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compensate

英  [ˈkɒmpənseɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • compensates , compensating , compensated

    1. [T 及物动词] 补偿（损失）

    To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost, means to pay them money or give them something to replace those things.

    双语例句

    例：

    The damages are designed to compensate victims for their direct losses.

    该赔偿金是用来补偿受害人的直接损失的。

    例：

    The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.

    官方承诺的因物价上涨而对民众的补偿显然没有真正兑现。

    例：

    To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.

    为了缓解经济困难，农民损失的补贴可得到补偿。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 弥补（过失）

    If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.

    双语例句

    例：

    The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplies lost.

    该公司同意保持高产出水平以补偿损失掉的供应品。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 抵消

    Something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects.

    双语例句

    例：

    Senators say it is crucial that a mechanism is found to compensate for inflation.

    参议员们说找到抵消通货膨胀的机制是至关重要的。

    例：

    The drug may compensate for prostaglandin deficiency.

    该药品可补偿前列腺素的缺乏。

    4. [I 不及物动词] 弥补

    If you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects.

    双语例句

    例：

    Their sense of humour and ability to get along with people are two characteristics that compensate for their lack of experience.

    他们的幽默感和与人相处的能力是弥补他们经验不足的两个特质。

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