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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

填补 [tiánbǔ]
  1. 1. fill (a vacancy, gap, etc.)
    填补缺额
    fill a vacancy
    填补亏空
    make up a deficit

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

填补 [tiánbǔ]
  1. 1. 填充补足
    填补空白。
    填补亏空。

Examples

填补科学技术上的空白
fill the gaps in science and technology
这本书填补了词典学方面的重大缺门。
This book fills a major gap in lexicography.
填补亏空
make up a deficit
这家公司刚刚贴出招聘启事,就有五个人愿来填补缺员。
The company had just put up a wanted advertisement, when five people came who were willing to fill the vacancy.
他们的研究成果填补了科学技术上的一项空白。
The findings of their research filled a scientific and technological gap.
填补空白
fill a gap
填补
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通过招工填补缺员。

Collocations

填补缺额
to fill a vacancy
填补空白
fill in the blanks
填补精神上的空虚
to fill up one's emptiness of spirit
设法填补
to try to fill something up

Word Decomposition


[tián]
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[bǔ]

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