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performed in the order of their composition jfr ^ M f¥ 4 [U] the art of
writing music It A: to study composition ^ >J EeA 5 [C] a short text that is written as a school
exercise; a short essay AifeA 6 [U] (art JtA) the
arrangement of people or objects in a painting or photograph (
com posi tor
/kam'pDzita(r);
NAmE -'pa:z-/ noun a person who arranges
text on a page before printing
AM
com pos men-tis/.knmpas 'mentis; NAmE ,ka:m-/ ddj. [not before noun] (from
Latin, formal or humorous) having full control of
your mind fg % U # A ; 4> H? @ A f»TJ3 NON COMPOS MENTIS
corn-post /'knmpDSt; 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 1^ IE
$4;
IE:
potting compost (= a mixture of soil and compost that you can buy
to grow new plants in) IE44 0
a compost heap (= a place in the
garden where leaves, plants, etc. are piled, to make compost) IE44*t ? verb
[VN] 1 to make sth into compost ffi- - |iJ/&itIE 2 to put compost on or in
sth JS&^IEA com-posure /kam'pau^r); NAmE -'pou-/ noun [U] the state of being
calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour Mir; H0; iS/E: to keep/lose/recover/
regain your composure fMt# / A A / com pote /'krnnpDt; NAmE 'kaimpout/ noun [C, U] a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made of
fruit that has been cooked slowly with sugar ( jjnUtil ) ft
corn-pound noun, adj., verb
m noun /'knmpaund; NAmE 'ka:m-/ 1 a thing consisting of two or more separate
things combined together M.'a tyj]; 2 (chemistry \t) a
substance formed by a
chemical reaction of two or
more elements in fixed amounts relative to each other it if ty): Common salt is a compound of
sodium and chlorine. ^ ifi ^
3
(grammar A) a noun, an adjective or a verb made of
two or more words or parts of words, written as one or more words, or joined by
a hyphen. Travel agent, dark-haired and bathroom are all compounds. % ^
4
an area surrounded by a fence or wall in
which a factory or other group of buildings stands f ( ijJc
mm ) ) -. a
prison
compound
m adj. /'kranpaund; NAmE 'ka:m-/ [only before
noun] (technical A i#) formed of
two or more parts M if W : a compound adjective, such as fair-skinned #q
fair-skinned o A compound sentence contains two
or more clauses. |[ A'nJo 0 the compound
eye of a wasp It! 4$ 64 gig
verb /kam'paund/ [VN] 1 [often passive] to make sth bad become
even worse by causing further damage or problems jjq It; f<g M it: The problems were compounded by
severe food shortages, f* S l«]
M
M—'fcMito 2 be compounded
of/from sth (formal)
to
be formed from sth fcfe - ( WtMhX
) : The DNA
molecule is compounded from many smaller molecules.
3 [often
passive] (formal or technical A in) to mix sth together M cf; : liquid soaps compounded with
disinfectant ffj % jfi] M A M JA 4 M 4 (finance M) to pay or charge interest on an amount
of money that includes any interest already earned or charged
(m\)
compound 'eye noun (biology A) an eye like that of
most insects, made up of several parts that work separately gig
.compound 'fracture noun an injury in which a
bone in the body is broken and part of the bone comes through the skin jft -|A
# iff' — compare simple FRACTURE
.compound ‘interest noun [U] interest that is
paid both on the original amount of money saved and on the interest that has
been added to it g fij — compare simple interest
com-pre-hend /.knmpri'hend;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ verb (often used in
negative sentences # fU A /e 'rJ) (formal) to understand sth fully SM; Mtn ; H: [VN] The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend. A $ ^ Sh M j£s # ih A $J A
J® A A M
Mo 0 [V wh] She could not
comprehend how someone would risk people’s lives in that way.
Atit:AfH#3 AifrSP#A1 f^<, o [V] He stood staring
at the dead body, unable to comprehend. ST®
o note at understand [also V that]
com-pre-hen-sibie /.knmpri'hensabl;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ adj. ~ (to sb) (formal) that can be
understood by sb pJ M M ti (t): easily/readily comprehensible to the
average reader —rrm incomprehensible ► comprehensibility /.knmpri.hensa'bilati;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ noun [U]
com-pre-hen-sion /.knmpri'henj'n;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ noun
5
[U] the ability to understand MM tl \ MIn fi£ A :
speech and comprehension i5
f^ A A M M tl 0 His
behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to
understand).
0
She had no comprehension of what was involved. M A Q PH '0 A. 65 ^ 'I# o 2 [U, C] an exercise that trains
students to understand a language ( A (ft ) M
M%&>] ( ^-yi]^ ) ;
listening comprehension 0
a reading
comprehension
com-pre-hen-sive /.knmpri'hensrv;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ adj., noun
m adj. *1 including all, or almost all, the items, details,
facts, information, etc., that may be concerned A wP ift; CJlf- ) AfeiA; ffltt
complete, full
: a comprehensive list of addresses # A ffe fib @ 0 a comprehensive
study h.
® ffl % 0
comprehensive insurance (= covering all risks)
6
(BrE) (of education ffrW)
designed for students of all abilities in the same school
)
►
com-pre-hen-sive ness noun [U]
m noun (also compre hensive
school) (also
informal comp) (in
com-pre-hen-sive-ly /.kDmpri'hensivli;
NAmE ,ka:m-/ adv. completely;
thoroughly A A ® IS
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corn-press verb, noun
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 ( M
%
, EE $ :
[VN] compressed air/gas JEkUtS'H / 0 M Her lips compressed
into a thin line. 2 [VN] ~ sth
(into sth) to reduce sth and fit
it into a smaller space or amount of time jffti; '$£]&; J± PTZTI condense : The main arguments were compressed into
one chapter. A ^
press ► com-pres-sion
/kam’prej'n/
noun [U]: the com- ression of air 0 data compression
f&W/M
noun /'kmnpres; NAmE 'ka:m-/ a cloth that is pressed onto a part of the
body to stop the loss of blood, reduce pain, etc. ( jfcjfii,
com-pres-sor /k0m'presa(r)/ noun a machine that compresses air or other gases EEAf/l;
JEEfltfll
com prise /kam'praiz/ verb [VN] (not used in the
progressive tenses AfflAjffifrN") 1 (also be comprised of) to have sb/sth as
parts or members ^.15; Ei #; A •• H771 consist of : The collection comprises 327 paintings. 327 iplii, 0 The committee is
comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors. ^ M A Ifr fO fA A SP f J $ %
A ft
A M
lit 0 2 to be
the parts or members that form sth M ^ EBU make sth up:
Older people comprise a large proportion
of those living in poverty. A
A, £'AA Altttt;
$\a o note at consist of