compensate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they compensate | |
| he / she / it compensates | |
| past simple compensated | |
| past participle compensated | |
| -ing form compensating |
- [intransitive] compensate (for something)
to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc. 补偿；弥补 Extra ExamplesHis 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- fully
- more than
- …
- for
- with
- [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。
- [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 ExamplesThe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- fairly
- properly
- …
- for
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’).