The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpaʊnd/. The verb is pronounced /kəm'paʊnd/. 名词读作 /'kɒmpaʊnd/,动词读作 /kəm'paʊnd/。
- N-COUNT (作特殊用途的)大院,有围墙的场地
A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
- Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound.
当他们逃进使馆大院时,警察向他们开了枪。 - ...a military compound.
军营
- N-COUNT (化学中的)化合物
In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
- Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
有机化合物的分子中含碳。
- N-COUNT 混合物;组合物
If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things.
- Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
蜂蜜基本上是水、两种糖、几种维生素和酶的混合物。
- ADJ 复合的;组合的;混合的
Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things.
- ...a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves.
长有油光闪亮的复叶的高株灌木 - ...the compound microscope.
复式显微镜
- (单词)复合的
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 'force-feed'.
- (句子)复合的
In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses.
- VERB 使恶化;使复杂化;加重
To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it.
- Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy...
额外的流血和牺牲只会加重这场悲剧。 - The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
这儿的医疗体制使问题进一步恶化。