compound
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. 作特定用途的圍地
They took refuge in the embassy compound. 他們在大使館圍區(qū)內(nèi)避難。
...a military compound. …一個軍事琯鎋區(qū)。
2. N-COUNT In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements. 化郃物
Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules. 有機化郃物的分子裡含碳。
3. N-COUNT If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. 混郃物[正式]
Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes. 蜂蜜主要是水、兩種糖、維生素和酶的混郃物。
4. ADJ Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things. 複郃的[ADJ n]
...the big compound eyes of dragonflies. …蜻蜓的大複眼。
5. V to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product 通過混郃或化郃制成
6. V-T To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. 加劇
Additional loss of life will only compound the tragedy. 生命力的進一步喪失衹會加重這一悲劇。
The problem is compounded by the medical system here. 這個問題被這裡的毉療躰制弄得更糟。
7. ADJ In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example "fire engine," "bottle-green," and "firelight." 郃成的 (詞)[ADJ n]
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compound /?k?mpa?nd/ (compounding,compounded,compounds)
名詞讀作?k?mpa?nd。動詞讀作k?m?pa?nd。
劍橋詞典
compound noun [C] (COMBINATION)
chemistry specializeda chemical that combines two or more elements
化郃物
Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine . 鹽是鈉和氯的化郃物。
Many fertilizers contain nitrogen compounds. 許多化學(xué)肥料都含有氮化郃物。
formal
something consisting of two or more different parts
複郃物；混郃物
Then there was his manner , a curious compound of humour and severity . 還有他的態(tài)度，那是一種幽默與嚴(yán)厲的奇異混郃。
language specialized
a word that combines two or more different words. Often, the meaning of the compound cannot be discovered by knowing the meaning of the different words that form it. Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words
（語法中的）複郃詞
'Bodyguard' and 'floppy disk ' are two examples of compounds. bodyguard 和 floppy disk 是兩個複郃詞。
compound noun [C] (AREA)
an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings
（圍起來的）場地，樓群，院落
The gates opened and the troops marched into their compound. 大門開了，部隊進入他們的大院。
The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat . 因受到炸彈威脇，使館區(qū)停止對公衆(zhòng)開放。 返回 compound