com·po·si·tion
noun OPAL W
/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn/
成分;构成;组合方式 - the chemical composition of the soil
土壤的化学成分 - the composition of the board of directors
董事会的组成 - the size and composition of an average class
平均班级的规模和构成
Synonyms structurestructureframework ▪ form ▪ composition ▪ construction ▪ fabricThese are all words for the way the different parts of something combine together or the way that something has been made.structure the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts:- the structure of the building/human body
建筑物/人体结构 - the social structure of society
社会的社会结构 - the grammatical structures of a language
一种语言的语法结构 - a salary structure
工资结构
- The report provides a framework for further research.
报告提供了进一步研究的原则。
- As a photographer, shape and form were more important to him than colour.
作为摄影师,形状和结构对他来说比颜色更重要。
- recent changes in the composition of the workforce
劳动力组合最近的变化
- ships of steel construction
钢结构船
- This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.
这趋势威胁社会的基本结构。
- the basic structure/framework/form/composition/construction/fabric of something
- a simple/complex structure/framework/form
- the economic/political/social structure/framework/composition/fabric of something
- the chemical/genetic structure/composition of something
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryc1- Has household composition changed in the last decade?
在过去的 10 年中,家庭人口构成发生变化了吗? - Irradiation changes the chemical composition of a spice.
辐照会改变香料的化学成分。 - The overall composition of the Senate was Democrats 57 and Republicans 43.
整个参议院的组成是民主党 57 席,共和党 43 席。 - elections to determine the composition of the assembly
决定议会组成的选举 - the changing composition of the labour force
劳动力不断变化的构成 - the character of the state and its internal composition
国家的性质及其内部组成 - the ethnic composition of the region
该地区的民族构成 - The two drugs are nearly identical in composition.
这两种药品的成分几乎一样。 - recent changes in the composition of the workforce
劳动力组合最近的变化
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overall
- internal
- exact
- …
- determine
- analyse/analyze
- measure
- …
- change
- differ
- a change in the composition of something
- the chemical composition of the soil
作文;小论文 - a composition on the effects of crime
论述犯罪影响的文章 - In the exam you will have to do a composition.
考试中得写一篇作文。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- literary
- original
- poetic
- …
- do
- write
- composition on
- a composition on the effects of crime
- [countable] (formal) a piece of music or art, or a poem
(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品 - one of Beethoven’s finest compositions
贝多芬最优美的音乐作品之一
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc2, Musicc2- a composition by John Cage
约翰・凯奇的音乐作品 - a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke
雕刻家伯恩特・诺特克的作品 - a composition for violin and piano
小提琴钢琴协奏曲 - an original composition by a popular young composer
受欢迎的年轻作曲家的原创作品
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abstract
- figure
- formal
- …
- create
- composition by
- one of Beethoven’s finest compositions
- [uncountable] the act of composing something, especially a piece of music; the art of writing music
(音乐)创作;作曲 - pieces performed in the order of their composition
按作曲顺序表演的作品 - to study composition
学习作曲
- pieces performed in the order of their composition
- [uncountable] (art) the arrangement of people or objects in a painting or photograph
Topics Artc2(绘画、摄影的)构图
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin compositio(n-), from componere ‘put together’.