compensate
UK ['kɒm.pən.seɪt] US ['kɑ:m-] verb
PAY MONEY 付钱
transitive
■to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem 赔偿；补偿•Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.车祸的受害者会得到伤害赔偿。
UK ['kɒm.pən.seɪt] US ['kɑ:m-] verb
EXCHANGE 交换
intransitive
■to provide something good or useful in place of something or to make someone feel better about something that has failed or been lost or missed 弥补，补偿•Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.甚么也不能弥补他失去的童年。 •His enthusiasm more than compensates for his lack of experience.他的热情大大弥补了经验的不足。 •I took her swimming to compensate for having missed out on the cinema.为弥补她错过了电影，我带她去游泳。 •We were late and I was driving fast to compensate.我们迟到了，所以我开快车来赶时间。
UK ['kɒm.pən.seɪt] US ['kɑ:m-] verb
Common Learner Errors compensateWhen compensate is followed by a direct object, remember to use the preposition for.Don't say 'compensate something', say compensate for something :
✗ The beautiful weather compensates the difficult journey.The beautiful weather compensates for the difficult journey. |