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compensate

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒmpenseit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To pay or reward someone for work or loss; to make up for something negative or harmful

补偿,赔偿;付报酬

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
pensweigh, balance, pay
+
ateto make, having
=compensate

Common Collocations

  • 1.compensate for补偿
  • 2.compensate with用...弥补

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The employer agreed to compensate employees for the overtime work they performed during the project.

  • 2.

    She learned to compensate for her hearing loss by using hearing aids and reading lips.

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