compensate
关于compensate和compensate for的用法,下面几点该注意:
(1)说“向(人)补偿”用compensate。例如:
- How shall I compensate you for the loss?
- We must compensate him for the time he spent in helping us.
(2)说“补偿(损失、缺乏等)”用compensate for比用compensate普通得多。例如:
- Nothing can compensate (for) the loss of one's health.
- No other qualities can compensate (for) the absence of this one.
- Industry often compensates (for) the lack of ability.
(3)说“一个东西”补偿或抵偿“另一个东西”用compensate和compensate for都可以。例如:
- Industry often compensates (for) ability.
- No amount of learning rules can compensate (for) practice.