单词 | complement |
释义 | complement1 of 2noun com·ple·ment ˈkäm-plə-mənt 1 a : something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect The scarf is a perfect complement to her outfit. b(1) : the full quantity, number, or assortment needed or included … the usual complement of eyes and ears … Francis Parkman … after several more minutes of waiting, the full complement of runners was sent off by the starter's pistol. Craig Neff (2) : the whole force or personnel of a ship c : one of two mutually completing parts : counterpart She is a kind of complement to me, and we get on famously. Flannery O'Connor 2 : an added word or expression by which a predication is made complete (such as president in "they elected him president" and beautiful in "he thought her beautiful") 3 a : the angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals a right angle in measure b : the set of all elements that do not belong to a given set and are contained in a particular mathematical set containing the given set c : a number that when added to a certain number of the same sign yields a number with the digit 1 as the significant digit farthest to the left and the digit 0 in every other digit place —used especially in assembly language programming 4 : the musical interval required with a given interval to complete the octave 5 : the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction especially of particulate antigens (such as bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles) complement 2 of 2verb com·ple·ment ˈkäm-plə-ˌment complemented; complementing; complements transitive verb 1 : to complete or enhance by providing something additional : to be complementary to The illustrations complement the text. 2 obsolete : compliment intransitive verb obsolete : to exchange formal courtesies complement 1 of 2 noun1 as in supplement something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in capacity the largest number or amount that something can hold a full complement of sailors on the ship Synonyms & Similar Words
complement 2 of 2verbas in to adorn to serve as a completing element to this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash Synonyms & Similar Words
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