| 单词 | atone |
| 释义 | atone (once / 671 pages) v To atone is to do something "right" to make up for doing something wrong. Religious believers are known to atone for their sins, but even students can atone for a past failure by acing a quiz or two. The word atone came to English as a contraction of the words at and one. The verb means to make amends or reparations for an offense or wrong doing. You can remember the meaning by thinking of it as a sort of Zen concept, to be "at one" or in harmony with someone, you have to atone for your mistakes and be forgiven. In a religious sense, it means to repent for sins ("to atone for his sins"). WORD FAMILYatone: atoned, atonement, atones, atoning+/atonement: atonements USAGE EXAMPLESThe visit is as much about dealing with looming challenges as atoning for what happened three-quarters of a century ago. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) He then invited the anti-Brexit star to atone for the sin of mocking the town by switching the Christmas lights’s on. Time(Nov 24, 2016) No one wants to acknowledge, atone or apologize for the pain and suffering they caused during this vicious and vitriolic campaign. Time(Nov 22, 2016) 1v turn away from sin or do penitence Syn repent 2v make amends for Syn|Hyper aby, abye, expiate compensate, correct, redress, right make reparations or amends for |
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