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compensate

B2 verb

Các nghĩa

  1. đền bù

    To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.

  2. trả công, thù lao

    To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

    It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.

  3. bù đắp, bù trừ

    To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

    ambitransitive

    His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.

  4. điều chỉnh để thích nghi

    To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

    I hate that old car because it steers a little to the left and I'm always compensating for that when I drive it.

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