单词 | redress |
释义 | redress¹ <正式> 1.(remedy)纠正;矫正;改正 Many whites reject affirmative action as a redress for historic wrongs.许多白人拒绝接受为纠正历史错误而进行的反歧视行动。 2.(compensation)补偿;补救 They sought redress through the law courts.他们通过诉诸法庭寻求补偿。 3.(relief from poverty)脱贫;扶贫 redress² <正式> 1.+ wrong, injustice, grievance(尤指通过补偿)纠正, 改正;赔偿 These laws were designed to redress racial inequality.这些法律旨在消除种族不平等的问题。 2.(correct, adjust)调节;调整;校正 to redress the balance恢复平衡 We're trying to redress the balance and to give teachers a sense that both spoken and written language are equally important.我们正在努力恢复口语和书面语之间的平衡, 让教师们感到二者同样重要。 to redress the imbalance调整不平衡 It's an attempt to redress the economic imbalance between developed and developing countries.这是一次调节发达国家和发展中国家间经济失衡问题的尝试。 3.(compensate)+ person给…赔偿;给…补偿 |
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