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单词 redound
释义
redound
verb[I]
formal
uk
/rɪˈdaʊnd/us
/rɪˈdaʊnd/
to have aresultthat is anadvantageto someone:
起作用；有助益
A goodrelationshipwith one'scolleaguesredoundstoeveryone'sbenefit.与同事关系好，对大家都有好处。
Anythingdramaticin thewarmay redoundtothepresident.战争中任何戏剧性的事情都可能对总统有好处。
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  • Themovehas only redounded to Daley'screditin thepublicview.
  • We'reeagertomoveaheadinwayswhich redound to everyone'sadvantage.
  • Theactionseemsto have redounded intheirbenefit.
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(Definition ofredoundfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofredound

redound
The curse, in a standard tragic irony, finally redounds upon her; the natural order of gender has its revenge.
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The question nevertheless redounds with significance for historians.
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For surely a great deal of the suffering of unbaptized infants does notredoundto their benefit because it could not.
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And every success of course redounded to the nation's benefit.
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Strong presidential approval ratings and/or positive trends in the national economy are expected toredoundto the advantage of the incumbent party at both the national and local level.
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Any good parent would prefer to mete out punishment that redounded to the benefit of the child rather than simply repaying the child for the harm done.
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But, it seems wrong to per form a procedure on an unconscious patient that will cause her harm but alsoredoundto her greater, pure benefit.
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Does he think that redounds very greatly to the advantage of a paid police force as compared with an amateur police force?
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One has to consider the by-pass round a picturesque village which mayredoundto the interests of the residents.
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It certainly is not one that can be praised, and it does notredoundto the credit of the statutory company itself.
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One striking fact is that the vast imports of foreign timber which we make do not alwaysredoundto the advantage of our own exports.
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I believe if the whole story, of our own home production of food were told, it would notredoundto the credit of this country.
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Eventually, this wonderful liberty wouldredoundagainst the interests of the public.
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I am confident that it will eventually come to great success andredoundimmensely to the credit of this country.
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It willredoundnot to the public benefit but to private profit.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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