performed, in the order of
their composition ® ®
表演的作品 4
[U] the art of writing music 作曲 术：to study composfrio/i 学习作曲艺术 5
[C] a short text that is written as a school exercise;.a short essay 作文；小沧文
6
[U] (art 术).the arrangement of
people or objects in a painting or photograph (绘画、摄影菇）构图
com-posi-tor /k0m'pDzita(r); NAmE -'paiz-/ noun a person who arranges
text on a page before printing 人员
com-pos men-tis /.kDmpas 'mentis; NAmE ,ka:m-/
adj. [not before noun] (from Latin, formal or humorous) having full control of
your mind麁完全控制神審；心智健全
nr-ni
non compos mentis
com-post /'kDmpost; NAmE 'kaimpoust/ noun, verb m noun [U, C] a mixture of
decayed plants, food, etc. that can be added to soil to help plants grow 混合肥料；堆
肥：potting compost (; a mixture of soil and compost that
you can buy to grow new plants in)盆栽混合肥料◊ a compost
heap (= a place in the garden where leaves, plants, etc. are piled,
to make compost)混合肥料堆 尸 verfr [VN] 1 to make sth into
compost …制k堆肥 2 ..to put .compost on
or in sth 施堆肥手 com-pos-ure /k9m'p9U30(r); NAmE -'pou-/ noun [u] the state of being
calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour 沉着；镇静；镇定：to fceep/tose/recover/
regain your composure 保_/ 失去 / 恢爱镇静 com-pote /'kornpot; NAmE 'kaimpout/ noun [C, U) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made of fhiit
that has been cooked slowly with sugar (加糖慢火煮过后冷却的）糖
渍水果，蜜饯
com-pound noun, adj., verb
m noun /'kumpaund; NAmE 'ka:m-/ 1 a thing
consisting of two or more separate things combined together 复合 物；混合物 2
(d?e/?7/sf〇/ 化} 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 0/ sodium ami ■
cftiorine.普通食盐是钠
和氯的 4：合物。一compare element(4), mixture(3)
3
{grammar 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. Travel agent, c/ar/c-hfl/Ved and are all compounds.复合词
4
an area surrounded by a fence or wall in
which a factory or other group of buildings stands 有围栏（.或 围墙）的场地（内有X厂或其他建筑群)•： a prison compound监狱场地
madj. /'kDmpaund; NAmE 'ka:m-/ [only before noun] {tech- n/ca/ 术语）formed of two or more
parts 复合 ^ : a compound
adjective, such as fair-skinned 如
fair-skinned 0 A compound
sentence contains two or more cZauses.复合句包含两个或多个从句。◊ the compound eye 〇/a
wasp夤蜂的复目良
verb /kam'paund/ [VN] 1 [often passive] to make sth bad become even worse by
causing further damage or problems 使加重；使恶化rhe proWems were compounded by severe/ood shortages. 严重 的食物 短缺使 问题 进•^步恶化。2 be
compounded of/from sth to be formed from sth 由…构成（.或形成）：The DNA molecule is compounded
from many smaller molecules. 脱氧核糖核睃分子是,由许多更小的分子组成的。3 [often passive] {formal or technical 7(^ to mix sth together 混，舍；掺和；拌和.：liquid soaps compounded with
cfcin/ectant用消_剂混合制成的4液4 (//Vjflnce财）to pay or charge interest on an amount of
money that includes any interest already earned or charged 女付， 收取（复利）
.compound 'eye noun {biology an eye like that of
most insects, made up of several parts that work separately 复眼
.compound 'fracture noun an injury in which a
bone in the body is broken and part of the bone comes through the skin 弁:'放性骨拆一compare simple
FRACTURE
,coni|iouncl .interest not//? M interest that is paid both on the
original amount of money saved and on the interest that has been added to it M. 一 compare
SIMPLE INTEREST
com-pre-hend /.kDmpn'hend; NAmE ,ka:m-/ verb (often used in
negative sentences 常用于否定句j to
understand sth fully 理解；领悟；懂：[VN] TTie in月nife distances of space are too great
for the human mind to comprehend.太空的无垠距离遥远得让人类的大脑无法理
解。[V wh-] She couZd. not compre/iemi hovv_ someone wouid risfc people’s Hves m that way.她不明白怎么会有 人竟拿人们的生命那样去冒险。◊ [V] He stood staring at the dead body, unaWe to comprehend.他站在那里，.盯.着 那具尸体，弄不明白是怎么回事。onoteatuNDER- sTAND [also V that]
com pre-hen sibfe /.kDmpri'hensabl; NAmE ,ka:m-/
〜（to sb) that can be
understood by sb 可理
解的；能懂的：easily/readily
comprehensible to the average reader —般读者容易懂的 TOJ3 incomprehensible ►
comprehensibil ity /.kDmpri.hensa'bileti; NAmE ,ka:m-/
noun [U]
re-hen-sion /.kDmpri'henJ'n; ,ka:m-/ noun the ability to understand 理解力；领悟能力.： speech and comprehension 说话能力和理解力◊ /fis behaviour was completely beyond comprehension !(= impossible to understand).他的举止完全令人费解。
,o She had no comprehension of what was
involved. 明白所涉及询事情。2 [U，C] an exercise
that trains students to understand a language {语言学习中的）理 解练习_ (或训练.）：listening comprehensicm听力练习◊ a reading compre/iensicm 阅_理解练习：… com-pre-hen-sive /.kDmpri'hensiv;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ adj., noun
madj. 1 including all, or
almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc” that may be concerned 全部 的；所有的；（几乎）无所不包的；详尽的H3U complete, full ： a comprehensive list of addresses #
.尽的地址目录i ◊ a
compre/iensive study基面的研究◊
compre/ienst've insurance (= covering all risks)综合保险 2 (8/f) (of education 教會）designed for students of all abilities in the same school综合性的（’接收各种资质的 学生）► com-pre-hen-sive-ness noun [U]
■ noun (also comprehensive school) (also informal comp) (in
com-pre-Ken-sive-ly /.kDmpri'hensivli; NAmE ,ka:m-/ flc/v. completely;
thoroughly.完全地；彻底地：rhey were comprehensiveZy beaten the/ind.他们在决赛中
一败涂地。
com.press now/?
r verb /kam'pres/ 1 〜（sth) (into sth) to press or
squeeze sth together or into a smaller space; to be pressed or squeezed in this
way (被）压紧，压缩：[VN] compressed air/g〇5 压缩空气 / 气体 ◊
[V] Her compressed fnto a thin Zine•她的双脣抿成了一道缝。2 [VN]〜sth (into sth) to reduce sth and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time 精简；浓缩；压缩 K77I condense ： ITie mai’n arguments were compressed into one chapter 主要的论证被压缩进了 一个章令。3 [VN] (compwf/>7g计) to make computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a
disk, etc.压缩（文件等）’ Rim
decompress ► com-pres-sion /kam'prejn/ noun [u] ： the com- ressfon 〇/air 空气的压缩◊ data
compression 数据压缩 noun /'kompres; NAmE 'ka:m-/ a
cloth that is pressed onto a part of the body to stop the loss of blood, reduce
pain, etc.(止血、减痛等的）敷布，压布
com.pres.sor /k9m_presa(r)/ /70WA7 a machine that compresses
air or other gases 压气机； 压缩机 com.prise /lwm’praiz/ verb [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ） 1 丨also be comprised of) to have sb/sth as
parts or members 包括；.运含；由... 组成 consist of ： The collection comprises 327 paintings•这部画所收有 327 幅画。◊ 77ie.commi’ttee is comprised of representatives from both the
public and prfvafe sectors.委员会由政府和私人部门的双方代表组
■成。2 to be the parts or members that form sth 是 '(某 事物的 >
组成部备；组成；构成SE3 MAKE STH UP: Older people comprise a large proportion of those living mpoverty.在那些生活贫困的人中，老年人占有很大的比
例。.〇 note at consist of