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单词 compensate
释义
compensate
(kɒmpənseɪt )
Word forms: compensates , compensating , compensated
1. verb
To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly. [VERB noun for noun]
To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies. [be VERB-ed + for]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: recompense, repay, refund, reimburse  
2. verb
If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.
The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplies lost. [VERB + for]
She would then feel guilt for her anger and compensate by doing even more for the children. [VERB]
Synonyms: make amends for, make up for, atone for, pay for  
3. verb
Something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects.
MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation. [VERB + for]
The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip. [VERB for noun]
Synonyms: balance, cancel (out), offset, make up for  
4. verb
If you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects.
People who feel inferior have to compensate by way of outward achievement. [VERB]
Nothing could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children. [VERB + for]
Quotations:
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
Collocations:
compensate a loss
The buyers of more expensive homes are helping compensate the loss of revenue from buyers of less expensive homes.
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Should a canton refuse to pay, other ones would be obliged to compensate the loss.
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With this, researchers expect to compensate the loss of dopamine or to protect the dopamine neurons from degeneration.
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It can also compensate the loss of flavor associated to procedures lowering tar content.
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His father forced him to compensate the loss.
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compensate a victim
A hearing was allegedly held with elders deciding that the assailants should compensate the victim.
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We have a fundamental concept in our law - those who cause accidents should compensate the victim.
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The fundamental principle was that the damages should compensate the victim of the breach for the loss of his contractual bargain.
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It was found that self-punishment did not occur if people had an opportunity to compensate the victim of their transgression.
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Additionally, reciprocal justice in tort cases serves to compensate the victim (see above).
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compensate a worker
It closed in 1959 when a judgment forced the owner to compensate a worker injured on the premises.
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The government established a 400m hardship fund to compensate workers who lost out before the protection fund was up and running.
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It comes amid growing speculation that construction firms will be forced to compensate workers they avoided.
The Sun
The talks will focus on ways of compensating workers for loss of pension rights.
Times, Sunday Times
There were questions over how well the rise in minimum income will compensate workers for the loss of tax credits.
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compensate an employee
In some cases an award of damages would compensate the employee for any such loss.
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After the tax on bonuses last year, most banks started to raise salaries to compensate their employees.
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When they set up the company, they took a different route to compensating their employees.
Christianity Today
compensate financially
Soldiers will be compensated financially.
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Because radio contests take place using amateur radio, competitors are generally forbidden by their national amateur radio regulations from being compensated financially for their activity.
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The school was compensated financially for the use of its facilities.
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He was, however, amply compensated financially and give some territories.
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These residents have the privilege to select their units prior to public release of the remaining units, are compensated financially, and are given subsidised prices for their new flats.
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compensate investors
It argues that customers are being 'ripped off ' and plans to compensate investors with gilts.
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On top of its direct €1.2 billion exposure to the group, it may have to compensate investors who bought €850 million of potentially worthless family group paper.
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However, experts say the returns should be even higher to compensate investors for the risks.
Times, Sunday Times
Bear in mind, however, that the tax savings are designed to compensate investors for the higher risks involved.
Times, Sunday Times
The revelations come as prosecutors attempt to claw back some of these fees to help compensate investors.
Times, Sunday Times
compensate the losers
Now he has discovered that his promise to compensate the losers from the change will be anything but.
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The coalition must now reform public services without being able to compensate the losers.
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This drained the treasury because he had to compensate the losers.
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Any change usually makes some people better off while making others worse off, so these tests ask what would happen if the winners were to compensate the losers.
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compensate the owner
The airline will then normally compensate the owner.
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First, they will have to compensate the owners for use of the copyrighted material they host.
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While an individual may have a private necessity to use the land or property of another, that individual must compensate the owner for any damages caused.
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Plus who compensates the owners and trainers for their travelling expenses?
The Sun
This land was to be provided by compensating the owners through state funds at the successful conclusion of the uprising.
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Translations:
Chinese: 赔偿
Japanese: 補償する
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