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redress
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Derivatives :
n
redresser
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adj
redressable
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- redress
[rɪ'drεs]
[rɪ'dres]
['rɪdrεs]
['rɪːdres]
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1.
vt.
纠正，矫正
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2.
vt.
补偿
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3.
vt.
[Old-fashioned]
改正，修正
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4.
noun
补偿，赔偿；补救
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5.
noun
纠正，矫正；改正
Collins English-English Dictionary
- redress
[rɪ'drεs]
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vt.
[tr]
to put right (a wrong), esp by compensation; make reparation for
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to redress a grievance
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2.
vt.
to correct or adjust (esp in the phrase redress the balance)
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3.
vt.
to make compensation to (a person) for a wrong
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4.
n
the act or an instance of setting right a wrong; remedy or cure
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to seek redress of grievances
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5.
n
compensation, amends, or reparation for a wrong, injury, etc
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6.
n
relief from poverty or want
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French redrecier to set up again, from re- + drecier to straighten; see dress
Examples
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to seek redress of grievances
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纠正错误
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correct a mistake; redress an error
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为民平愤
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redress the grievances of the people
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洗冤
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right a wrong; redress a grievance
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他下定决心要为父亲伸冤报仇。
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He decided to redress and revenge the injustice on his father.
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洗冤
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redress a wrong
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