compensate是什么意思？

compensate是一个动词，意思是补偿、赔偿，或者弥补某种损失或缺陷。它可以指在金钱方面的补偿，也可以指在其他方面的弥补。

compensate的用法

1. 作为及物动词，后面通常跟着受词，表示给予某人以补偿或赔偿。

：The company compensated the workers for their overtime work. (公司对工人加班工作进行了补偿。)

2. 作为不及物动词，后面通常跟着介词for，表示为了弥补某种损失或缺陷。

：She compensated for her lack of experience by working harder than everyone else. (她通过比其他人更努力地工作来弥补自己缺乏经验的问题。)

3. 另外还有一个常见的搭配是compensate for something，表示因为某事而进行补偿。

：The company will compensate for any damages caused by their product. (该公司将对其产品造成的任何损害进行赔偿。)

4. 还可以用形容词well或badly来修饰compensate，分别表示“充分地”和“不足地”。

：The company compensated the employees well for their hard work. (公司对员工辛勤工作进行了充分的补偿。)

The company compensated the workers badly for their injuries. (公司对工人的伤害进行了不足的补偿。)

5. 最后，compensate还可以被用作名词，表示补偿或赔偿的行为。

：The company offered a large compensation to the victims of the accident. (公司向事故受害者提供了巨额赔偿。)

compensate的例句

1. The insurance company will compensate you for any damages to your car.

(保险公司将为你的车辆损失进行赔偿。)

2. He tried to compensate for his mistake by working extra hours.

(他试图通过加班来弥补自己的错误。)

3. The government promised to compensate the residents for the damage caused by the construction project.

(承诺将为居民因建设项目而造成的损失进行补偿。)

4. Her hard work and dedication were not adequately compensated by her low salary.

(她辛勤工作和奉献并没有得到低薪水的充分补偿。)

5. The company's CEO received a large compensation package despite the poor performance of the company.

(尽管公司业绩不佳，但该公司的首席执行官仍然获得了巨额的补偿套餐。)