complement

US [ˈkɑmpləˌment]
UK [ˈkɒmplɪment]
  • v.补充；补足；使完美；使更具吸引力
  • n.补语；补足语；补充物；补足物
  • Web补体；补集；补码
Plural Form：complements  Present Participle：complementing  Past Tense：complemented  

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complement
v.
1.
~ sth
补充；补足；使完美；使更具吸引力to add to sth in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive
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。
n.
1.
~ (to sth)
补充物；补足物a thing that adds new qualities to sth in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive
2.
足数；足额the complete number or quantity needed or allowed
We've taken our full complement of trainees this year.
我们今年接收的实习生已满员。
3.
补足语；补语a word or phrase, especially an adjective or a noun, that is used after linking verbs such asbe andbecome , 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.
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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AllAll,补充补充,补足补足,使完美使完美,使更具吸引力使更具吸引力,补语补语,补足语补足语,补充物补充物,补足物补足物,补体补体,补集补集,补码补码
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1.
It pleased the Lord to create woman to complement man, not to compete with him or be a more rounded copy of him.
上帝创造女人，是为了与男人互补，而不是竞争，也不是作为男人的升级版本。
shàng dì chuàng zào nǚ rén , shì wèi le yǔ nán rén hù bǔ , ér bú shì jìng zhēng , yě bú shì zuò wéi nán rén de shēng jí bǎn běn 。
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2.
Smith said the project would complement a global defense forces review currently being undertaken by the United States.
史密斯表示，这次重审也是美国正在进行的全球军力重审的一个补充。
shǐ mì sī biǎo shì , zhè cì chóng shěn yě shì měi guó zhèng zài jìn xíng de quán qiú jūn lì chóng shěn de yī gè bǔ chōng 。
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3.
Contrasts the order of complement and object of modern Vietnamese with that of archaic Chinese. 5. Concluding remarks.
第三章探讨汉越的补语和宾语的语序，比较古汉语和越语的补语。
dì sān zhāng tàn tǎo hàn yuè de bǔ yǔ hé bīn yǔ de yǔ xù , bǐ jiào gǔ hàn yǔ hé yuè yǔ de bǔ yǔ 。
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If you haven't been a CEO before, show them your advisory board and the rest of your management team who will complement you.
如果你从未担任过首席执行官，把你的顾问团队以及管理团队中其他强人展示给他们。
rú guǒ nǐ cóng wèi dān rèn guò shǒu xí zhí xíng guān , bǎ nǐ de gù wèn tuán duì yǐ jí guǎn lǐ tuán duì zhōng qí tā qiáng rén zhǎn shì gěi tā men 。
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5.
But I knew Dick would be a strong complement to me, and this has proven to be the case.
但是我知道，Dick将会是我的得力助手，事实证明确实如此。
dàn shì wǒ zhī dào , Dick jiāng huì shì wǒ de dé lì zhù shǒu , shì shí zhèng míng què shí rú cǐ 。
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6.
He said Louis Dreyfus, the family owned trader looking for a sale or IPO, would be a good complement.
他表示，寻求出售股权或进行IPO的家族控股交易公司路易达孚（LouisDreyfus）将与嘉能可形成良好的互补。
tā biǎo shì , xún qiú chū shòu gǔ quán huò jìn xíng IPO de jiā zú kòng gǔ jiāo yì gōng sī lù yì dá fú ( LouisDreyfus ) jiāng yǔ jiā néng kě xíng chéng liáng hǎo de hù bǔ 。
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7.
Westerners do not seem to have such a good habit. The main ingredient is meat and plants are just the complement.
西方人似乎并没有这样的一种好习惯。主料是肉和植物只是补充。
xī fāng rén sì hū bìng méi yǒu zhè yàng de yī zhǒng hǎo xí guàn 。 zhǔ liào shì ròu hé zhí wù zhǐ shì bǔ chōng 。
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8.
Arrange other parts of the picture area in such a way as to complement what you choose to be the center of interest.
安排图片上的其它部分作为你选择的兴趣中心点的补充。
ān pái tú piàn shàng de qí tā bù fen zuò wéi nǐ xuǎn zé de xìng qù zhōng xīn diǎn de bǔ chōng 。
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All of a sudden, I saw next to a little sister is also a strong complement to let Aunt teeth.
突然，我看见旁边有一位小妹妹也在坚强地让阿姨补牙。
tū rán , wǒ kàn jiàn páng biān yǒu yī wèi xiǎo mèi mèi yě zài jiān qiáng de ràng ā yí bǔ yá 。
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World Bank financing has been used to complement bilateral assistance, which is often in the form of in-kind aid.
世界银行的融资补充了一般采取实物援助形式的双边援助。
shì jiè yín háng de róng zī bǔ chōng le yì bān cǎi qǔ shí wù yuán zhù xíng shì de shuāng biān yuán zhù 。
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