Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4464
compensate
补偿；弥补；抵消
核心释义
常与 for 连用，表示弥补、抵消。
to make up for something bad or missing; to balance or offset something
- 1.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
- 2.
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- 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.
- 4.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
付酬；赔偿；调整；适应；偿还；补偿；付报酬
用法In use
The company will compensate employees for overtime work.
用法提示：这里 compensate 作为及物动词，表示‘补偿’，后接宾语 employees，再接 for 引出补偿的原因。
She was compensated for the damage to her car.
用法提示：这里 compensate 以被动形式 be compensated 出现，表示‘得到赔偿’，for 引出赔偿的原因。
He is compensating for his lack of experience by working extra hours.
用法提示：这里 compensate 以现在分词形式 compensating 出现，与 for 搭配，表示‘弥补’，后面接方式状语 by...。
compensate sb (for sth)
后面可接介词for引出赔偿原因。
The company compensated her for the loss.
公司赔偿了她的损失。
compensate for sth
不及物用法，表示弥补或抵消。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- compensate for
- 弥补；补偿
- The company must compensate for the damage caused by the accident.公司必须补偿事故造成的损失。
- compensate someone for
- 因……赔偿某人
- They compensated him for the loss of his property.他们因他的财产损失赔偿了他。
- compensate with
- 用……补偿
- She compensated for her lack of experience with hard work.她用努力工作来弥补经验不足。
- compensate by doing
- 通过做……来补偿
- He compensated by working extra hours.他通过加班来弥补。
- be compensated for
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想天平失衡时，用砝码补偿平衡，即compensate。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral or formal; typical contexts: legal, financial, workplace, interpersonal apologies
语法说明Grammar Note
补偿某人或某事用介词 for；表示以某物补偿用 with。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The selected words all end with '-ate' pronounced /-eɪt/ and share initial stress, making them true rhymes with 'compensate'. Beware of lookalikes like 'compensation' where the ending differs (/ˈkɒmpənseɪʃən/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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