Complement

['kɒmplɪm(ə)nt] or ['kɑmplɪmɛnt]

解释:

(noun.) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; 'a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner'; 'wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish'.

(noun.) either of two parts that mutually complete each other.

(noun.) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.

(noun.) number needed to make up a whole force; 'a full complement of workers'.

(noun.) a complete number or quantity; 'a full complement'.

(noun.) one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.

(verb.) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; 'I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup'.

整理:奥利维亚--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

(v. t.) That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

(v. t.) Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

(v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

(v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.

(v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel.

(v. t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.

(v. t.) A compliment.

(v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.

(v. t.) To compliment.

班森编辑

同义词及近义词：

n. Full number, full quantity.

编辑:厄休拉

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Completion, fulfilment, totality, supply, counterpart, correlative

ANT:Deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, abatement, detraction, defalcation,diminution, drawback

奥古斯汀录入

解释:

n. that which completes or fills up: full number or quantity: (Shak.) politeness.—v.t. Complement′ to supplement: (arch.) to compliment.—adjs. Complement′al completing: (Shak.) complimental; Complement′ary completing: together making up a whole.—Complementary angles angles which together make up a right angle.

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