compensate
v. 補償，彌補
I’ll compensate you for your losses. 我將彌補你的損失。
[同]make up for
v. 酬報
compensate sb. for his trouble 酬謝某人的辛勞
[難點]
compensate ( sb. ) for… 因…而賠償（某人）
Nothing can compensate for the loss of one’s health. 失去健康是無法補償的。

compensation
n. 補償（物），賠償（金）
He was paid a sum of money as a compensation for his loss in the flood.
他得到一筆水災損失的賠償費。
[難點]
in compensation / by way of compensation / as a compensation for 對…的賠償

competitive
n. 競爭者，比賽者，對手
[同]rival

complaint
n. 疾病
a heart complaint 心臟病
[同]disease
n. （律）控告，控訴

complement
n. 補充物
Travel can be an excellent complement to one’s education.
旅行能極大地增加一個人的學識
n. 補語；（數）余數
vt. 補充，補足
[同]supplement

completion
n. 完成，完結
You may occupy the house on completion of contract.
買賣手續一完成，你就可以住進此房去了。
n. 圓滿，實現
[同]realization

complexity
n. 復雜性；復雜的事物

complication
n. 復雜的狀態，混亂，糾紛
Here are further complications to worry us. 這里還有更多的復雜的事情困擾我們。
n. 并發癥

compliment
n. 恭維話，稱贊
I made / paid a compliment to Mary on her dress. 我稱贊瑪麗的衣服漂亮。
n. （pl.）致意，問候
With the compliments of the season. 恭祝圣誕！
vt. 贊美，恭維
[同]praise
vt. 致意，祝賀
[難點]
compliment sb. on sth. 稱贊某人某事
pay sb. a compliment on sth. = pay a compliment to sb. on sth.
（為某事）恭維某人

comply
vi. 依從，遵照
We must comply with traffic rules. 我們必須遵守交通規則。
[難點]
comply with… 遵守…,服從…

composer
n. 作曲家，作家，調解者

composite
adj. 合成的，集成的，綜合的
[同]compound
adj. （建）混合式的
n. 合成物，混合物
[同]mixture
n. 菊科植物

comprehend
vt. 理解，領會
I did not comprehend his meaning. 我不明白他的意思。
[同]understand
vt. 包含，包括
[同]include

compression
n. 壓縮，濃縮
compression of ideas 言簡意賅

compulsory
adj. 強迫的，強制的
compulsory legislation 強制性立法
adj. 必須做的，義務的
a compulsory subject 必修科目
compulsory military service 義務兵役
[同]obligatory

conceit
n. 自負，自高自大
He is full of conceit. 他及其自負。
[同]self-pride

conceive
v. 構想，設想
He conceived a plan of stealing jewels. 他想出一個偷珠寶的計劃。
[同]think of
n. 懷孕 ；懷有（某種情感）
conceive a friendship for sb. 對某人懷有友情
[難點]
conceive of 想出
I can’t conceive of your allowing the child to travel alone.
= I can’t conceive why you allowed the child to travel alone.
我想不通你為什么讓那孩子獨自旅行。