| 词组 | make amends |
| 释义 | Idiom make amends to do something because you did not do it when you should have.Wendi hopes that by winning today's match she will make amends to her fans for losing such an easy match yesterday. Usage notes: often followed by a phrase that begins with to, by, or with, as in the example, or used at the end of a sentence: She embarrassed her family and wants to make amends. make amendsTo provide restitution or attempt to reconcile or resolve the situation after a wrong one has done. I'm not sure I can make amends for all the times I've let you down, but I want to try to be better for you. Sometimes the best way to make amends is just to listen to the other person, without trying to defend yourself. make amends (to someone) (for someone or something)to make up to someone for something that someone or something did. Don't worry. I will make amends to her for my sister, who behaved so badly. I will try to make amends for the accident. lean make amends to Sam, I'm sure. make amendsCompensate someone for a grievance or injury, as in They must make amends for the harm they've caused you. This expression was first recorded in 1330. make aˈmends (to somebody) (for something/for doing something)do something for somebody in order to show that you are sorry for something wrong or unfair that you have done: I’m sorry I upset you — how can I make amends?He finished third in the 200 metres, but hopes to make amends in the 100 metres. |
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