compensate for补偿；弥补
Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。
Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health.
失去健康是无法补偿的。
Her intelligence compensates for her lack of experience.
她的聪明才智弥补了她的经验不足。
幸存者每人得到3万美元，作为对他们所受损失的补偿。
Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
她的律师说她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。
To ease financial difficulties，farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
为了缓解经济困难，农场主们损失的补贴会得到补偿。
各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便。
Nothing can compensate for losing my husband.
我失去丈夫的损失是无法弥补的。
No supportive words could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.
任何表示支持的言语都无法弥补与孩子们分开10年带给她的痛苦。
这家公司同意保持高产量以弥补供货丢失带来的缺口。
MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation
下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。
You must compensate me for this loss.
你必须补偿我的这个损失。
The firm must compensate you for your travelling costs.
这个商行必须偿付给你差旅费。
The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.
显然，官方对物价上涨进行补偿的承诺没有真正兑现。
make up for弥补，补偿（令人不快的遭遇或损失）；
Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
努力工作常可弥补能力的不足。
Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused.
为补偿你为此承受的压力，你要申请额外的补偿金。
She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
她先前待他不好，这时候想弥补一下。
he semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather.
为了补回恶劣天气耽误的时间，半决赛选手不得不一日双赛。
哈迪夫人赶紧问客人假期过得怎么样，替自己的言不得体打圆场。
那些飞行员先驱通过离地仅几英尺的低空飞行，弥补了飞行速度的不足。
He made up for the part of an old man.
他化装扮演一个老头儿。《汉英大词典》
