Complement

(noun.) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; 'a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner'; 'wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish'.

(noun.) either of two parts that mutually complete each other.

(noun.) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.

(noun.) number needed to make up a whole force; 'a full complement of workers'.

(noun.) a complete number or quantity; 'a full complement'.

(noun.) one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.

(verb.) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; 'I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup'.

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• But this complement may be much inferior to what, with other laws and institutions, the nature of its soil, climate, and situation, might admit of. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The machine also acts as a hose cart and carries a full complement of firemen. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It was generally supposed that these two officials formed the complement of each other. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• It is the complement of that problem. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• On several occasions during the war such details were made when the complement of men with the navy was insufficient for the duty before them. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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