com·ple·mentAWverbpresent simple - I / you / we / theycomplementBrE/ˈkɒmplɪment/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪment/present simple - he / she / itcomplementsBrE/ˈkɒmplɪments/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪments/past simplecomplementedBrE/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd/past participlecomplementedBrE/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪd/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪd/ -ing formcomplementingBrE/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪmentɪŋ/BrE/ˈkɒmplɪment/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪment/~sthtoaddtosthinawaythatimprovesitormakesitmoreattractive补充;补足;使完美;使更具吸引力◆Theexcellentmenuiscomplementedbyagoodwinelist. 佳肴佐以美酒,堪称完美无缺。◆Theteamneedsplayerswhocomplementeachother. 球队需要能够相互取长补短的队员。compliment / complement
These 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·mentAWnounBrE/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/NAmE/ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/~ (tosth)athingthataddsnewqualitiestosthinawaythatimprovesitormakesitmoreattractive补充物;补足物thecompletenumberorquantityneededorallowed足数;足额◆We'vetakenourfullcomplementoftraineesthisyear. 我们今年接收的实习生已满员。(grammar语法) awordorphrase, especiallyanadjectiveoranoun, thatisusedafterlinkingverbssuchasbeandbecome, anddescribesthesubjectoftheverb. Insomedescriptionsofgrammaritisusedtorefertoanywordorphrasewhichisgovernedbyaverbandusuallycomesaftertheverbinasentence补足语;补语◆Inthesentences'I'mangry'and'Hebecameapolitician', 'angry'and'politician'arecomplements. 在句子 I'm angry 和 He became a politician 中,angry 和 politician 为补语。