compensate v. 补偿。酬报

　　短语compensate somebody for loss 赔偿某人损失

　　例Management compensated us for the time we worked.

　　资方补偿我们工作时间的报酬。

　　The company compensates her for extra work.

　　公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。

　　compensation n. ①补偿，赔偿 ②酬金

　　短语in compensation for 以……为报酬/赔偿

　　make compensation for 补偿/赔偿……

　　compensation trade 补偿贸易

　　make compensation for somebody's losses 补偿某人的损失

　　例Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.

　　男女应同工同酬。

　　The airline passenger demanded compensation for the loss of all her luggage.

　　该飞机乘客要求赔偿她所丢失的全部行李。

　　She was given $3,000- in compensation.

　　她获得3,00美元的赔偿金。

　　compete v. 比赛，竞争

　　短语compete with/against sb. for sth. 与某人竞争而获得某物

　　例Japan competed with other countries for world market.

　　日本与其他国家竞争国际市场。

　　competition n. 比赛，竞争

　　短语keep trade competition between 在……之间保持剧烈的贸易竞争

　　fair competition 公平竞争

　　horizontal competition 同业竞争

　　例The competition has cornered the market.

　　竞争对手已垄断了市场。

　　competitor n. 竞争者，对手

　　例Competitors in the book trade did their best to undercut each other's prices.

　　图书市场的竞争者们竞相压价。

　　This firm is one of our biggest competitors.

　　这家商行是我们最强的竞争对手之一。

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