1. Did you get any compensation when you were dismissed from your job?
    你被解雇时有没有拿到补助金？

2. Tom gave me a new knife as compensation for the one he lost.
    汤姆给了我一把新刀，算是赔偿那把被他丢失的刀。

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3. The job is hard but the compensation is good.
    这个工作很辛苦，但报酬是高的。

4. Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.
    男女同工应同酬。

1. 补偿作用：相互欣赏;家庭经济条件优越的学生会欣赏那些克服困难求学的学生、依赖性强的人更愿意与独立性强的人交朋友等等. 还有一种情况是,补偿作用(compensation)如一个看重成绩而自己成绩又不很理想的学生,更看重成绩优秀的学生.

2. compensation：comp; 高阶管理者薪酬

1. 补偿(或赔偿)金
    Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.

    e.g. He received one year''s salary as compensation for loss of office...
           他得到一年的工资作为失业补偿金。
    e.g. There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand...
           应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。

2. (对不利事情的)补偿
    If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better.

    e.g. Helen gained some compensation for her earlier defeat by winning the final open class...
           海伦在公开组决赛中取胜，这对她早先的失败算是一种补偿。
    e.g. Despite a reduction in earnings there are compensations in moving to the north-east where the quality of life is excellent...
           尽管钱会挣得少一点，搬到生活质量高的东北部去还是有很多好处的。

1. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

    Synonym: recompense

2. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors