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com pen sa tion /.kDmpen'seiJn; NAmE ,ka:m-/ noun ~ (for sth) 1 [U, C] something,
especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged sth
that you own; the act of giving this to sb A ( iSf©
) V9; ( Xia ) Plg-fi:
to claim/
award/receive compensation 'g-ft / fi\ia / o
to pay compensation for injuries at work
0
to receive £10 000 in compensation. X .Jj
2
[C, usually pi.] things that make a bad situation
better
1
wish I were
young again, but getting older has its
compensations. ,
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compere /'kDmpea(r); NAmE 'kaimper/ noun, verb m noun (Br£) a person who introduces
the people who perform in a television programme, show in a theatre, etc. ( MW
l-n^J ) ±#A; (
Hn emcee: to act as (a)
compere ■ verb [VN, V] (BrE) to act as a compere for
a show f#c ( M
com pete 0-w /kam'piit/ verb 1 ~ (with/against sb) (for sth) to try to be more
successful or better than sb else who is trying to do the same as you % #•; A" trC: [V] Several companies are
competing for the contract. JlAftpftiE
O We can’t compete with them on price. ftdfE
ffrffiftjfcifc-1* fib f] ft ft o o Young children will usually compete for their mother’s attention. ft
# ft ffi BU ft % o O Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap
foreign imports. M pa,
[also v to m 2
m ~
(in
sth) (against sb) to take part in a
contest or game #jjp ) ': He’s hoping to compete in the
marathon.
com-pe-tence
/’kDmpitans;
NAmE ’ka:m-/ noun 1 (also less frequent competency) [U, C] ~ (in sth) | - (in doing sth) the ability to do sth well fig ft ; [ft ft : to gain a high level of competence in English rftj ft ftRftftiw
fi^ft O professional/technical
competence Aft / Jftftfilsft rrm
incompetence 2 [U] (law W) the power that a court,
an organization or a person has to deal with sth ( &J£f ) tm tThe judge has to
act within the competence of the court.
IS ffllftW ft ft o' 0 outside sb’s area of competence ISftftARflRIMiS 3 [C]
(also less frequent com- pe-ten-cy technical A ill) a skill that you need in a particular
job or for a particular task fig; ft 4$: The syllabus lists the knowledge and competences required at this level.
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com-pe-tency /'kmnpitansi; NAmE 'ka:m-/ noun {pi -ies)
= COMPETENCE
com-pe-tent /'knmpitant; NAmE 'ka:m-/ adj. ~ (to do sth) 1 having enough skill or
knowledge to do sth well or to the necessary standard j£©)}£{$’R<J; ft t£ A Rft # MR R*J: Make sure the firm is
competent to carry out the work. o
o He’s
very
competent in his work, ft ft # ft ft g 2 R(J X # 0 fST31 incompetent 2 of a good standard but not very good ft
Rft X Ih Rft i«i R*l 3 having the power to decide sth ft Rft The case was referred
to a competent
authority. ►
com-pe-tent-ly
adv.: to perform competently ft com pe ti tion 0-w /ftDmpa'tiJn; NAmE ,ka:m-/ noun 1 ~ (between/with sb) | ~ (for sth) [U] a situation in which
people or organizations compete with each other for sth that not everyone can
have ^ ; ft M: There
is now intense
competition between schools to attract students. o
We are in competition with four other companies for
the contract. fSHllft0 We won the contract in
the face of stiff competition. MAf# 2 [C] an event in
which people compete with
each other to find out who is the best at sth ft If ; % # : a music/photo, etc. competition # A, W> ft ft A 0 to enter/win/lose a
competition / MMJ ftH 3 the competition
[sing.+sing./pl. v.] the
people who are competing against sb^ft#; Aft: Weil be able to assess
the competition at the conference.
com-peti-tive 0-w /kam'petativ/ adj.
1 used to describe a situation in which people or
organizations compete against each other ft R-J : competitive
games/sports ft ft ff R9' ft A / ft ft is ft
o Graduates
have to fight for jobs in a highly competitive market, ft- ftft A A ft ft«! R<Jfffl. h ft ft X ft 0 2 ~ (with sb/sth) as good as or better
than
others ( ft- ) ( ft - ) KARA Aft ft A
R4J : a shop selling clothes
at competitive prices (= as low as any other
shop) ftAftft ARftlftJS o We need to work harder to remain competitive
with other companies. jAftAA-ftfeAft
HA ft ft A a O to gain a competitive advantage over
rival companies A A H M ft A ft Rtl ft ft ft
^ ft note at cheap B (of a person
A) trying very hard to be better than others |5AftftRft — AjftRft You have to be highly
competitive to do well in sport these days, ft A
rsi-ra uncompetitive ► com-peti-tive-ly adv. : competitively priced
goods ftj&AHrftftftAR^np
competitiveness
noun : the competitiveness of
British industry ftfSXikR^j ftftft
com peti tor /kam'petita(r)/ noun 1 a person or an
organization that competes against others, especially in business ( A^B i^ikft
iSRIl ) ftft#, our main/
major competitor ^ f ] ± ^ R^J ft ft A
ft 2 a person who takes part in a competition ft; ftlfft: Over 200 competitors
entered the race. * 200 ^ ft izfe ft # jJP
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com
pil ation /.kmnpi'leijn;
NAmE
,ka:m-/ noun 1 [C]
a collection of items, especially pieces of music or writing, taken from
different places and put together iftr H; IS Wi; IS : Her latest CD is a
compilation of all her best singles.
Rft
o a compilation
album —
'jKiSIt 2 [U] the process of compiling sth ^^the compilation of a
dictionary is]||R^illlS
corn-pile /kam'pail/ verb [VN] 1 to produce a book, list,
report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc. ( 4ft Uft# ) ;
We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for
the job. o
The album was compiled from live recordings from last
year’s tour. Pi ft iStt ft Aftif ® m ft ft A
ft A o! 2 (computing if) to translate
instructions from one computer language into another so that a particular
computer can understand them
com piler /kam'paila(r)/ noun 1 a person who compiles
sth ^^ft;-;oft£lft; 2 {computing if) a program
that translates instructions
from one computer language into another for a computer to understand
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com pla cency /kam'pleisnsi/ noun [U] (usually disapproving) a feeling of
satisfaction with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not think any
change is necessary; the state of being complacent g H #; g M : Despite signs of
an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency, H ft ifr fi ® A & #
com
pla cent
/kam'pleisnt/
adj.
~
(about sb/sth) (usually disapproving) too satisfied with
yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is
necessary; showing or feeling complacency g Rft tg # ft R^J; Affi tb g fg : a dangerously
complacent attitude to the increase in unemployment /JOtfi
til ft AftR^fal^^® O We must not become complacent
about progress. g lie ► com-pla-
cent-ly adv.
conn-plain 0-w /kam'plein/ verb ~ (to sb) (about/of sth)
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth A
ft : [V] I’m going to complain to the manager about
this, ft 1c ff ft |g il S ft
o 0 She
never complains, but she’s obviously exhausted.
M jS jk ft ,
iS & BSS^iftiSo 0 The defendant complained of intimidation