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compensation n.补偿；赔偿；赔偿金 (1) 我拍的工作虽苦,但也有所补偿。能够从事我感兴趣的工作让我很开心。(2) 公司花了一大笔钱赔偿受伤的工人。 Compensation can also be money, a payment meant to give someone a fair exchange for their effort and output. In fact, the word comes from the Latin word compensat-, meaning "weighed against." If you receive fair compensation for your work, the money is equal to your time and effort. In other words, the scale is balanced.

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英 [ˌkɒmpen'seɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːmpen'seɪʃn] (1) My job is hard,but it has its compensations.It is a great delight to pursue what I am interested in.(2) Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot. Compensation means "making up for a something." When a restaurant offers you a free dessert as compensation for messing up your dinner order, the hope is you will leave happy and come back again. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]补偿(或赔偿)金 Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office...他得到一年的工资作为失业补偿金。There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand...应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。The Court ordered Dr Williams to pay £300 compensation and £100 costs after admitting assault.在承认侵犯他人身体罪后，法庭判令威廉斯医生支付300英镑的赔偿金和100英镑的诉讼费。2[N-VAR 可变名词](对不利事情的)补偿 If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better.   [oft N for n/-ing]Helen gained some compensation for her earlier defeat by winning the final open class...海伦在公开组决赛中取胜，这对她早先的失败算是一种补偿。Despite a reduction in earnings there are compensations in moving to the north-east where the quality of life is excellent...尽管钱会挣得少一点，搬到生活质量高的东北部去还是有很多好处的。The toy glider she left him as a Christmas present was no compensation for her absence.她留给他作为圣诞礼物的玩具滑翔机并不能替代她的存在。

英语单词	compensation
英美音标	英 [ˌkɒmpen'seɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːmpen'seɪʃn]
中文释义	n.补偿；赔偿；赔偿金
英语例句	(1) My job is hard,but it has its compensations.It is a great delight to pursue what I am interested in. (2) Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot.
中文例句	(1) 我拍的工作虽苦,但也有所补偿。能够从事我感兴趣的工作让我很开心。 (2) 公司花了一大笔钱赔偿受伤的工人。
vocabulary简明	Compensation means "making up for a something." When a restaurant offers you a free dessert as compensation for messing up your dinner order, the hope is you will leave happy and come back again.
vocabulary扩展	Compensation can also be money, a payment meant to give someone a fair exchange for their effort and output. In fact, the word comes from the Latin word compensat-, meaning "weighed against." If you receive fair compensation for your work, the money is equal to your time and effort. In other words, the scale is balanced.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]补偿(或赔偿)金 Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office... 他得到一年的工资作为失业补偿金。 There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand... 应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。 The Court ordered Dr Williams to pay £300 compensation and £100 costs after admitting assault. 在承认侵犯他人身体罪后，法庭判令威廉斯医生支付300英镑的赔偿金和100英镑的诉讼费。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词](对不利事情的)补偿 If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better. [oft N for n/-ing] Helen gained some compensation for her earlier defeat by winning the final open class... 海伦在公开组决赛中取胜，这对她早先的失败算是一种补偿。 Despite a reduction in earnings there are compensations in moving to the north-east where the quality of life is excellent... 尽管钱会挣得少一点，搬到生活质量高的东北部去还是有很多好处的。 The toy glider she left him as a Christmas present was no compensation for her absence. 她留给他作为圣诞礼物的玩具滑翔机并不能替代她的存在。

Compensation Fair Word Money Loss 英 ˌkɒmpen'seɪʃn] 美 ˌkɑːmpen'seɪʃn