Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
complement [n ˈkɔmplɪmənt]
[vb ˈkɔmplɪmɛnt]
I n
[c]
1
▶ a complement (to sth) (=enhancement) (与(與)某物)互补(補)的东(東)西 (yǔ mǒuwù) hùbǔ de dōngxi
(=supplement) (某物的)补(補)充 (mǒuwù de) bǔchōng
(=supplement) (某物的)补(補)充 (mǒuwù de) bǔchōng
2
[of staff, things] 需要/允许(許)的数(數)额(額) xūyào/yǔnxǔ de shù'é
3 (Ling) 补(補)语(語) bǔyǔ
II vt
1
(=enhance) 与(與)…相辅(輔)相成 yǔ…xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng
2
(=supplement) 与(與)…配套 yǔ…pèitào
3
(=combine well with) 互补(補) hùbǔ
- to have a full complement of
…都齐(齊)全了 …dōu qíquán le
请勿将 complement 和 compliment 混淆。 complement 指使某事物变得完整、良好或者有效。例如，如果一种食物 complement 另一种食物，或是另一种食物的 complement ，表示这两种食物搭配得很好。如果两个人彼此 complement ，表示他们的个性相符。Rice is a good complement to curry…He complements his wife perfectly. 如果你 compliment 某人，或者 pay them a compliment ，表示你欣赏他们或对他们赞赏有加。I always compliment her cooking skills…She blushed every time he paid her a compliment.