[VERB 动词]组成;构成 The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
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The force would be composed of troops from NATO countries...
这支军队将由来自北约国家的部队组成。
Protein molecules compose all the complex working parts of living cells...
活细胞中所有复杂的运行成分都由蛋白质分子构成。
They agreed to form a council composed of leaders of the rival factions.
他们同意成立一个由敌对派系的领袖组成的委员会。
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[VERB 动词]谱写(乐曲);作(曲) When someone composes a piece of music, they write it.
[V n]
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Vivaldi composed a large number of very fine concertos...
维瓦尔第创作了很多非常优美的协奏曲。
Cale also uses electronic keyboards to compose.
凯尔也用电子键盘谱曲。
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[VERB 动词]创作,写(信、诗或演讲稿) If you compose something such as a letter, poem, or speech, you write it, often using a lot of concentration or skill.
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[FORMAL 正式]
He started at once to compose a reply to Anna...
他马上开始给安娜写回信。
The document composed in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.
在费城起草的这份文件使具有独立主权的各州组成的邦联变成了国家政府。
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[VERB 动词]为(照片、图像)构图 If you compose a picture or image, you arrange it in an attractive and artistic way.
[V n]
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[TECHNICAL 术语]
Anthony dismounted with his camera and walked away from the walls to compose a shot...
安东尼拿着照相机下了车,走向离城墙更远的地方,为拍摄构图。
The drawing is beautifully composed.
这幅画的构图很美。
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[VERB 动词]使(自己)平静(或镇定);使(表情)镇静下来 If you compose yourself or if you compose your features, you succeed in becoming calm after you have been angry, excited, or upset.
[V pron-refl]
[V n]
She quickly composed herself as the car started off...
车一上路,她就很快让自己平静了下来。
Then he composed his features, took Godwin's hand awkwardly and began to usher him from the office.
然后他定了定神,尴尬地牵着戈德温的手,开始引领他离开办公室。
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com·pose/kəmˈpəʊz; NAmEkəmˈpoʊz/verb1[transitive ]( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) composesth ( formal) to combine together to form a whole 组成,构成(一个整体)SYNmake up◆Ten men compose the committee.委员会由十人组成。☞see also
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(1 )2[transitive , intransitive ]compose(sth) to write music 作曲;创作(音乐)◆Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.莫扎特在创作出他最后一部歌剧后不久便去世了。3[transitive ]~ a letter/speech/poemto write a letter, etc. usually with a lot of care and thought 撰写(信函、讲稿、诗歌等)◆She composed a letter of protest.她写了一封抗议信。4[transitive , no passive ]( formal) to manage to control your feelings or expression 使镇静;使平静composeyourself ◆Emma frowned, making an effort to compose herself.埃玛皱起了眉头,努力使自己镇定下来。composesth ◆I was so confused that I could hardly compose my thoughts.我心烦意乱难以镇定思绪。☞see also
1a)be composed of something to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or peopleSYN consist of: Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. The legal system is composed of people, and people make mistakes. ► Do not say that something ‘is composed by’ or ‘is composed with’ things or people. Say that it is composed of things or people.b)[transitive not in progressive] formal to combine together to form somethingSYN make up: More than 17.6 million firms compose the business sector of our economy.2[intransitive, transitive] to write a piece of music → composer, composition: Barrington has composed the music for a new production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.3compose a letter/poem/speech etc to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it: Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice.4a)compose yourself to try hard to become calm after feeling very angry, upset, or excited: Lynn took several deep breaths to compose herself.b)compose your face/features/thoughts to make yourself look or feel calm → composure: When asked a question, give yourself a second to compose your thoughts.5[transitive] to arrange the parts of a painting, photograph, or scene in a way that achieves a particular result: I like the way he composes his photographs.
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