redress /rɪˈdrɛs/ TEM8 ( redressing, redressed, redresses )

名词在美国英语中亦读作rɪˈdrɛs。

• 1. 

  V-T If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the person who has been badly treated. 纠正; 补救 [正式]

  例：

  More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.

  越来越多的受害者诉诸法律以获得平反。

• 2. 

  V-T If you redress the balance or the imbalance between two things that have become unfair or unequal, you make them fair and equal again. 使恢复 (平衡) [正式]

  例：

  So we're trying to redress the balance and to give teachers a sense that both spoken and written language are equally important.

  所以我们正力求平衡，让老师们感觉到口语和书面语同样重要。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT Redress is money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss. 赔款; 赔偿 [正式]

  例：

  They are continuing their legal battle to seek some redress from the government.

  他们正继续打官司以向政府寻求一些赔偿。