compensate用法

compensate的用法：compensate可用作及物动词和不及物动词，作及物动词时，意为补偿、赔偿、报酬、抵消，可用于经济方面,也可用于抽象事物；作不及物动词时，意为补偿、弥补，后接for表示补偿的对象，接with表示用于补偿的同类事物。

compensate的基本释义及用法介绍

1、当compensate作为及物动词时，中文翻译为补偿、赔偿、报酬、抵消。可以用于经济方面,也可用于抽象事物。

例句：He did not have the means to compensate her.

他没有钱来补偿她。

The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate

医院的工作人员深表歉意，但这真的于事无补。

She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence.

她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。

2、当compensate作为不及物动词，中文翻译为补偿、弥补，后面可接for，表示补偿的对象，后面接with，表示补偿的同类事物。

例句：Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.

失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。

Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.

她的律师说她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。

MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation

下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。

They compensated my loss of time with money.

他们用钱来补偿我的时间损失。