| 单词 | redeem |
| 释义 | redeem (once / 295 pages) 1v 2v If you redeem yourself, you make up for wrongs by doing something that makes you seem good again, like when after being irritable and snappy with your grandmother, you redeem yourself by bringing her flowers and apologizing. Redeem comes from the French rédimer, which means "to deliver," and which in turn comes from the Latin for "buy back." In Christianity you can be redeemed by renouncing your sins. Classic heroes fail and then redeem themselves with valiant acts. But redeem doesn't have to be religious or moral. When you turn in a glass bottle for recycling, you redeem it, just as you redeem your coupon for 20% off your next hamburger. WORD FAMILYredeem: redeemable, redeemed, redeemer, redeeming, redeems, redemption, redemptive, redemptory+/deem: deemed, deeming, deems, redeem/irredeemable: irredeemably/redeemable: irredeemable, unredeemable/redeemed: unredeemed/redeemer: redeemers/redeeming: redeemingly/redemption: redemptional, redemptions/redemptive: redemptively/unredeemable: unredeemably/unredeemed: unredeemedly USAGE EXAMPLESIf redeemed through Singapore, changing that same award ticket would cost you only $20. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) But when the national popular vote was certified, the major national pollsters were nearly redeemed. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) You may unwittingly be under a deadline to redeem the card. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v exchange or buy back for money; under threat Syn|Hyper ransom change, exchange, interchange give to, and receive from, one another 2v pay off (loans or promissory notes) Syn|Hyper pay off pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 3v convert into cash; of commercial papers Hyper cash, cash in exchange for cash 4v to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange 2Hyper change, exchange, interchange give to, and receive from, one another 1v save from sins Syn deliver, save 2v restore the honor or worth of Hyper reestablish, reinstate, restore bring back into original existence, use, function, or position |
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