complement
/ˈkɔmplɪmənt; `kɑmpləmənt/ n
1 ~ (to sth) thing that goes well or suitably with sth else, or makes it complete 相配合的事物; 补充物; 补足物
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish. 有咖喱的菜配米饭最妙.
2 the complete number or quantity needed or allowed 需要的或允许的数额
We've taken on our full complement of new trainees for this year. 我们今年招收的新学员已经满额了.
the ship's complement, ie all the officers and other sailors 船上的编制名额（全体军官和水兵或高级船员和水手）.
3 (grammar) word(s), esp adjectives and nouns, used after linking verbs such as be and become, and describing the subject of the verb 补语（尤指在连系动词如be become等之後, 用以描述动词之主语的形容词或名词）
In the sentence `I'm angry', `angry' is the complement. 在I'm angry一句中, angry是补语.
complement / ˈkɔmplɪmənt; `kɑmpləˌmɛnt/ v [Tn]
combine well (and often contrastingly) with (sth) to form a whole 与（某事物）结合（相辅相成）
His business skill complements her flair for design. 他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成. Cf 参看 compliment.