28.8 compensate



1.compensate= to make satisfactory payment or reparation to(赔偿),固定搭配compensate sb for sth(因为sth而向sb赔偿)

1.1政府承诺compensate 拆迁户for the losses they have suffered(赔偿拆迁户所遭受的损失)

1.2保险公司compensated victims of the accident for their injuries(向事故的受害者赔偿)

2.compensate=offset something bad=counterbalance(抵消,弥补),固定搭配 compensate for sth(弥补sth)

2.1时间是不可逆的,nothing will ever compensate for the lost time(什么也无法弥补逝去的光阴)

2.2more than compensate(大大弥补),比如,刚毕业的大学生的热情more than compensates for his lack of experience(大大弥补了经验的不足)

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