1.adjust or make up for;
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
2.make amends for; pay compensation for;
One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
3.make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities;
he is compensating for being a bad father
4.make reparations or amends for;
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
5.do or give something to somebody in return;
Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
6.make payment to; compensate;
My efforts were not remunerated
大學(xué)英語四級考試高頻單詞英音:['kɔmpenseit]美音:['kɑmpən,set]詞典解釋及物動詞 vt. 1. 補(bǔ)償,賠償;酬報[(+for)] We compensateworkers for injuries suffered at their work. 我們對工人在工作中受傷給予補(bǔ)償。 2. 改變貨幣含金量以穩(wěn)定貨幣 不及物動詞 vi. 補(bǔ)償,賠償;抵消[(+for)] She used her good looks to compensatefor her lack of intelligence. 她智力欠佳權(quán)以美貌彌補(bǔ)。單詞例句 Nothing ca