单词 | redeem |
释义 | redeemredeem /rɪˈdim/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal 1to make something less bad: There is little we can do to redeem the situation.redeeming feature/quality/trait etc. (=the one good thing about someone or something that is generally bad) The hotel had one redeeming feature – it was cheap.2social studies, economics 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 SYN exchange: Travelers can redeem the coupons for one-way flights.3redeem yourself to do something that will improve what other people think of you, after you have behaved badly or failed: The Bears will have a chance to redeem themselves in Saturday’s game.4to free someone from the power of evil, especially in the Christian religion: Christ came to Earth to redeem us from our sins. → see also Redeemer5redeem a promise/pledge/obligation etc. formal to do what you promised to do6to buy back something that you left with someone you borrowed money from: redeem something from somebody/something I finally redeemed my watch from the pawnbrokers. [Origin: 1400–1500 French rédimer, from Latin redimere, from emere to take, buy]—redeemable adjective |
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