C1[ T ]to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem赔偿;补偿
Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.车祸的受害者会得到伤害赔偿。
compensateverbEXCHANGE
C2[ I ]to provide something good or useful in place of something or to make someone feel better about something that has failed or been lost or missed弥补,补偿
Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.什么也不能弥补他失去的童年。
His enthusiasm more than compensates for his lack of experience.他的热情大大弥补了经验的不足。
I took her swimming to compensate for having missed out on the cinema.为弥补她错过了电影,我带她去游泳。
We were late and I was driving fast to compensate.我们迟到了,所以我开快车来赶时间。
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