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compensate

verb
 
🔊/ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
🔊/ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
Verb Forms
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/
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  1.  
    [intransitive] compensate (for something) to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.补偿；弥补 synonym make up for
    • Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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.她灿烂的笑容和不可抗拒的个性弥补了她颇为古怪的表情。
    • 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.先进的设备可能很昂贵，但要进行补偿，它们将更加节能，使用寿命更长。
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • amply
    • fully
    • more than
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] compensate (for something) to act in order to balance or correct something wrong or not normal 补偿；弥补synonym make up for
    • In the second experiment, the temperature was raised to compensate for this bias.在第二个实验中，升高温度以补偿该偏差。
  3.  
    [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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The rail company offered to compensate passengers for any inconvenience caused.铁路公司提出赔偿给旅客造成的任何不便。
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • adequately
    • fairly
    • properly
    • …
    preposition
    • for
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    4. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘counterbalance’): from Latin compensat- ‘weighed against’, from the verb compensare, from com- ‘together’ + pensare (frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’).