complement

noun

1. something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

e.g. a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner
wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish

Synonym: accompaniment

2. either of two parts that mutually complete each other

3. a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

4. number needed to make up a whole force

e.g. a full complement of workers

Synonym: full complement

5. a complete number or quantity

e.g. a full complement

6. one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

verb

1. make complete or perfect
supply what is wanting or form the complement to

e.g. I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup

1. 使(优点)突出;衬托出
If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.

e.g. Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
肉豆蔻、西芹和苹果酒都能很好地突出这些豆子的味道。

2. 补足;补充;与…相辅相成
If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.

e.g. There will be a written examination to complement the practical test...
会有笔试作为实践考试的补充。
e.g. We complement one another perfectly.
我们相互取长补短，堪称完美。

3. 衬托物;补足物
Something that is a complement to something else complements it.

e.g. The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser...
绿色的墙纸完美地衬托出衣橱那年代久远的松木。
e.g. Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.
在寻找解决这些问题的方法时，需要有政治知识作为对科学知识的补充。

4. 装备定额;编制名额
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.

e.g. Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men...
每艘船的编制人数约为军官12位，船员250名。
e.g. Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows.
克洛斯岛上没有一所房子的窗户仍旧是齐全的。

5. 补语
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.

1. 补集：除此之外,集合还有其他基本的运算,像是联集(union),补集(complement),和差集(difference). 经由这些基本运算,可以帮我们处理不少事情,也让数学家、统计学家、或是资讯科学家,可以在集合上面建立各种理论或应用. 接下来就让我们来看看,

2. complement

2. 补体：中文摘要: 补体(Complement)作为天然免疫(Innate immunity)中的一类重要和保守的体系,为机体提供了快速和高效地清除入侵微生物的途径. 补体系统除了补体的直接杀伤机制外,在补体....

3. 补码：数值是以补码(complement) 表示的. 浮点型变量分为单精度(float型)、双精度(double型)和长双精度型(long double)三类形式. 若所用系统(如Turbo C++)将字符处理为带符号(signed char)时,若字符最高位为0,则整型变量高8位补0;若字符最高位为1,

4. 补语：五.补语 补语(complement)是一种补足主语和宾语的意义的句子成分. 补足主语意义的句子成分叫做主语补语(subject complement),补足宾语意义的句子成分叫做宾语补语(object complement). 六.定语 定语是用来说明名词(代词)的品质与特征的词或一组词.

5. complement：comp; 补码，补数