compensate
verb /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
/ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they compensate | /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/ |
| he / she / it compensates | /ˈkɒmpenseɪts/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪts/ |
| past simple compensated | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| past participle compensated | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form compensating | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] compensate (for something) to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.
补偿；弥补 - Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。
- His voice doesn't have much range but he compensates with clever lyrics.
他嗓音的音域不是很宽，但他用巧妙的歌词作了弥补。 - The advantages of the plan more than compensate for the risks associated with it.
这项计划的优点大大地弥补了所带来的风险。 - Her rather odd looks were more than compensated for by her brilliant smile and irresistible personality.
她相当古怪的外表被她灿烂的笑容和不可抗拒的个性所弥补。 - She was so ashamed of her treatment of him that she felt she should compensate him in some way.
她为她那样待他感到很羞愧，觉得应该以某种方式补偿他。 - State-of-the-art appliances may be expensive, but to compensate they will be more energy-efficient and last longer.
最先进的电器可能很贵，但作为补偿，它们将更节能，寿命更长。 - You should be able to eat more on this diet without having to compensate by going hungry.
采用这种膳食结构，你可以多吃，之后也不必用饿肚子来弥补。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- fully
- more than
- …
- for
- with
- Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
- [intransitive] compensate (for something) to act in order to balance or correct something wrong or not normal
补偿；弥补 - In the second experiment, the temperature was raised to compensate for this bias.
在第二个实验中，温度被升高以补偿这种偏差。
- In the second experiment, the temperature was raised to compensate for this bias.
- [transitive] compensate somebody (for something) to pay somebody money because they have suffered some damage, loss, injury, etc.
给（某人）赔偿（或赔款） - Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
她的律师说她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。
- The rail company offered to compensate passengers for any inconvenience caused.
铁路公司提出赔偿乘客造成的任何不便。 - a fund to compensate victims of abuse
赔偿虐待受害者的基金 - The company will compensate you for the losses you have suffered.
公司将赔偿您所遭受的损失。 - People whose health has suffered will be compensated in full.
健康受损的人会得到全额补偿。 - I expect to be compensated financially.
我希望能得到经济上的赔偿。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- fairly
- properly
- …
- for
- Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘counterbalance’): from Latin compensat- ‘weighed against’, from the verb compensare, from com- ‘together’ + pensare (frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’).