| 单词 | redeem |
| 释义 | redeem (rɪdiːm ) Word forms: redeems , redeeming , redeemed 1. verb 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. He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself. [VERB noun] The sole redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: reinstate, vindicate, absolve, free from blame 2. verb When something redeems an unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad. Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility. [VERB noun] ...a long face with too prominent features that were redeemed by a fine pair of brown eyes. [VERB noun] Does this institution have any redeeming features? [VERB-ing] Synonyms: make up for, offset, make good, compensate for 3. verb 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. [formal] The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587. [VERB noun] Tickets are non-exchangeable, cannot be redeemed for cash. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pay off, clear, square, honour 4. verb 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. Make sure you know exactly what you will be paying back when you plan to redeem the item. [VERB noun] Synonyms: buy back, recover, regain, retrieve 5. verb In religions such as Christianity, to redeem someone means to save them by freeing them from sin and evil. ...a new female spiritual force to redeem the world. [VERB noun] Synonyms: save, free, deliver, rescue Collocations: redeem a voucher Please do not attempt to redeem this voucher against any other product or promotion. The Sun Please do not redeem this voucher against any other product as refusal to accept may cause embarrassment. The Sun To qualify for the discount, readers must redeem this voucher. The Sun To attempt to redeem this voucher against any other product will be a breach of contract. The Sun All my friends have the card and not one has been able to redeem their voucher. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 挽回声誉, 偿还 Japanese: 名誉を挽回する, 取り戻す |
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