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redress
re·dress
verb / riˈdres /
[VN] (formal) to correct sth that is unfair or wrong
纠正;矫正;改正
SYN put right :
to redress an injustice
纠正不公
IDIOMS
▪ redress the 'balance
to make a situation equal or fair again
恢复公平合理的情况;恢复平衡
noun / riˈdres; ˈriːdres / [U]
~ (for / against sth) (formal) payment, etc. that you should get for sth wrong that has happened to you or harm that you have suffered
赔款;损失赔偿
SYN compensation :
to seek legal redress for unfair dismissal
因横遭解雇而提起赔偿诉讼
to have little prospect of redress
几乎没有获赔的希望
redress re∙dress¹ / rɪˈdrɛs ; rɪˈdres /
◙verb [T] [formal]
1. to correct something that is wrong or unfair
• 修正; 纠正; 矫正:
»Little could be done to redress the situation .
局势难以挽回。
»Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities.
反歧视行动是为了让少数族群得到公平的待遇。 re∙dress² / ˈridrɛs ; rɪˈdres /
◙noun [U] [formal]
1. money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or damaged your property
• 〔对伤害或财产损坏的〕赔偿;
【SYN】 compensation
»The only hope of redress is in a lawsuit.
获得赔偿的唯一希望就是打官司。
redress 同义词
NOUN:Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recompense, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff. See SUBSTITUTE.
VERB:
1. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, pay off, repay, requite, vindicate. Informal : fix. Archaic : wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind (or in one's own coin) , settle (or square) accounts, take an eye for an eye. See FORGIVENESS.
2. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See PAY.
3. To make right what is wrong: amend, correct, emend, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, right. See CORRECT.
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