■ recompense

通常的搭配是 to recompense somebody for something，以人作为直接宾语，但是也可以以事情作为直接宾语。意思可以是正面的“酬谢”，也可以是负面的“报复”。

• The nation recompensed the statesman for his years of services.国家报偿了那位政治家多年的为国操劳。
• The insurance company will recompense him for the loss. = The insurance company will recompense his loss to him.保险公司将对他受到的损失予以赔偿。
• You should recompense him for his efforts. = You should recompense his efforts to him.对于他所作的努力，你应该给与酬劳。
• The fees offered by Social Security do not recompense dental surgeons for their professional time.社会保险提供的费用，不足以补偿口腔外科医生花费的专业时间。
• They attempted to recompense the violence done to them.他们要对自己所受到的暴力欺凌进行报复。
• recompense good with evil以怨报德。