1、compensate

a、賠償;補(bǔ)償

The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.

顯然，官方對(duì)物價(jià)上漲進(jìn)行補(bǔ)償?shù)某兄Z沒(méi)有真正兌現(xiàn)。

To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.

為了緩解經(jīng)濟(jì)困難，農(nóng)場(chǎng)主們損失的補(bǔ)貼會(huì)得到補(bǔ)償。

b、抵消

MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation.

下議院的議員們說(shuō)關(guān)鍵是要找到一種抵消通貨膨脹影響的機(jī)制。

The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.

各種有利因素大大抵消了出行過(guò)程中的種種不便。

c、彌補(bǔ)(過(guò)失或不足)

People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.

覺(jué)得自卑的人只有通過(guò)外在的成就來(lái)彌補(bǔ)自己的不足，但往往都做過(guò)了頭。

No supportive words could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.

任何表示支持的言語(yǔ)都無(wú)法彌補(bǔ)與孩子們分開(kāi)10年帶給她的痛苦。

2、trigger

a、(槍的)扳機(jī)

A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

一名男子拿槍指著他們，接著扣動(dòng)了扳機(jī)。

b、引爆;啟動(dòng);觸發(fā)

The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.

盜賊肯定是故意觸發(fā)了報(bào)警器，然后躲在房子里。

The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.

那顆重達(dá) 1,000 磅的炸彈是由一根導(dǎo)線引爆的。

c、引起;發(fā)動(dòng);促使

the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.

導(dǎo)致第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)的事件

The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…

目前的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退是由消費(fèi)支出驟跌引起的。