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单词 compensation
释义
compensation
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/

compensationnoun(MONEY)

[U]
moneythat ispaidto someone inexchangefor something that has beenlostordamagedor for someproblem:
赔偿金；补偿金
Shereceived£40,000incompensationforalosteye.她得到4万英镑，作为对失去一只眼睛的赔偿。
You shouldclaim/seekcompensation.你应该要求赔偿。
a compensationclaim索赔要求
More examples
  • Sheadmittedher company'sresponsibilityfor thedisasterand went on toexplainhow compensation would bepaidto thevictims.
  • Thesmallamountof compensation is afurthersourceofgrievanceto thepeopleforcedtoleavetheirhomes.
  • Going tocourttoobtaincompensation is alongprocess.
  • You'll have tospendasmallfortuneinlegalfeesif youdecidetosuefor compensation.
  • We were given five hundredpoundsin compensation which isn't much but at least it's something.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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compensationnoun(EXCHANGE)

[CorU]
something that makes youfeelbetterwhen you havesufferedsomethingbad:
补偿（物）；赔偿（物）
I have tospendthreemonthsof theyearaway fromhome- but there are compensations like thechancetomeetnewpeople.我一年必得有3个月的时间出门在外——但也有好处，比如有机会认识人。
Freefoodwas no compensation for a veryboringevening.免费食物并不能弥补晚会的乏味无聊。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Replacing and exchanging
  • alternate
  • alternatively
  • bargainsomethingaway
  • change over
  • instead
  • instead of
  • lieu
  • make up forsomething
  • name
  • rep
  • represent
  • shoe
  • sing
  • someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • spare
  • step
  • step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
  • step into the breachidiom
  • sub outsomething
  • substitution
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compensationnoun(JOB PAYMENT)

[U]
thecombinationofmoneyand otherbenefits(=rewards)that anemployeereceivesfor doingtheirjob:
报酬（雇员获得的金钱和其他福利的总和）
Annualcompensation forourexecutivesincludessalaryandbonusunderourincentiveplan.我们的高级管理人员获得的年度报酬包括工资以及按奖励计划发放的奖金。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Earning money
  • (your)(daily) breadidiom
  • assessable
  • bank
  • base pay
  • basic
  • basic income
  • benefits package
  • feel the pinchidiom
  • hand over fistidiom
  • in arrearsidiom
  • lineyourpocket(s)idiom
  • livelihood
  • pay packet
  • pull
  • pullsomethingdown
  • rakesomethingin
  • remonetize
  • remuneration
  • shift
  • sick pay
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Related word

compensatory
(Definition ofcompensationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

compensation| Business English

compensation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃən/us
(abbreviationcomp)
HR
thecombinationofpaymentand otherbenefitsthat anemployeereceivesfor doingtheirjob:
Annual compensationforourexecutivesincludessalary,bonus, and otherbenefits.
Poor compensation may behurtingrecruitingandretentioneffortsinnursingschools.
LAW,INSURANCE
moneythat ispaidto someone because they have beenhurt, or because something has beenlostordamaged:
If you canprovethat someoneelsewas toblameforyouraccident, you willbeentitledto compensation.
In acaselike this, there is nolimitto thecompensationthat canbeawarded.
seekcompensation forinjury
acompensationclaim

See also

employee compensation
social security compensation
unemployment compensation
(Definition ofcompensationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcompensation

compensation
If future generations value nature much more highly, then such compensations will be either unfeasible or inadequate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Accordingly, compensations for this group of agents should be such that their utility at an efficient allocation of the common resource equals their stand-alone utility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Adding a feasibility constraint for compensations in the two allocations that are compared with each other, this leads to the following definition.
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Without these continual microadjustments and compensations that occur during normal neural ontogeny, more functional impairments and developmental failures might occur than is indeed the case.
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Within the category of mortality risks, random fluctuations constitute a pooling risk, as a larger size helps compensations.
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Entropy-enthalpy compensations are evident that result in relatively small net free energy changes for the ten combinations despite the large range of stacking exothermicities.
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In spite of the problems of widowhood, several people have told me that there are some compensations.
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In modern society there are no economic advantages for the individual in having children, and the personal compensations may be less attractive than they were.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, an unequal redistribution of excess compensations may easily lead to envy.
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The latter criterion is adapted to problems where monetary compensations can be used to facilitate the fair division of the common resource.
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They are basically miscellaneous sums connected with the initiation of schemes and may include legal fees and compensations.
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Artisanal compensations for the substantive loss of quality are at odds with the real economic situation.
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Subsequent chapters describe patterns of self-initiated compensations, and some micro- and macro-interventions aimed at improving the safety of the roads and vehicles for older people.
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Do such compensations differ from those observed in developmental cases?
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Then, as now, poverty had its own desperate compensations.
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Collocationswithcompensation

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These are words often used in combination withcompensation.

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additional compensation
We have also recognised the need foradditionalcompensationfor farmers whose herds are most affected.
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adequate compensation
In the latter case these actions involve a loss in future well-being unless accompanied byadequatecompensation in the form of investments in alternative forms of wealth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
ample compensation
As we noted before, condescension is presented here as the supreme reward, ample compensation for a lifetime of labor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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