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| /kəmˈpaʊnd/ |
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| 1 | to make a problem or difficult situation worse 加大（困难）；加重 |
| Their problems are compounded by the fact that Mary’ s just lost her job. 他们的困难因玛丽刚刚失业而变得更加严重了。 |
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| 2 | to mix two or more substances together in order to make a new substance or product 使混合；使合成 |
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| - | be compounded of sth formal
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| to be made up of two or more things |
| 由（两种或多种事物）组成（或构成） |
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