atone for

基本解释

But Israel’s Libyan Jews say he has sought to atone for his youthful Arab radicalism.
但生活在以色列的利比亚裔犹太人说卡扎菲已经试图为自己年轻时追求的阿拉伯激进主义赎罪。
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。
In a brief statement, Spitzer said he has already begun to atone for his private failings with his family and he apologized to his supporters.
斯皮策发表简短声明说，他已经开始为他个人的失败向家人做出补偿，并向他的支持者表示道歉。

Other nations have been paying money to Libya, including the United States, compensation for its attacks on the nation,and Italy, to atone for its brutal colonial rule.

It is an understandable sentiment in a country seeking to atone for inventing fascism.
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But Israel's Libyan Jews say he has sought to atone for his youthful Arab radicalism.
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To atone for these messes, the exchange's president, Takuo Tsurushima, resigned, with two other executives.
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