compensate學測 L5KK [ˈkɑmpəˌnset] ｜ /ˈkɑmpəˌnseɪt/
賠償；補償·彌補；抵消
學測高頻動詞，常考搭配用法
The store gave John a new watch to compensate him for the one that broke.
店家給了 John 一支新錶，賠償他那支摔壞的錶。
一個畫面：天秤兩端拉平
天秤失衡一邊有損失，兩端不再等重
加碼補平賠錢或給東西，把秤壓回水平
截長補短用優點補上缺點，讓整體回歸平衡
義項
退款賠償C1verb賠償；補償
The shop promised to compensate her for the broken phone.
店家承諾賠償她那支摔壞的手機。
compensate customerscompensate for the delay
截長補短C1verb彌補；抵消
His hard work compensates for his lack of skill.
他的努力彌補了他技巧的不足。
compensate for a weaknesscompensate for the lack of skill
片語
compensate for截長補短 →彌補；抵消掉
compensate customers退款賠客 →賠償顧客損失
fully compensate全額賠付 →完全賠償
你會不會這樣說？
The airline had to ___ passengers for the delay. (compensate / compete)
看答案
compensate
compensate 是「補償」，compete 是「競爭」，字形相似易混淆。
'His hard work compensates for his lack of skill.' 這裡 compensate for 最接近哪個意思？(A) 賠錢 (B) 用優點補上缺點
看答案
(B)
此句在講用努力彌補天分不足，而非給錢賠償。
字族
compensation 名詞：補償金；賠償・compensatory 形容詞：補償性的
順路看看
reimburse — 專指退回已花費的金錢refund — 單純退錢，不含補償其他損失多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
設備損失處理
The supplier paid NT$8,000 to compensate the retailer for equipment damaged during delivery.
供應商支付了新臺幣八千元，賠償零售商在運送過程中受損的設備。
團隊能力評估
The team's careful preparation helped compensate for its limited experience.
團隊的周詳準備有助於彌補經驗不足。
詞族
compensate 動詞 賠償；彌補・compensation 名詞 賠償；補償・compensatory 形容詞 補償性的・compensated 動詞（過去式／過去分詞） 賠償了；已補償
四選一
Careful planning can ____ for the team's limited resources.
看答案
compensate
答案為 compensate：can 後接原形動詞，compensate for 表示彌補不足。compensation 是名詞，compensatory 是形容詞，compensated 是過去式或過去分詞，均不符合此處句型。
同義改寫
The supplier paid NT$8,000 to compensate the retailer for equipment damaged during delivery. → The supplier paid NT$8,000 to make up for the retailer's loss from equipment damaged during delivery.
句中已明示付款金額，make up for the retailer's loss 保留以金錢補償設備損失的意思，未增加全額賠償承諾。
The team's careful preparation helped compensate for its limited experience. → The team's careful preparation helped make up for its limited experience.
此處 compensate for 與 make up for 都表示以充分準備彌補經驗不足；helped 也保留，沒有改成完全消除不足。