compensating
present participle ofcompensate
| 单词 | compensating |
| 释义 | compensating present participle ofcompensate compensate verb uk/ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/us/ˈkɑːm.pən.seɪt/compensateverb(PAY MONEY)C1[T] topaysomeonemoneyinexchangefor something that has beenlostordamagedor for someproblem: Victims of thecrashwill be compensatedfortheirinjuries. Paying money
compensateverb(EXCHANGE)C2[I] toprovidesomething good orusefulinplaceof something or to make someonefeelbetterabout something that hasfailedor beenlostormissed: Nothing willevercompensateforhislostchildhood. Hisenthusiasmmore thancompensates for hislackofexperience. I took herswimmingto compensate for havingmissedout on thecinema. We were late and I wasdrivingfastto compensate. Replacing and exchanging
Examplesofcompensatingcompensating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Assimilation refers to strategies aimed at optimizing resources, orcompensatingfor losses or declines in domains that are central to the individual's self-esteem and identity. From theCambridge English Corpus The recognition of difference, for example bycompensatingwomen for carework, may end up reinforcing traditional gender divisions. From theCambridge English Corpus Practical methods forcompensatingfor missed treatment days in radiotherapy, with particular reference to head and neck schedules. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, thecompensatingdifferential is lower current pay in exchange for deferred retirement income. From theCambridge English Corpus The subsidy may therefore be an inefficient means ofcompensatingfederal employees. From theCambridge English Corpus Some are characterised by industrial dereliction with littlecompensatingaccess to cultural centres. From theCambridge English Corpus Contrary to expectation, however, income is not found to delay orientation bycompensatingfor the loss of comfort. From theCambridge English Corpus Although normally non-decisions do not attract a lot of popular attention, notcompensatinglow-income households for dramatic rent increases would probably have done just that. From theCambridge English Corpus Assistance to hosts is a way ofcompensatingfamilies for their generosity. From theCambridge English Corpus This calculation, involvingcompensatingerrors, is probably valid if the empirical coefficients and the calculated daylength are based on the same observational data set. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the rules and precautions that relate to flat roof construction (such as applying asphalt in more than one coat) arecompensatingmeasures. From theCambridge English Corpus This avoided the use ofcompensatingfield coils. From theCambridge English Corpus This indicates acompensatingeffect of the paternal genotype. From theCambridge English Corpus To the author's knowledge, this is a novel method ofcompensatingfor friction in contact with the environment. From theCambridge English Corpus To a certain extent, this role can be described ascompensatingfor the lack of systematic experimentation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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