re·deem
verb/rɪˈdiːm/
/rɪˈdiːm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they redeem | /rɪˈdiːm/ /rɪˈdiːm/ |
| he / she / it redeems | /rɪˈdiːmz/ /rɪˈdiːmz/ |
| past simple redeemed | /rɪˈdiːmd/ /rɪˈdiːmd/ |
| past participle redeemed | /rɪˈdiːmd/ /rɪˈdiːmd/ |
| -ing form redeeming | /rɪˈdiːmɪŋ/ /rɪˈdiːmɪŋ/ |
- redeem somebody/something to make somebody/something seem less bad
补救；弥补；掩饰…之不足 - The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.
精彩的表演不足以掩盖情节的拙劣。 - The only redeeming feature of the job (= good thing about it) is the salary.
这份工作唯一的可取之处就是它的工资。 - She seems to have no redeeming qualities (= good aspects of her character) at all.
她似乎根本没有可取之处（=她性格中的优点）。 - In an attempt to redeem the situation, Jed offered to help sell tickets.
为了挽救局面，杰德主动提出帮忙售票。
Synonyms savesaverescue ▪ bail out ▪ redeemThese words all mean to prevent somebody/something from dying, losing something, being harmed or embarrassed.save to prevent somebody/something from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing something:- Doctors were unable to save him.
医生未能把他救活。 - a campaign to save the panda from extinction
一场拯救大熊猫免于灭绝的运动
- They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
他们被一艘经过的游轮救起。
- Don’t expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
如果一切都搞砸了，就别指望我来解救你。
- He was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.
他是一个罪人，承蒙上主的恩宠才获得救赎。
- to save/rescue/redeem somebody/something from something
- to save/rescue/redeem a situation
- to save/redeem sinners/mankind
- to rescue somebody/bail somebody out financially
- The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.
- redeem yourself to do something to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done something bad
挽回影响；改变印象；维护 - He has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes.
他有机会弥补上星期犯下的错误。
- He has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes.
- redeem somebody (in Christianity) to save somebody from the power of evil
拯救；救赎 - Christians believe that Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin.
基督徒相信耶稣基督来是为了把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。 - He knew he was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.
他知道自己是一个罪人，被上帝的恩典所救赎。
- Christians believe that Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin.
- redeem something to pay the full sum of money that you owe somebody; to pay a debt
偿清；付清 - to redeem a loan/mortgage
清偿贷款／按揭贷款
- to redeem a loan/mortgage
- redeem something to exchange something such as shares or vouchers for money or goods
兑换；兑现 - This voucher can be redeemed at any of our branches.
这抵用券在我们的任一分支机构都可以使用。
- This voucher can be redeemed at any of our branches.
- redeem something to get back a valuable object from somebody by paying them back the money you borrowed from them in exchange for the object
赎回 - He was able to redeem his watch from the pawnshop.
他得以从当铺赎回他的表。
- He was able to redeem his watch from the pawnshop.
- redeem a pledge/promise (formal) to do what you have promised that you will do
履行，遵守（诺言）
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘buy back’): from Old French redimer or Latin redimere, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’.