| 词汇 | expiate |
| 释义 | expiate verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈek.spi.eɪt/ us /ˈek.spi.eɪt/ to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment: 赎（罪）;补偿;弥补 to expiate a crime/sin抵罪／赎罪 Making & accepting apologies amends apologetically apologize atone for something atonement beg bury bygone conciliatory crawl crawl back (to someone)idiom forge ahead forgive penance repentance resolve your differences shred sink your differencesidiom solatium sorry to bother you Related wordexpiation Examples of expiateexpiate At every moment for the rest of eternity there will be sin that has not been expiated, wrongs that have not been vindicated. The assertion that known sin should be expiated publicly for the edification of those injured by the sin is certainly consonant with traditional calls for public penance. Thrift is treated as a crime, to be expiated by large and repeated fines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under ordinary circumstances, when crime is detected and proved, the person who has committed the crime has to expiate it for a term prescribed judicially. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the first place, it is grossly unfair to prisoners who loyally implement and expiate the consequences of their crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We speak of the discharged prisoner as having "expiated his crime"; as having "paid the price" of his misdeeds, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He declared that all guilt had to be expiated on earth, and he meant in this world here on this earth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is because they believe honestly that an erring people must expiate, and therefore interest rates must rise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to find some way of allowing people to expiate the acts that they have committed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What does he mean by the words "loyally expiate their sentences"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am here to expiate my own sin of not paying the necessary attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the felon may expiate his crime and become a reformed individual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that way they feel that they expiate any pangs of conscience that they may suffer for enjoying an extremely comfortable life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one whose opinion is worth considering ought as a matter of moral necessity to expiate his wrong by suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He believes that in his willingness to suffer the penalty of the crime which he has committed he has expiated that crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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