補う

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説

おぎなう【補う】

supplement ((a thing with another thing; a thing by doing)); 〔欠損を〕make up for

• 家庭教師をして生活費を補った
  He supplemented his regular income by working as a tutor.
• 不足額は臨時費で補った
  The deficit was 「made up with [covered by] money from the contingencies [incidental expenses].
• 彼女の長所は短所を補って余りある
  Her good points more than offset [compensate for] her weaknesses.

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