compounds
US /ˈkɑm.paʊndz/
UK /ˈkɒm.paʊndz/
名詞
1.
化合物, 混合物
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture
範例:
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Water is a chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
水是氫和氧的化學化合物。
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The new drug is a complex compound of several active ingredients.
這種新藥是幾種活性成分的複雜化合物。
2.
複合詞
a word made up of two or more existing words
範例:
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The word 'sunflower' is a compound of 'sun' and 'flower'.
“sunflower”這個詞是“sun”和“flower”的複合詞。
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Many English words are compounds, like 'keyboard' or 'blackboard'.
許多英語單詞都是複合詞，例如“keyboard”或“blackboard”。
3.
大院, 院落
an enclosed area of land with a group of buildings
範例:
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The factory was located within a large industrial compound.
工廠位於一個大型工業大院內。
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The prisoners were confined to the prison compound.
囚犯被限制在監獄大院內。
動詞
1.
加劇, 使惡化
make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of
範例:
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His silence only served to compound her fears.
他的沉默只會加劇她的恐懼。
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The problem was compounded by a lack of communication.
溝通不暢使問題更加複雜。
2.
複利計算, 使增加
add interest to (a principal sum) as well as to the accumulated interest of previous periods
範例:
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Interest is compounded annually.
利息每年複利計算。
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The investment will compound over time, leading to significant growth.
隨著時間的推移，這項投資將複利增長，從而帶來顯著的增長。
形容詞
複合的, 合成的
made up of two or more elements or parts
範例:
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A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
複合句包含兩個或多個獨立子句。
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The new material is a compound mixture of plastic and metal.
這種新材料是塑膠和金屬的複合混合物。