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VERB
使(優點)突出;襯托出
If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
例句
Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
肉豆蔻、西芹和蘋果酒都能很好地突出這些豆子的味道。
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VERB
補足;補充;與…相輔相成
If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
例句
There will be a written examination to complement the practical test...
會有筆試作為實踐考試的補充。
We complement one another perfectly.
我們相互取長補短，堪稱完美。
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襯托物;補足物
Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
例句
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
綠色的墻紙完美地襯托出衣櫥那年代久遠的松木。
Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.
在尋找解決這些問題的方法時，需要有政治知識作為對科學知識的補充。
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裝備定額;編制名額
The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly.
例句
Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
每艘船的編制人數約為軍官12位，船員250名。
Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows.
克洛斯島上沒有一所房子的窗戶仍舊是齊全的。
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補語
In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence 'They felt very tired', 'very tired' is the complement. In 'They were students', 'students' is the complement.