redeeming
adjective
uk/rɪˈdiː.mɪŋ/us/rɪˈdiː.mɪŋ/making someone or somethingseemlessbad:
可以弥补的,有可取之处的She took me toseea reallydullfilm, the only redeemingfeatureof which was thesoundtrack.她带我去看了场极为乏味的电影,唯一不错的就是配乐。
It was justgratuitousviolencewith no redeemingqualities.这完全是毫无理由的暴力,没有任何可取之处。
- It had no redeemingfeatures. None. Ihatedit.
- The only redeemingfactorin thediet, intermsofpreventingkidneystones, is thatpeopleareencouragedtodrinka lot offluid.
- Heevenfoundsomething redeeming about hisjobcleaningtoilets.
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- leavening
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- relieve
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- save the dayidiom
- sharpen
- tonic