Compensate
[ 'kɑmp?nset ]
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vt. 補償，賠償;報酬;抵消;
vi. 補償，彌補;
?? 詞根助記
com全部+pens花費+ate動詞后綴→花費的錢全部[拿回來]→賠償
?? 例句
She used her good looks to compensate for her lack of intelligence.
她智力欠佳權以美貌彌補。
compensate one's loss with money
用錢賠償損失
Nothing can compensate her for the loss of her husband.
任何東西都無法補償她失去丈夫。
No medical certificate would compensate for a declining sales graph.
任何醫療證明都不能使下降的銷售指數得到報償。
It might compensate in some way for his seeming neglect of her.
這樣也許會稍許彌補一下他在表面上對她的忽視。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ com-come來,pen-鋼筆,sate-使充分滿足:來補償一只鋼筆給他,充分滿足他
※ com-前綴“共同”,pensate-pense包裝費用:保險公司用大家共同的保費給你損失費用,以補償你的損失
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-pend-表示“懸掛”
常見變體有-pens-
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compensate
v[Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb) for sth give (sb) sth good to balance or lessen the bad effect of damage, loss, injury, etc; recompense 補償; 賠償; 報償; 報酬
Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 失去健康是無法補償的.
The animal's good sense of smell compensates for its poor eyesight. 這動物嗅覺靈敏彌補了視力之不足.
She was compensated by the insurance company for her injuries. 她受傷後獲得保險公司的賠償.
?? 考研助記
靠賠損他(諧音):靠賠損失給他- 賠償 com(共同)+pens(penny錢)+ate(使):把我的錢和你的錢放到一起——賠償你- 賠償
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*['k?mpenseit]vt. 償還, 補償, 付報酬vi. 償還, 補償, 付報酬【經】 賠償, 報酬, 付工錢相關詞組: compensate sb for compensate A for B
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Do you mind if I smoke?
我吸煙你介意嗎？
I meant to tell you yesterday, but you were not in your office.
我原想昨天告訴你的，但你沒在辦公室。
I invited him here. Zheng Jie has some interesting plans. But let's talk more over supper.
我邀請他來的。鄭杰有一些有趣的計劃。不過，我們不是在吃晚飯的時候再談吧。