redeeming

英 [rɪˈdiːmɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈdiːmɪŋ]

v.  补救; 弥补; 掩饰…之不足; 挽回影响; 改变印象; 维护; 拯救; 救赎
redeem的现在分词

现在分词：redeeming　

BNC.32893 / COCA.23977

柯林斯词典

• VERB 挽回（声誉）；补偿，弥补（过错）
  If youredeem yourselfor your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly.
  1. He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself...
     他已经认识到了自己的错误，想要进行弥补。
  2. The sole redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.
     你的行为中唯一可取之处就是你没有否认错误。
• VERB 挽回;弥补;补救
  When somethingredeemsan unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad.
  1. Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility...
     工作可以避免人们虚度生命。
  2. ...a long face with too prominent features that were redeemed by a fine pair of brown eyes...
     脸部较长，五官很突出，还好一双棕色的眼睛长得恰到好处
  3. Does this institution have any redeeming features?
     这个机构有什么可取之处吗？
• VERB 偿还;兑现;付清
  If youredeema debt or money that you have promised to someone, you pay money that you owe or that you promised to pay.
  1. The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587...
     需要偿还的抵押贷款总计358,587英镑。
  2. Take the voucher to your local branch of Woolworths and it will be redeemed for one toy.
     持兑换券到当地沃尔沃斯的分店可以兑换一个玩具。
• VERB 赎回
  If youredeeman 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.
  1. Make sure you know exactly what you will be paying back when you plan to redeem the item.
     务必弄清楚将来赎回物品时需要支付多少钱。
• VERB （基督教的）拯救，救赎
  In religions such as Christianity, toredeemsomeone means to save them by freeing them from sin and evil.
  1. ...a new female spiritual force to redeem the world.
     全新的拯救世界的女性精神力量

双语例句

• Smith's only redeeming feature is that he knews his job.
  史密斯唯一的可取之处在于他对工作了如指掌。
• If you look at almost any TV show there is a complete lack of positive redeeming messages.
  如果你把每一档节目都看遍，你会发现电视节目里完全缺失了正面积极的讯息。
• It has some redeeming features-that is, if you can believe folk rhymes, it's good day on which to be born.
  它还有一些补救性的特征。如果你相信民谣的话，它是个出生的良辰吉日。
• Content that has redeeming social, political, scientific, or artistic value should be protected.
  对在社会、政治、科学或艺术等方面具有可取价值的内容应加以保护。
• You will meet people who seem to have no redeeming qualities.
  你会遇到一些似乎不知道道歉的人。
• I considered the possibility of redeeming my own dignity, of leaving behind our beet-salad heritage.
  我谋划着要赢回我的尊严，掂量着抛弃我们甜菜沙拉的光荣传统。
• Redeeming your car from the pound can be expensive.
  从车管所赎回被扣的汽车可能要花很多钱。
• The sole redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.
  你的行为中唯一可取之处就是你没有否认错误。
• The food is only so-so in that restaurant; the one redeeming feature is its fine service.
  那家餐馆的饭菜不怎么样，仅有的一点可取之处是服务态度很好。
• Type O people are stubborn and impulsive. Their redeeming quality is that they are loyal to their friends.
  型的人顽固、冲动，他们的补偿特质是对他们的朋友很忠诚。