弥补make up; remedy; rectify;make good
学习他人之长，以～自己之短learn from other people’s strong points to counteract one’s own weaknesses/不可～的损失irreparable(or irretrievable) loss / ～赤字 cover the deficit;make up a deficit;wipe out deficits/～经常性开支make up for the shortages in routine expenditure/～漏洞plug (or fill up)a leak/～缺陷remedy a defect/～失去的时间make up for lost time/～损失make up for(or make good)a loss/～外汇短缺make up for foreign exchange shortages/～学识不足make up for one’s inadequate knowledge |