
例:So we're trying to redress the balance and to give teachers a sense that both spoken and written language are equally important.所以我们正努力恢复平衡,让教师们感到口语和书面语同样重要。
例:...to redress the economic imbalance between the developed countries and the developing countries.解决发达国家和发展中国家间的经济失衡问题

N-UNCOUNT
(伤害或损失的)赔偿
Redress is money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss.
例:They are continuing their legal battle to seek some redress from the government.他们正在继续进行法律斗争以向政府寻求一些赔偿。
变形
third:redresses~done:redressed~pl:redresses~ing:redressing~past:redressed~

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