compensation
noun
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃən noun
1 money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged 补偿费，赔偿金 U
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compensation for injuries at work
工伤补偿金
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She received compensation from the government for the damage caused to her property.
她得到了政府给她的财产损失补偿金。
in compensation
The jury awarded Tyler $1.7 million in compensation.
陪审团判给泰勒 170 万美金的补偿费。
as compensation
The workers were given 30 days’ pay as compensation.
工人获得 30 天的薪金作为补偿。
People who are wrongly arrested may be paid compensation .
遭误捕的人有可能得到补偿费。
demand/seek/claim compensation
The parents are seeking compensation for birth defects caused by the drug.
这些父母在为此药所致的先天缺陷在要求赔偿。
award/grant compensation
The court awarded Jamieson £30,000 compensation.
法院裁定给予贾米森 3 万英镑赔偿。
2 something that makes a bad situation better 〔使不佳境遇稍好一些的〕补偿，赔偿 C,U
One of the few compensations of losing my job was seeing more of my family.
失业带来的为数不多的好处之一就是可以更多地和家人在一起。
by way of compensation
By way of compensation he offered to take her out for a meal.
他提出带她出去吃饭作为补偿。
By way of compensation he offered to take her out for a meal.
他提出带她出去吃饭作为补偿。
3 when someone behaves in a particular way in order to replace something that is missing or to balance the bad effects of something 〔行为举止等作为〕弥补，补偿 C,U
[+ for ] as compensation (for sth)
Linda’s aggressiveness is just a compensation for her feelings of insecurity. Lip-reading can act as compensation for loss of hearing.
琳达的争强好胜只是为了掩饰她缺乏安全感。 唇读可以弥补听力丧失的缺陷。
Linda’s aggressiveness is just a compensation for her feelings of insecurity.
琳达的争强好胜只是为了掩饰她缺乏安全感。
as compensation (for sth)
Lip-reading can act as compensation for loss of hearing.
唇读可以弥补听力丧失的缺陷。
4 the money someone is paid for doing their job [美] 报酬，薪水 U | AmE