| 单词 | compensation |
| 释义 | Word family noun compensation adjective compensatory verb compensate Related topics: Crime & lawcom·pen·sa·tion /ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●●○ AWL noun 1 [uncountable]SCPAY FOR 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compensation for compensation for injuries at work 工伤补偿金compensation from 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170万美元的赔偿金。as compensation The workers were given 30 days’ pay as compensation. 工人获得了30天的薪金作为补偿。 People who are wrongly arrested may be paid compensation. 被误抓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寻求赔偿。award/grant compensation The court awarded Jamieson £30,000 compensation. 法院判给贾米森3万英镑赔偿金。2 [countable, uncountable]IMPROVE something that makes a bad situation better 〔对不佳境遇的〕补偿 One of the few compensations of losing my job was seeing more of my family. 失业鲜有好处，其中之一便是可以更多地和家人在一起。by way of compensation (=in order to make a situation better) 作为补偿 By way of compensation he offered to take her out for a meal. 作为补偿，他提出带她出去吃饭。3 [countable, uncountable]EQUAL when someone behaves in a particular way in order to replace something that is missing or to balance the bad effects of something 〔以行为、举止等作为〕弥补，补偿compensation for 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 something) Lip-reading can act as compensation for loss of hearing. 唇读可以弥补听力丧失的缺陷。4. [uncountable] American English the money someone is paid for doing their job 报酬，工资 SYN remunerationn COLLOCATIONSverbspay somebody compensationPassengers will be paid compensation if their baggage is lost or damaged.receive compensationSome people have received compensation from the government for the loss of their homes.be awarded compensation (=be given it)Many victims have been awarded compensation by the courts.claim compensation (=ask for it because you have a right to it)You can claim compensation for unfair dismissal from your job.seek compensation (=try to get it)Survivors of the rail disaster are seeking compensation.demand compensation (=ask for it in an angry way)Political prisoners are demanding financial compensation.fight for compensation (=try hard to get it)Alan, who hurt his back and hasn't worked since, is still fighting for compensation.offer compensationThe health authority offered compensation to the families.adjectivesfinancial compensationYou may wish to claim financial compensation.full compensation (=fully covering the loss, damage etc)Full compensation is only paid very rarely.partial compensation (=partly covering your loss, damage etc)The woman received partial compensation of £5,000.compensation + NOUNa compensation claimHe was seeking legal advice on a compensation claim.a compensation paymentUK farmers may be in line for compensation payments.a compensation scheme (=system for providing compensation)There is a compensation scheme for radiation-linked diseases.Examples from the Corpuscompensation• Furthermore, in 1975 an executive who suffered emotional distress after being demoted was awarded £500 compensation.• His employers paid him $5000 compensation for his broken leg.• Cunningham was conditionally discharged for one year and ordered to pay a total of £65 compensation.• Producers were put into considerable difficulty by the decision of the Ministry not to pay them full compensation.• It is a mystic power not of the world of material facts, a divine gift in compensation for our ephemeral life.• The ombudsman has no power to order compensation for example.• Board members will receive compensation in the form of stock options, as well as salary.• See if you can get some compensation from the airline for your lost baggage.• And by collecting unemployment compensation, laid-off workers can continue spending, keeping the overall economy from slumping further.• The government cannot take private property for public use without compensation.award/grant compensation• He can not alter a departmental decision or award compensation but may suggest an appropriate remedy to the appropriate Minister.• The Resident Magistrate said he had considered the matter of compensation but had decided not to award compensation.by way of compensation• Damages are awarded by way of compensation to the plaintiff for the loss suffered. 2.as compensation (for something)• In January 1994, he agreed to give free concerts as compensation for a previous conviction on drunken driving charges.• What they asked for as compensation, considering the agony they were about to be put through, was pitiful enough.• In addition, he was ordered to pay large sums of money to the government as compensation for his negligence.• Urge to build, to make, as compensation for anxieties of exile, he wrote.• Perhaps not, but plenty of people have sought power as compensation for their own feelings of inadequacy.• His portraits must in turn be considered an important constituent in their power, as compensation for their more corporeal weaknesses.• Such payments would come within para 10 of the Statement as compensation for loss of office rather than in anticipation of retirement.• Henry Fox secured a secret service pension for him of £1,200 a year as compensation.From Longman Business Dictionarycompensationcom‧pen‧sa‧tion /ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃənˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]HUMAN RESOURCES1an amount paid to someone because they have been hurt or harmedMr Lewis was awarded $75,000 compensation for injuries suffered in the accident.The group will pay compensation to 800 people who have been made redundant.2 abbreviation comp American English the total amount of money and other advantages that someone receives as an employeeJapanese workers get 30% of their compensation in vacation pay and bonuses.The firm has agreed to a new compensation package for its chairman, including stock options worth $252 million. → employee compensation → social security compensationcom·pen·sa·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable someone have suffered Corpus or injury paid because Business they to money |
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