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
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- He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
他有认错和赎罪的机会。
- He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
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.- 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。
- It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- He bought her a hunch offlowers to expiate his guilt about forgetting her birthday.
他给她买了一束花来补偿忘记她生目的过错。 - Samaria shall expiate her guilt, for she has rebelled against her God.
撒马利亚必要承当罪罚，因为她背叛了自己的天主； - The sacrifice was ordained by the eternal decree of God, to expiate the sins of the world.
的牺牲被祝圣的永恒上帝的法令，以赎罪的罪恶的世界。 - Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.
现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过。 - He hoped to expiate his guilt over leaving her.
他希望补偿抛弃她的罪过。 - And in the second day thou shalt offer a he goat without blemish for sin: and they shall expiate the altar, as they expiated it with the calf.
第二天要献一只无瑕的小公山羊为赎罪祭，如献公牛犊所行的一样，为祭坛取洁。 - ( theology) a place where Roman Catholics think those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins.
（神学）天主教徒认为那些死后经过有限的痛苦赎罪的人呆的地方。 - 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。 - Even death would not expiate all his crimes.
死有余辜。 - He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.
他以捐款给教会来赎罪。