at one for one’s crimes by doing good deeds;redeem oneself by good service; atone for one’s past blunders ? 這一次，實(shí)際上是帶罪圖功，所以更缺乏信心。(羅廣斌、楊益言《紅巖》424) The fact that this time he was expected to atone for all his past blunders did nothing to alleviate his forebodings.
戴罪立功dai zui li gong
atone for one’s crimes by doing good deeds
戴罪立功
atone for one’s offense by rendering good service; redeem oneself by doing good deeds
戴罪立功dài zuì lì ɡōnɡ
指有罪的人建立功績來補(bǔ)償罪責(zé)。atone for one’s crimes by doing good deeds, perform merits to atone for one’s misdeed, make up for the crime one had committed