The verb is pronounced 'kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmplɪmənt/. 動詞讀作 /'kɒmplɪment/。名詞讀作 /'kɒmplɪmənt/。
1 VERB 使(優點)突出;襯托出 If one thing
complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
使(優點)突出;襯托出 -
Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well. [VERB noun]
肉豆蔻、西芹和蘋果酒都能很好地突出這些豆子的味道。
2 VERB 補足;補充;與…相輔相成 If people or things
complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
補足;補充;與…相輔相成 3 N-COUNT [usually singular] 襯托物;補足物 Something that is a
complement to something else complements it.
襯托物;補足物 -
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser. [+ to]
綠色的牆紙完美地襯托出衣櫥那年代久遠的鬆木。
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Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.
在尋找解決這些問題的方法時,需要有政治知識作爲對科學知識的補充。
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 裝備定額;編制名額 The
complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly.
裝備定額;編制名額 [formal] 5 N-COUNT 補語 In grammar, the
complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence 'They felt very tired', 'very tired' is the complement. In 'They were students', 'students' is the complement.
補語 Word Link | ple ≈ filling : complement, complete, deplete |
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