redeem是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to make something or someone seem less bad -- 弥补；补救；抵消

  • A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a superb performance from Anthony Edwards. 安东尼‧爱德华兹在下半场表现绝佳，使得本来糟糕的比赛场面大为改观。

  • He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of flowers. 他迟到了一个小时，但是送给了她一大束鲜花，这便挽回了他在她心目中的形象。

  • She took me to see a really dull film, the only redeeming feature of which (= the only thing which prevented it from being completely bad) was the soundtrack. 她带我去看了场极为乏味的电影，唯一不错的就是配乐。

• 1 to get something back -- 赎回；买回

  • She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop. 她设法攒够了钱，把自己的首饰从当铺赎了回来。

• 2 to exchange a piece of paper representing a particular amount of money for that amount of money or for goods to this value -- 将优惠券等兑换成现金（或物品）

• 3 to carry out a promise or pay back a debt -- 履行，践（诺）；偿清，付清

  • The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587. 偿付抵押贷款一共需要358，587英镑。

• 4 (in Christianity) to free people from sin -- （基督教中）拯救，为…赎罪，救赎

  • "Jesus," said the priest, "saved and redeemed mankind by taking our sins upon himself." “主耶稣，”牧师说道，“为我们担当了罪过，从而救赎了人类。”