compensate
v. 偿还, 补偿, 付报酬
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教材释义与例句
补偿，赔偿；抵消
to replace or balance the effect of something bad
补偿，赔偿；付报酬
Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate.
因为我左眼视力差，右眼就要辛苦点来弥补一下。
释义与例句
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1.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
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2.
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
报酬
It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
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3.
To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
弥补
及物/不及物His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.
To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway.
, Preface The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries.
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4.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast.
To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.
词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from Latin compēnsātus, perfect passive participle of compensō (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good”), -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.
来源：wiktionary