| 单词 | compound |
| 释义 | compound 1. n., adj., & v. --n 1. a mixture of two or more things, qualities, etc. 2. (also compound word) a word made up of two or more existing words. 3. Chem. a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions. --adj 1. a made up of several ingredients. b consisting of several parts. 2. combined; collective. 3. Zool. consisting of individual organisms. 4. Biol. consisting of several or many parts. --v 1. tr. mix or combine (ingredients, ideas, motives, etc.) (grief compounded with fear). 2. tr. increase or complicate (difficulties etc.) (anxiety compounded by discomfort). 3. tr. make up (a composite whole). 4. tr. (also absol.) settle (a debt, dispute, etc.) by concession or special arrangement. 5. tr. Law a condone (a liability or offence) in exchange for money etc. b forbear from prosecuting (a felony) from private motives. 6. intr. (usu. foll. by with, for) Law come to terms with a person, for forgoing a claim etc. for an offence. 7. tr. combine (words or elements) into a word. Phrases and idioms compound eye an eye consisting of numerous visual units, as found in insects and crustaceans. compound fracture a fracture complicated by a skin wound. compound interest interest payable on capital and its accumulated interest (cf. simple interest). compound interval Mus. an interval exceeding one octave. compound leaf a leaf consisting of several or many leaflets. compound sentence a sentence with more than one subject or predicate. compound time Mus. music having more than one group of simple-time units in each bar. Derivatives compoundable adj. Etymology: ME compoun(e) f. OF compondre f. L componere (as COM-, ponere put: -d as in expound) 2. n. 1. a large open enclosure for housing workers etc., esp. miners in S. Africa. 2. an enclosure, esp. in India, China, etc., in which a factory or a house stands (cf. KAMPONG). 3. a large enclosed space in a prison or prison camp. 4. = POUND(3). Etymology: Port. campon or Du. kampong f. Malay |
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