expiating

英 [ˈekspieɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈekspieɪtɪŋ]

v.  为(所犯罪过)接受惩罚; 赎(罪)
expiate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 赎（罪);抵偿;补偿
  If youexpiateguilty feelings or bad behaviour, you do something to indicate that you are sorry for what you have done.
  1. It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.
     似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。

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