弥补

弥补 [mí bǔ]

1. ■ make up; remedy; make good; offset; reparation:

弥补过失 smooth over a fault;

弥补缺陷 remedy a defect;

弥补失去的时间 make up for lost time;

弥补差额 make up the difference; make good the deficit;

弥补赤字 cover the deficit; make up a deficit; meet a deficit;

弥补进口技术需要 offset the amount used for imported technology;

学习他人之长，弥补自己之短 learn from other people's strong points to counteract one's own weaknesses;

她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。 Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.