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| /rɪˈdiːm/ |
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| 1 | to improve something that is not very good by including something that is good 改进；提高 | A difficult year for the company was redeemed by one very successful deal. 一笔成功的生意就使公司摆脱了今年的困境。 | | redeeming feature Smith’ s only redeeming feature is that he knows his job. 史密斯唯一的可取之处在于他对工作了如指掌。 | | | 1a | to do something good because you have behaved badly , so that people will think you are a good person again 挽回自我；挽救自我 | | He was anxious to redeem himself after the fight that morning. 那天早晨打架后他急于想挽回自己的声誉。 | | |
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| 2 | to get money by selling shares that you own in a company 把（股票）兑换成（现款） |
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| 3 | to use a voucher (= a piece of paper worth a particular amount) to pay for something 用凭证购买 |
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| 4 | to get an object back by paying someone the money that they paid you for it , especially when the money was a type of loan 赎回 | She couldn’ t afford to redeem her wedding ring from the pawnbroker. 她没钱从典当商那里赎回她的结婚戒指。 | | | 4a | to pay back all the money you have borrowed 偿还（所有的借款） | | They will redeem their debts over a period of years. 他们要在几年间偿还所有的债务。 | | |
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| 5 | to make someone free from the power of evil , especially in the Christian religion （尤指基督教中）解救，为…赎罪 |
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| - | redeem a promise/an obligation formal
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| to do something that you promised to do |
| 实践诺言/履行义务 |
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