单词 | compensate |
释义 | 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 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 enthusiasm more than •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. |
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