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英语单词 compilation
英美音标 英 [ˌkɒmpɪ'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːmpɪ'leɪʃn]
中文释义 n.汇集;编写;编辑
英语例句 (1) Her latest album is a compilation of all her best singles.
(2) The compilation of new words into a dictionary takes a lot of time.
(3) Lexicology, a science on dictionary compilation, is a branch of lexicography.
中文例句 (1) 她最新的一套唱片是她的最佳单曲唱片的汇集。
(2) 把新字编成一本字典需要很多时间。
(3) 词典学是辞书学的一个分支学科,词典学是研究词典编纂的科学。
vocabulary简明 A compilation is a collection. You might have enough fascinating stories about compasses to publish your own compilation of the best. You'd have to find some other compass enthusiasts to buy it though.
vocabulary扩展 Coming from the 15th century Latin compilationem “that which is compiled,” a compilation is a grouping or anthology of similar items. A music compilation brings together different artists and songs on a playlist. One can gather essays on a similar topic to organize a compilation for a book. And as President Franklin D. Roosevelt noted, the Constitution itself is "the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”
柯林斯解释
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compile
汇编物;辑;集子 A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
  • His latest album release is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.

    最近发行的专辑是他过去10年来的爵士作品合集。

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