a present given to someone to thank them for helping you, or payment given to someone because of slight problems or because of the loss of or damage to their property酬谢;补偿,赔偿
I received £500 from my neighbour in recompense for the damage to my wall.邻居支付了我500英镑,作为损坏墙壁的赔偿。
(formal) ADJECTIVE | VERB + RECOMPENSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤reasonable, law法律) , sufficient合理的/足夠的酬金➤financial (especially BrE) 金錢補償VERB + RECOMPENSE➤have獲得報酬◇All struggles should have their recompense.一切奮鬥都應得到回報。➤expect期待賠償▸➤get, receive得到報酬▸➤give (sth in), pay (sth in)給予(⋯)賠償;支付(⋯)賠償金◇Substantial damages were paid in recompense.給予了大筆賠償金作為補償。PREPOSITION➤as recompense, in recompense作為補償;作為報酬◇She received a gift as recompense.作為報酬,她得到了一件禮物。➤recompense for⋯的賠償;⋯的補償◇He was given £1 000 in recompense for his loss.他得到 1,000 英鎊作為損失補償金。➤recompense from從⋯獲得補償◇recompense from the government從政府處得到的補償