redress
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the person who has been badly treated. 纠正; 补救[正式]
More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them. 越来越多的受害者诉诸法律以获得平反。
2. V-T If you redress the balance or the imbalance between two things that have become unfair or unequal, you make them fair and equal again. 使恢复 (平衡)[正式]
So we're trying to redress the balance and to give teachers a sense that both spoken and written language are equally important. 所以我们正力求平衡，让老师们感觉到口语和书面语同样重要。
3. N-UNCOUNT Redress is money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss. 赔款; 赔偿[正式]
They are continuing their legal battle to seek some redress from the government. 他们正继续打官司以向政府寻求一些赔偿。
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redress /rɪˈdrɛs/ (redressing,redressed,redresses)
名词在美国英语中亦读作rɪˈdrɛs。