1 [U] the parts that form sth; the way in which the parts of sth are arranged 组成部份;构造:
the chemical composition of a substance某种物质的化学成分the composition of the population人口结构
2 [C] a piece of music that has been written by sb 音乐作品:
Chopin's best-known compositions肖邦最著名的作品
3 [U] the act or skill of writing a piece of music or text 作曲;撰文;作曲或撰文的技巧:
She studied both musical theory and composition.她修读了音乐理论及作曲技巧。
4 [C] a short piece of writing done at school, in an exam, etc 作文:
Write a composition of about 300 words on one of the following subjects.试选以下其中一个题目写一篇约300字的文章。
composition/͵kɑmpəˋzIʃən; ˌkɒmpəˈzIʃ$n/n 1 [U] the way that something is made up of different parts, things, or people〔某物的〕组成﹐构成: +of the chemical composition of soil 土壤的化学构成the composition of the jury 陪审团的成员组成2 a) [C] a piece of music that someone has written 音乐作品: one of Beethoven's early compositions 贝多芬的早期作品之一 b) [U] the art or process of writing music or poetry〔音乐或诗的〕创作﹔作曲﹔作诗 3 [U] the way in which the different parts of a painting or photograph are arranged〔图画﹑照片的〕构图 4 [C,U] a short piece of writing about a subject by a student [ essay ] 作文〔指学生作业〕