redeem /rɪˈdiːm/ CET6+ TEM4 ( redeeming, redeemed, redeems )

• 1. 

  V-T If you redeem yourself or your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly. 挽回声誉; 改善形象

  例：

  He realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.

  他认识到自己所犯的错误并想挽回声誉。

• 2. 

  V-T When something redeems an unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad. 弥补; 补救

  例：

  Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility.

  工作是人们寻求用以弥补生活使之不至于毫无意义的途径。

• 3. 

  V-T If you redeem a debt or money that you have promised to someone, you pay money that you owe or that you promised to pay. 偿还 (债务或钱) [正式]

  例：

  The amount required to redeem the mortgage was $358,587.

  偿还抵押贷款所需的金额是$358587。

• 4. 

  V-T In religions such as Christianity, to redeem someone means to save them by freeing them from sin and evil. 救赎

  例：

  ...a new female spiritual force to redeem the world.

  …一股挽救世界的新的女性精神力量。