recompense
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) (fml 文) reward sb (for his work, efforts, etc); compensate sb (for his losses, etc) 酬谢或报答某人(因其工作、 尽力等); 赔偿或补偿某人(受的 损失等)
recompense employees for working overtime 给雇员发加班费
recompense her for the loss of her job 赔偿她失去工作的损失. recompense, n [sing, U]
~ (for sth) (fml 文) thing that rewards; thing that compensates 报酬; 赔偿; 补偿
receive adequate recompense for one's services, labours, efforts, etc 因工作、 劳动、 尽力等而获得合适的报酬
award the victim 500 in recompense for damages 给予受害者 500 英镑损害赔偿金.
🔁 扩展释义
*['rekәmpens]n. 报偿, 酬金, 赔偿vt. 报偿, 赔偿, 报酬【经】 报酬, 赔偿, 补偿相关词组: recompense good with evil
That sounds very interesting! I'll buy some frozen peas at the supermarket on my way home.
听起来很有趣!我回家时在超级市场买些冻豌豆。
Born a free man, he was now in chains.
他生来本是个自由人,如今却戴上了镣铐。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。