释义 |
redeem[ri'di:m]vt. 1 买回;赎回:redeem a mortgage赎回抵押品redeem pawned goods赎回当掉的物品 2 重获;弥补;挽回:redeem one's position恢复地位redeem one's honour挽回名誉 3 偿还,还清:redeem all the national bonds还清全部国债 4 赎救,解救,拯救;【宗】(上帝)救赎:redeem a slave赎救一个奴隶redeem a prisoner from captivity解救被监禁的囚犯 5 [redeem oneself]使免咎,使改过:He was trying to redeem himself for his earlier failure.他努力挽回早先失败的影响. 6 履行(诺言等),践(约):redeem one's obligation履行义务 7 补偿,补救:redeem an error弥补过失 8 改善;修复 9 兑换(纸币)成硬币(或金、银);兑(证券等)为现金;凭(赠券等)取物 |