Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4464
compensate
补偿；弥补；抵消
to make up for something bad or missing; to balance or offset something
常与 for 连用，表示弥补、抵消。
- 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
In use
The company will compensate employees for overtime work.
She was compensated for the damage to her car.
He is compensating for his lack of experience by working extra hours.
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。
Hard work can compensate for lack of talent.
努力工作可以弥补天赋的不足。
compensate sb with sth
用with引出补偿的方式或物品。
They compensated him with a bonus.
Connections
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
- 得到……的补偿
- The workers were compensated for their overtime.工人们得到了加班补偿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想天平失衡时，用砝码补偿平衡，即compensate。
Context & Register
register: neutral or formal; typical contexts: legal, financial, workplace, interpersonal apologies
Grammar Note
补偿某人或某事用介词 for；表示以某物补偿用 with。
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/).
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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