单词 | complement |
释义 | verbnouncom·ple·mentAW verb present simple - I / you / we / they complement BrE /ˈkɒmplɪment/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪment/ present simple - he / she / it complements BrE /ˈkɒmplɪments/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪments/ past simple complemented BrE /ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd/ past participle complemented BrE /ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd/ -ing form complementing BrE /ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪŋ/ BrE /ˈkɒmplɪment/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪment/ ~sth to add to sth in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive 补充;补足;使完美;使更具吸引力◆ The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list . 佳肴佐以美酒,堪称完美无缺。◆ The team needs players who complement each other . 球队需要能够相互取长补短的队员。compliment / complementThese words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them.这两个词拼写相似,但意义完全不同。compliment 指赞美、称赞:◆She complimented me on my English.她夸奖我的英语好。 If one thing complements another, the two things work or look better because they are together. * complement 表示相辅相成、相配合:◆The different flavours complement each other perfectly.不同的味道搭配在一起,可口极了。The adjectives are also often confused.这两个词的形容词形式亦常混淆。:Complimentary:◆She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.她对我的英语赞赏有加。 It can also mean 'free'.该词亦含免费赠送之义:◆There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。Complementary:◆The team members have different but complementary skills.队员技术不同但能互补。com·ple·mentAW noun BrE /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ NAmE /ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/ ~ (to sth )a thing that adds new qualities to sth in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive 补充物;补足物the complete number or quantity needed or allowed 足数;足额◆ We've taken our full complement of trainees this year . 我们今年接收的实习生已满员。(grammar语法) a word or phrase , especially an adjective or a noun , that is used after linking verbs such as be and become , and describes the subject of the verb . In some descriptions of grammar it is used to refer to any word or phrase which is governed by a verb and usually comes after the verb in a sentence 补足语;补语◆ In the sentences 'I'm angry' and 'He became a politician' , 'angry' and 'politician' are complements . 在句子 I'm angry 和 He became a politician 中,angry 和 politician 为补语。 |
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