atone for

基本解釋

But Israel’s Libyan Jews say he has sought to atone for his youthful Arab radicalism.
但生活在以色列的利比亞裔猶太人說卡扎菲已經(jīng)試圖為自己年輕時追求的阿拉伯激進主義贖罪。
God gave me the punishment I deserve … I'm willing to use the rest of my life to make up for this mistake, to atone for my sin.
上帝給了我應(yīng)得的懲罰……我愿意用我的余生來彌補這個錯誤，以抵償我的罪過。
In a brief statement, Spitzer said he has already begun to atone for his private failings with his family and he apologized to his supporters.
斯皮策發(fā)表簡短聲明說，他已經(jīng)開始為他個人的失敗向家人做出補償，并向他的支持者表示道歉。

Other nations have been paying money to Libya, including the United States, compensation for its attacks on the nation,and Italy, to atone for its brutal colonial rule.

It is an understandable sentiment in a country seeking to atone for inventing fascism.
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