redeem
verb
rɪˈdiːm
verb
1
IMPROVE STH
改善某事物
to
make
something
less
bad
补救，补偿;
Olivier’s
performance
redeemed
an
otherwise
second-rate
play.
奥利弗的表演补救了一出本是二流水平的戏。
redeeming
quality/feature
etc
(the
one
good
thing
about
an
unpleasant
person
or
thing)
唯一可取之处
The
hotel
had
a
single
redeeming
feature
–
it
was
cheap.
这家酒店只有一个可取之处 — 就是便宜。
2
redeem yourself
to
do
something
that
will
improve
what
other
people
think
of
you,
after
you
have
behaved
badly
or
failed
挽回影响，挽回声誉
He
spent
the
rest
of
the
game
trying
to
redeem
himself
after
a
first-minute
mistake.
他在比赛余下的时间里都在将功补过，弥补开局的失误。
3
GET MONEY FOR STH
以某物兑换钱
to
exchange
a
piece
of
paper
representing
an
amount
of
money
for
that
amount
of
money
or
for
goods
equal
in
cost
to
that
amount
of
money
兑换; 兑现
You
can
redeem
the
coupon
at
any
store.
你可以在任何商店兑换这张赠券。
4
RELIGION
宗教
to
free
someone
from
the
power
of
evil,
especially
in
the
Christian
religion
〔尤指基督教里〕为…赎罪，救赎
5
redeem a promise/pledge
to
do
what
you
promised
to
do
[正式] 履行诺言/承诺
formal
The
government
found
itself
unable
to
redeem
its
election
pledges.
政府发现无法履行其在选举时所作的承诺。
6
GET STH BACK
拿回某物
to
buy
back
something
which
you
left
with
someone
you
borrowed
money
from
赎回
redeem
sth
from
sth
He
finally
redeemed
his
watch
from
the
pawnbroker.
他终于从当铺老板手里赎回了自己的手表。