compensation ♦︎ refund ♦︎ rebate ♦︎ award ♦︎ restitution ♦︎ reimbursementThese are all words for sth, especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, caused you to lose or spend money, or damaged sth that you own.这些词均表示赔偿、补偿金、退款。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆compensation / a refund / a rebate / an award / restitution / reimbursement from sb to sb◆compensation / a refund / a rebate / an award / restitution / reimbursement for sth◆a refund / rebate on sth◆to pay / receive, etc. money as / in compensation / restitution◆(a) full compensation / refund / rebate / restitution / reimbursement◆to receive compensation / a refund / a rebate / an award / restitution / reimbursement◆to get compensation / a refund / a rebate / an award / restitution◆to pay compensation / a refund / a rebate / restitution / reimbursement◆to make compensation / a refund / an award / restitution / reimbursement◆to offer (sb) compensation / a refund / a rebate / restitution / reimbursement◆to be entitled to compensation / a refund / a rebate / restitution / reimbursement◆to seek compensation / a refund / restitution / reimbursement◆to claim compensation / a refund / a rebate / restitution / reimbursement◆to demand compensation / a refund / restitution / reimbursement■compensation [uncountable, countable] something, especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, caused you to lose money or damaged sth that you own; the act of giving this to sb补偿(或赔偿)物;(尤指)赔偿金,补偿金;赔偿◆The employer has a duty to pay full compensation for injuries received at work.雇主有义务全额支付工伤赔偿金。◆She received a cash sum by way of compensation.她得到现金赔偿。 see also compensate ⇨ repay■refund ˈriːfʌnd an amount of money that is paid back to you, especially because you paid too much or because you returned goods to a shop退款;返还款;偿还金额◆If there is a delay of 12 hours or more, you will receive a full refund of the price of your trip.如果耽搁达到或超过12小时,你会得到旅费的全额退款。 see also refund ⇨ repayverb■rebate ˈriːbeɪt an amount of money that is paid back to you because you have paid too much退还款;余额退款◆You may be entitled to a rebate on your car insurance.你也许可以得到汽车保险的退款。NOTE辨析 Refund or rebate?Refund is more general than rebate which only applies when you have paid too much, especially in tax or insurance money. You can get a refund when you take goods back to a shop or when the goods or service that you bought were not of the quality or standard that you had a right to expect. * refund比rebate含义更广,后者只用于付款过多的情况,尤指税款或保险金的退款。refund指去商店退货所得款项,或因所购商品或服务未达到应有质量或标准而得到的退款。■award [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that a court decides should be given to sb who has won a case; the decision to give this money(法院裁定的)赔偿金额;赔偿裁决◆an award of £600 000 libel damages60万英镑的名誉损害赔偿◆The court must specify the different elements in its award of compensation.法院必须详细说明其裁定的赔偿额的不同部分。 see also award ⇨ giveverb1■restitutionˌrestɪˈtjuːʃn; NAmEˌrestɪˈtuːʃn [uncountable] (formalorlaw法律) the act of giving back sth that was lost or stolen to its owner; payment that sb gives you because they have hurt you, caused you to lose money or damaged sth that you own归还(原主);退赃;赔偿款◆The family's lawyer is demanding the restitution of all family property seized under the previous regime.那个家庭的律师要求归还先前政权查封的所有家庭财产。◆The company has a legal duty to make restitution to passengers for any inconvenience caused.这家公司法律上有义务对给乘客造成的任何不便进行赔偿。■reimbursementˌriːɪmˈbɜːsmənt; NAmEˈbɜːrsmənt [uncountable] (ratherformal) the act of paying back money to sb which they have had to spend or have lost, when it is not their fault偿还;补偿;报销◆You will receive reimbursement for any additional costs incurred while on company business.任何因公司业务产生的额外费用都可以报销。 see also reimburse ⇨ repay