The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpaʊnd/. The verb is pronounced /kəm'paʊnd/. 名词读作 /'kɒmpaʊnd/,动词读作 /kəm'paʊnd/。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](作特殊用途的)大院,有围墙的场地 A
compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound.
当他们逃进使馆大院时,警察向他们开了枪。
...a military compound.
军营
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](化学中的)化合物 In chemistry, a
compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
有机化合物的分子中含碳。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]混合物;组合物 If something is a
compound of different things, it consists of those things.
Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
蜂蜜基本上是水、两种糖、几种维生素和酶的混合物。
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[ADJ 形容词]复合的;组合的;混合的 Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things.
...a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves.
长有油光闪亮的复叶的高株灌木
...the compound microscope.
复式显微镜
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[ADJ 形容词](单词)复合的 In grammar, a
compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example 'fire engine', 'bottle-green', and 'force-feed'.
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[ADJ 形容词](句子)复合的 In grammar, a
compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses.
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[VERB 动词]使恶化;使复杂化;加重 To
compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it.
Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy...
额外的流血和牺牲只会加重这场悲剧。
The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
这儿的医疗体制使问题进一步恶化。