| 单词 | compensate |
| 释义 | compensate (once / 284 pages) 1v 2v Compensate is about correcting for an imbalance. If you step in an unmarked pothole, the city may compensate you by paying your doctor bills treating a broken ankle. Compensate can also mean "to adjust for." So, if you did stumble into the pothole and injure your left leg, then you might compensate by leaning heavily on your right leg. Increasingly, compensate is used in place of pay. Day laborers are paid for their time, but executives are more likely to be compensated with a suite that includes salary and other benefits––what is commonly referred to as a compensation package. WORD FAMILYcompensate: compensable, compensated, compensates, compensating, compensation, overcompensate+/compensated: uncompensated/compensation: compensations/overcompensate: overcompensated, overcompensates, overcompensating, overcompensation USAGE EXAMPLESAirlines are not obliged to compensate travelers with lodging or meals for delays because of extreme weather. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The second was added to compensate for a slowdown in the earth's rotation and helps to co-ordinate time-keeping among nations that use GMT. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) It was the tone-setting play on a night when Maryland’s swarming help defense forced 17 turnovers and compensated for a lack of height. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v make amends for; pay compensation for She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident Syn|Hypo|Hyper indemnify, recompense, repair give deliver in exchange or recompense pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 2v make reparations or amends for Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper correct, redress, right wrong treat unjustly; do wrong to over-correct, overcompensate make excessive corrections for fear of making an error aby, abye, atone, expiatemake amends for alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v make payment to; compensate Syn|Hypo|Hyper recompense, remunerate recoup, reimburse reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 4v do or give something to somebody in return 2Syn|Hyper make up, pay, pay off settle dispose of; make a financial settlement 1v adjust for Syn|Hypo|Hyper correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up carry compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance cover, overcompensatemake up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium 2v make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities he is compensating for being a bad father Syn|Hyper cover, overcompensate cover, insure, underwrite protect by insurance correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up adjust for |
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