1 something that consists of two or more things or substances combined together 复合物;综合体;化合物:
a chemical compound化合物
2 (grammar语法) 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(由两个或以上词或成分组成,可以是一个词、几个词或用连字符(-)连接):
‘Car park’, ‘bad-tempered’ and ‘bathroom’ are all compounds.car park、bad-tempered及bathroom都是复合词。
3 an area of land with a group of buildings on it, surrounded by a wall or fence 四周有墙或篱笆、上面有建筑群的一块地;院落
compound²
/kəmˈpaʊnd ||; kəmˈpaυnd/verb
[T] to make sth such as a problem worse 使(问题等)恶化或复杂化
compound1/ˋkɑmpaUnd; ˈkɒmpaʊnd/n [C] 1 a chemical compound is a substance that consists of two or more different substances 化合物 2 an area that contains a group of buildings and is surrounded by a wall or fence〔内有建筑群〕四周有围墙[篱笆]的场地: a prison compound 监狱大院3 also 又作 compound noun/adjective/verb two or more words that are used together as a noun, adjective, or verb 复合名词/形容词/动词
compound2/kəmˋpaUnd; kəmˈpaʊnd/v [T] to make a difficult situation worse 使严重﹔使恶化: Our problems were compounded by appalling weather conditions. 我们的问题因为恶劣的天气而变得更加严重。
compoundcompoundcompoundscompoundedcompoundingnoun1something that is made of two or more parts: Salt is a chemical compound.2(grammar) a word that is made from two or more other words: ‘Hairdryer’ and ‘car park’ are compounds.