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compoundcom·pound AW 1 /ˈkɑmpaʊnd / noun [countable] - a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together混合物；复合物
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chemistry化学) a substance formed by a chemical reaction of two or more elements in fixed amounts relative to each other化合物◆Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.普通食盐是钠和氯的化合物。
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English language arts英语语言文学) a noun, an adjective, or a verb made of two or more words or parts of words, written as one or more words, or joined by a hyphen复合词◆“Parking lot,” “roommate,” and “round-trip” are compounds.parking lot、roommate 以及 round-trip 都是复合词。
- an area surrounded by a fence or wall in which a factory or other group of buildings stands（用护栏或围墙围住，内有工厂或建筑群的）场地，院落◆a prison compound监狱场
compoundcom·pound AW 2 /ˈkɑmpaʊnd / adjective (only before a noun只用于名词前) formed of two or more parts复合的◆a compound adjective, such as “warm-hearted”如 warm-hearted 之类的复合形容词◆A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.复合句包含两个或多个从句。
compoundcom·pound AW 3 /kəmˈpaʊnd / verb [transitive] to make something bad become even worse by causing further damage or problems使恶化；使更严重◆The problems were compounded by severe food shortages.严重的食物短缺使问题进一步恶化。 |