atone /əˈtəʊn/ ( atoning, atoned, atones )

• 1. 

  V-I If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it. 弥补; 赎罪 [正式]

  例：

  He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son.

  他觉得他已弥补曾对儿子所做的错事。