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atone for something
phrasal verb with atoneverbuk /əˈtəʊn/ us /əˈtoʊn/
formal
to do something that shows that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 赎（罪）;弥补，补偿（过错）
The country's leader has expressed a wish to atone for his actions in the past.该国领导人表示愿意为其以前的行为向世人谢罪。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making & accepting apologies
amends
apologetically
apologize
atonement
beg
bury
bygone
conciliatory
crawl
crawl back (to someone)idiom
cut someone some slackidiom
forge ahead
forgive
penance
resolve your differences
shred
sink your differencesidiom
solatium
sorry to bother you
soz
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