/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/1
- a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture of two or more things复合物; 混合物：
the air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes.
空气闻上去像是柴油和汽油味混在一起的味道。
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- （亦作chemical compound）a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions化合物：
a compound of hydrogen and oxygen
氢氧化合物
lead compounds.
铅化合物。
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- a word made up of two or more existing words复合词。
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
attrib.
1- made up or consisting of several parts or elements, in particular复合的; 混合的; 合成的; 化合的, 尤指：
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- (of a word) made up of two or more existing words or elements（词）复合的：
a compound noun.
复合名词。
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- (of interest) payable on both capital and the accumulated interest复利的：
compound interest.
复利。比较SIMPLE.
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- Biology (especially of a leaf, flower, or eye) consisting of two or more simple parts or individuals in combination【生】（尤指叶、花、眼睛）复合的。
/kəmˈpaʊnd/
with obj.
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- （常作be compounded）make up (a composite whole); constitute使复合; 使混合; 使合成; 使化合; 组成：
a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch.
混合了西班牙语和荷兰语的方言。
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- mix or combine (ingredients or constituents)混合（成分）; 调和; 使结合：
the groundnuts were compounded into cattle food.
落花生被混合成牛的饲料。
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- reckon (interest) on previously accumulated interest以复利计算：
the yield at which the interest is compounded.
按复利计算的收益。
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- make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of使恶化, 使更糟; 使复杂化：
prisoners' lack of contact with the outside world compounds their problems.
犯人们和外界缺乏接触使他们的问题更为严重。
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- Law forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration【律】（以金钱或其他补偿作为交换条件）和解（重罪）; 私了。
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- settle (a debt or other matter) in this way（通过互让）了结（债务等）, 解决：
he compounded the case with the defendant for a cash payment.
他与被告达成协议, 以现金补偿来了结此案。
USAGE
The sense of the verb compound which means 'make (something bad) worse'， as in this compounds their problems, has an interesting history. It arose through a misinterpretation of the phrase compound a felony, which， strictly speaking， means 'forbear from prosecuting a felony in exchange for money or other consideration'. The 'incorrect' sense has become the usual one in legal uses and， by extension， in general senses too， and is now accepted as part of standard English.
派生词
compoundable
adjective词源
late Middle English compoune (verb)， from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere 'put together'. The final -d was added in the 16th cent. on the pattern of expound and propound.
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- an area enclosed by a fence, in particular围起的场地, 有围篱的场地, 尤指：
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- an open area in which a factory or large house stands（内有工厂或大房子的）开阔场地。
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- an open area in a prison, prison camp, or work camp（监狱、集中营、劳役营里的）空地。
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- S. African a fenced area containing single-sex living quarters for migrant workers, especially miners〈南非〉（单一性别）流动工人居住地; （尤指）矿工院。
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- another term for POUND3.同POUND3.
词源
late 17th cent. (referring to such an area in SE Asia)： from Portuguese campon or Dutch kampoeng, from Malay kampong 'enclosure， hamlet'; compare with KAMPONG.