complementing

US: /ˈkɑmpɫəˌmɛntɪŋ/
UK: /kˈɒmplɪməntɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


complement /'kɔmpliment/
  • danh từ
    • phần bù, phần bổ sung
    • (quân sự) quân số đầy đủ
      • ship's complement: quân số đầy đủ cần cho công tác trên tàu
    • (ngôn ngữ học) bổ ngữ
    • (toán học) phần bù (góc...)
    • (sinh vật học) thể bù, bổ thể
    • ngoại động từ
      • làm đầy, đủ, bù cho đầy đủ, bổ sung

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 completion, perfection, confirmation, finishing touch, consummation:
    The grand tour was considered the necessary complement of an English education in the 18th century.
    2 crew, team, company, band, outfit; quota, allowance, quorum:
    The regiment's full complement was attained by selecting from among the recruits.
    v.
    3 complete, perfect, round out or off, set off, top off; flesh out:
    The setting was complemented by a huge floral arrangement. His argument was complemented by evidence from rare documents.
    4 supplement, enhance, add to:
    These are facts that complement but do not contradict her story.

    Concise English dictionary


    complements|complemented|complementing'kɒmplɪment
    noun
    +a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
    +a complete number or quantity
    +number needed to make up a whole force
    +something added to complete or make perfect
    +one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
    +either of two parts that mutually complete each other
    verb
    +make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to