complement
US
UK complement [sth] vtr: (counterbalance, match)
SC 映衬
SC 衬托
TC 襯托
TC 襯托
The decor complements the architecture of the building perfectly.
大楼的装潢完美地衬托了其建筑风格。
complement, full complement n: (full amount)
SC 全额
SC 足数
During the strike, the school had to open without its full complement of teachers.
在教师罢工期间，学校不得不在有教师缺席的情况下开学。
complement n: ([sth] that completes)
SC 补足物 bǔ zú wù
TC 補足物
TC 補足物
complement n: (opposite on color wheel)
SC 互补色
TC 互補色
TC 互補色
The complement of orange is blue.
橙色和蓝色是互补色。
complement n: (accompaniment to food)
SC 配餐
This Chardonnay is the perfect complement to tuna.
这瓶霞多丽酒是吞拿鱼理想的配餐。
complement n: (grammar) (语法)
SC 补足语
TC 補語
TC 補語
Adjuncts are optional in grammar, but complements are required.
complement n: (ship: officers and crew) (船)
SC 全员，全体成员 quán tǐ chéng yuán
TC 全體成員
TC 全體成員
The ship's complement includes twenty officers.
complement one another v expr: (be well matched)
SC 互补，相辅相成 hù bǔ
Liz and Brian are very different, but as a couple, they complement one another.