atone for

How can I atone for hurting your feelings?

我伤害了你的感情,该怎样来弥补我的过错 呢 ?

Water will quench a flame and almsgiving atone for sins.

水能扑灭火焰,施舍则能补偿罪孽. 《便西拉智训》(犹太-基督教)

Blood must atone for blood.

血债要用血来还.

What will you do to atone for this sin?

你将做什么来赎这罪 呢 ?

He tried to atone for his rudeness by sending her flowers.

他想送些鲜花给她来弥补自己的粗鲁无礼.

to atone for a crime

赎罪

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.

Do you want to atone for yourwrongdoings before the Motherland?

你想在回国前弥补自己所犯下的罪行 吗 ?

The king of the gods had to perform penance to atone for his transgression.

众神之王不得不以苦行来为自己的过错赎罪.

He who beholds the gods against their will, shall atone for it by a heavy penalty.

谁违背神的意志看见了神, 就要受到重罚以赎罪.

He had to find her, he had to atone for his crime.

去,他必须到她那里去, 去为他自己赎罪.

Perform meritorious service to atone for one's crimes so as to obtain clemency from the people.

立功赎罪,以求得人民的宽恕.

He promised to atone for his crime.

他承诺要赎自己的罪.

She instantly endeavoured , by a thousand kindness , to atone for such ebullitions of spleen.

随后她又千娇百爱地想弥补刚才发的脾气.

Could he atone for the evil he had done simply by reducing his burden?

单靠减轻自己的负担,他就能为自己干下的坏事赎罪 吗 ?