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单词 redemption
释义
redemption
(rɪdempʃən )
Word forms: redemptions
1. variable noun
Redemption is the act of redeeming something or of being redeemed by something. [formal]
He craves redemption for his sins.
...redemption of the loan. [+ of]
...regional differences in the frequency of cash redemptions and quota payment.
Synonyms: paying-off, clearing, squaring, honouring  
2. beyond redemption phrase
If you say that someone or something is beyond redemption, you mean that they are so bad it is unlikely that anything can be done to improve them.
No man is beyond redemption.
I have no doubt that we are polluting the environment beyond redemption.
Collocations:
redemption story
It also loves the high drama of a juicy redemption story.
Times, Sunday Times
And so it felt in this last episode, which delivered not only an election and a party but also a redemption story.
Times, Sunday Times
It's the daily, tedious work of living out our redemption story in everyday interactions.
Christianity Today
What's a redemption story without a hero that has been brought low?
Christianity Today
Everyone loves a redemption story and there was only one story everyone was interested in.
Times, Sunday Times
seek redemption
Both tasks are valuable, both tasks seek redemption of broken systems and fallen people.
Christianity Today
Despairing livers can seek redemption with the estate's own 18-hole golf course and heated pool.
Times, Sunday Times
Season 1 chronicled the spiritual and political journeys of many of the characters as they descend into insanity, rise and fall politically, and seek redemption.
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He became more questioning in his moralities, and even began to actively seek redemption - through any means possible.
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The hero-traitor, seeking redemption, agrees to participate in this grand conspiracy.
The Times Literary Supplement
Translations:
Chinese: 弥补
Japanese: 評判の回復
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