to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing sth wrong in the past
to atone for a crime
赎罪
1.补偿(过失),赎(罪)
2.偿
3.〈废〉和解,调解
1.to show that you are sorry for doing something bad or wrong
1.His wife had died and he had followed Dounias, as he explained, to atone for his sins against her by settling upon her.
他的妻子现在已经去世，而他自称他之追随冬妮娅而来是为了赠给她一大笔钱，以弥补过去对她犯下的过失。
2.In theory, the bank has no liability for losses on these products; in practice, it can come under pressure to atone for defaults.
理论上，银行对这些证券出现的损失不承担任何责任；但在实际操作中，银行可能会面临为违约埋单的压力。
3.I'm afraid he cannot atone for his negligence in the matter.
我怕他无法弥补由于在这件事上的疏忽而造成的损失。
4.But it's about recognizing that Serbia's got to atone for this, pay its price and move on.
而是塞尔维亚必须为此赎罪，付出其代价并继续向前。
5.To the celestials, he was an outcast -- another prideful fallen angel who could not even admit to his errors, let alone atone for them.
对于天界生物来说，他是个遗弃儿——其他骄傲的堕落天使甚至不会承认他的过错，让他独自一个忏悔。
6.He made an effort to atone for his misdeeds after he was criticized by the teacher.
受到老师的批评后，他幡然改悔。
7."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. "
“上帝给了我应得的惩罚……我愿意用我的余生来弥补这个错误，以抵偿我的罪过。”
8.i shall have to do much living to atone for it .
我得过好多日子才能弥补起来。
9.It's a chance to atone for a mistake he believes the United States made when it turned away from wind energy.
这是他弥补措施的机会，因为他坚信美国会走出风能的困扰。
10.Wealthy toys with woman and plays card, they don't atone for you to spend quite money.
女人只是有钱人的玩物。我打赌，他们不会散尽家财来赎你的。