compounding
present participle ofcompound
| 单词 | compounding |
| 释义 | compounding present participle ofcompound compound verb usuk/kəmˈpaʊnd/compoundverb(WORSEN)[Toften passive] to make aproblemordifficultsituationworse: Herterrorwas compounded by thefeelingthat she was beingwatched. Hisfinancialproblemswere compounded when heunexpectedlylosthisjob. Severedroughthas compoundedfoodshortagesin theregion. Deteriorating and making worse
compoundverb(COMBINE)[T] tomixtwo things together: Mosttyresare made ofrubbercompoundedwithotherchemicalsandmaterials. Connecting and combining
Examplesofcompoundingcompounding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, since thecompoundingpredicate is defeasible, it can be pragmatically overridden along the same lines as the examples discussed above. From theCambridge English Corpus Thecompoundingeffects of tropical deforestation and greenhouse warming on climate. From theCambridge English Corpus Individuals know rates of return on various types of investments, present value calculations, and the process ofcompoundingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus Similar arguments extend to what looks like noun incorporation, but could be best analysed ascompounding(see the above references). From theCambridge English Corpus With the epidemic expanding and problemscompounding, medical and social science professionals responded with critical notice. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps the seminar showed them the power ofcompoundingreturns and the payoff to saving earlier in life. From theCambridge English Corpus Compoundingthese problems of policy implementation in the face of local resistance were continuing tensions between forest conservation and other policy objectives. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, like para- composites, they can be lexical in nature, derived by a form ofcompounding, and not by syntactic incorporation. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet she views the morphological process ofcompoundingin itself, especially if revealed by a metaphorical derivation, already as a defining feature of noun-incorporation. From theCambridge English Corpus Systematic empirical or experimental work on this variability is scarce, but many studies oncompoundingcontain pertinent remarks and data. From theCambridge English Corpus Children who already face the risk of exposure to marital aggression thus may experiencecompoundingrisks in the subtle everyday dynamics of family interactions. From theCambridge English Corpus This simplification is like the simplification committed when one ignores the effect ofcompoundinginterest. From theCambridge English Corpus This schema defeasibly specifies that thecompoundingpredicate is made-ofsubstance. From theCambridge English Corpus Since there is no verb *dosen, it cannot be used forcompoundingin a schema like (71). From theCambridge English Corpus Compoundingthis problem is that many of the experiences we wish to study occur spontaneously in natural, rather than laboratory, environments. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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