compound
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/compoundnoun[C](COMBINATION)
chemistryspecialized
achemicalthatcombinestwo or moreelements:
化合物Salt is a compoundofsodiumandchlorine.盐是钠和氯的化合物。
Manyfertilizerscontainnitrogencompounds.许多化学肥料都含有氮化合物。
formal
something consisting of two or more differentparts:
复合物；混合物Then there was hismanner, acuriouscompound ofhumourandseverity.还有他的态度，那是一种幽默与严厉的奇异混合。
languagespecialized
a word thatcombinestwo or more different words. Often, themeaningof the compound cannot bediscoveredbyknowingthemeaningof the different words thatformit. Compounds may be written either as one word or asseparatewords:
（语法中的）复合词'Bodyguard' and 'floppydisk' are twoexamplesof compounds.bodyguard 和 floppy disk 是两个复合词。
Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- aerogel
- alkali metal
- alkaline
- alkalinity
- antioxidant
- carbohydrate
- inorganic
- lectin
- melamine
- methyl orange
- monomer
- monosaccharide
- nitrogenous
- pectin
- propellant
- reactant
- saline
- soluble
- sulphide
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Complexity
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
compoundnoun[C](AREA)
anareasurroundedbyfencesorwallsthatcontainsagroupofbuildings:
（围起来的）场地，楼群，院落Thegatesopenedand thetroopsmarchedintotheircompound.大门开了，部队进入他们的大院。
Theembassycompound has beenclosedto thepublicbecause of abombthreat.因受到炸弹威胁，使馆区停止对公众开放。
Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- physic garden
- precinct
- reclamation yard
- roof garden
- yard
Grammar
Compounds
A compound word is two or more words linked together to produce a word with a new meaning:…Compound words
A compound word is two or more words linked together to produce a word with a new meaning:…Compound sentences
A compound sentence has two or more main clauses linked by coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but:…Nouns: compound nouns
Some nouns consist of more than one word. These are compound nouns. Compound nouns can be formed in different ways. The most common way is to put two nouns together (noun + noun); other common types are adjective + noun and verb + noun.…Compound verbs
Compound verbs are two words which combine to make one meaning. The first word is usually a noun, an adjective or a preposition, and the second word is a verb. The words are sometimes written as one word and sometimes joined by hyphens. A good learner’s dictionary will tell you how the compound is normally written:…Word formation
There are four main kinds of word formation: prefixes, suffixes, conversion and compounds.…Prefixes
We add prefixes before the base or stem of a word.…Suffixes
We add suffixes after the base or stem of a word. The main purpose of a suffix is to show what class of word it is (e.g. noun or adjective).…Conversion
Conversion involves the change of a word from one word class to another. For example, the verbs to email and to microwave are formed from the nouns email and microwave:…Compounding
When we use compounding, we link together two or more bases to create a new word. Normally, the first item identifies a key feature of the second word. For example, the two bases back and ache can combine to form the compound noun backache, and the two bases post and card combine to form the compound noun postcard.…Abbreviation
Abbreviation involves shortening a word. We do this in three main ways: clipping, acronyms and blends.…Back-formation
We form words with back-formation when we remove part of a word, usually something which we think is a suffix (or occasionally a prefix). We do this commonly when we form verbs from nouns.…compound
verb
uk/kəmˈpaʊnd/us/kəmˈpaʊnd/compoundverb(WORSEN)
[Toften passive]
to make aproblemordifficultsituationworse:
使加重，使加剧，使恶化Herterrorwas compounded by thefeelingthat she was beingwatched.她有种被人监视的感觉，这加剧了她的恐惧感。
Hisfinancialproblemswere compounded when heunexpectedlylosthisjob.他意外地失去了工作，这使他手头更紧了。
Severedroughthas compoundedfoodshortagesin theregion.严重的干旱加剧了该地区的食品短缺问题。
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- wear thinidiom
- worse
- worsen
compoundverb(COMBINE)
[T]
tomixtwo things together:
使混合；使复合Mosttyresare made ofrubbercompoundedwithotherchemicalsandmaterials.大多数轮胎都是用橡胶和其他化学制品、材料混合制成的。
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weave
- weaving
- yoke
compound
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/consisting of two or moreparts
复合的finance & economicsspecialized
used to refer to asystemofpayinginterestin whichinterestispaidboth on theoriginalamountofmoneyinvested(= given tocompanieshopingto get more back)orborrowedand on theinterestthat hascollectedover aperiodoftime:
（利息）以复利计算的compoundinterest复利
Theinvestmentfundhasachievedannualcompoundreturnsof 18.2percent.投资得到了18.2%的复利年回报率。
Complexity
- advanced
- all-singing
- baroque
- be more tosomethingthan meets the eyeidiom
- bleeding-edge
- finicky
- high-tech
- indirectly
- insolubility
- intractability
- multifarious
- onerousness
- ornate
- ornately
- over-elaborate
- tortuous
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- ultra-sophisticated
- wheels within wheelsidiom
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Interest & capital
Grammar
Compounds
A compound word is two or more words linked together to produce a word with a new meaning:…Compound words
A compound word is two or more words linked together to produce a word with a new meaning:…Compound sentences
A compound sentence has two or more main clauses linked by coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but:…Compound verbs
Compound verbs are two words which combine to make one meaning. The first word is usually a noun, an adjective or a preposition, and the second word is a verb. The words are sometimes written as one word and sometimes joined by hyphens. A good learner’s dictionary will tell you how the compound is normally written:…Word formation
There are four main kinds of word formation: prefixes, suffixes, conversion and compounds.…Prefixes
We add prefixes before the base or stem of a word.…Suffixes
We add suffixes after the base or stem of a word. The main purpose of a suffix is to show what class of word it is (e.g. noun or adjective).…Conversion
Conversion involves the change of a word from one word class to another. For example, the verbs to email and to microwave are formed from the nouns email and microwave:…Compounding
When we use compounding, we link together two or more bases to create a new word. Normally, the first item identifies a key feature of the second word. For example, the two bases back and ache can combine to form the compound noun backache, and the two bases post and card combine to form the compound noun postcard.…Abbreviation
Abbreviation involves shortening a word. We do this in three main ways: clipping, acronyms and blends.…Back-formation
We form words with back-formation when we remove part of a word, usually something which we think is a suffix (or occasionally a prefix). We do this commonly when we form verbs from nouns.…