| [/ˈkɔmplɪmənt; ˋkɑmpləmənt/] n 用法:
1 ~ (to sth) thing that goes well or suitably with sth else, or makes it complete 相配合的事物; 补充物; 补足物:
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish. 有咖喱的菜配米饭最妙. 用法:
2 the complete number or quantity needed or allowed 需要的或允许的数额:
We've taken on our full complement of new trainees for this year. 我们今年招收的新学员已经满额了. *
the ship's complement, ie all the officers and other sailors 船上的编制名额（全体军官和水兵或高级船员和水手）. 用法:
3 (grammar) word(s), esp adjectives and nouns, used after linking verbs such as be and become, and describing the subject of the verb 补语（尤指在连系动词如be become等之後, 用以描述动词之主语的形容词或名词）:
In the sentence `I'm angry', `angry' is the complement. 在I'm angry一句中, angry是补语. complement 2
[/ˈkɔmplɪmənt; ˋkɑmpləˏmɛnt/] v [Tn] combine well (and often contrastingly) with (sth) to form a whole 与（某事物）结合（相辅相成）:
His business skill complements her flair for design. 他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成. Cf 参看 compliment. |