英语词汇“compose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To compose is to put something together, like a song, poem, or even yourself. You might want to compose yourself before returning to the party after a good cry.

The word compose began with the Latin ponere, which means "to put, place," referring to placing or arranging any piece of work. It's been in the music business since the 1590s, and it's generally still used to describe the act of writing songs. But you can use it whenever you're pulling something together: you might compose an essay for English class, or notice that the class is composed of all girls.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

compose / comprise

Compose is to make up a whole, and comprise is to contain parts. Poodles compose the dog class because the class comprises poodles. The parts compose the whole, and the whole comprises the parts. Confused? Everybody else is!

Compose means to make up a whole (it also means to create, but that's not the definition that troubles people). Mention the parts first, then the whole, as in "four rooms compose our small house."The whole can be first if you say composedof, as in "our house is composed of four rooms." Check it out:

Fresh pītal flowers composed the royal throne, Golden blossoms raised the state umbrella. (Vidyapati Thakura)

The nest is composed of dry grass and lined with finer fibres. (Rev. C.A. Johns)

Comprise means made up of, contain, include. When you use comprise, mention the whole thing first, then the parts, as in "the house comprises four rooms." It doesn't need an of after it. (That's the other word.) Here are some examples of the whole comprising the parts:

The stories comprised in this volume deserve to be widely known and appreciated. (Williams Andrews)

"Earth" comprises clay, mud, ochre, marl, and "peculiar earths generally." (Georgius Agricola)

The Penn State police force comprises 46 armed officers. (Slate)

Often comprise shows up in the phrase composed of, but really, comprise does not like of to follow it around. Usage maven Bryan Garner points out that this error is at stage 4 of his language change index ; many are mixing up the words so much that the language is changing, but it hasn't changed yet. Remember that those fluffy poodles compose the dog class because the class comprises eager pups. Woof.

WORD FAMILY

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USAGE EXAMPLES

He argued that several thousand years ago, at the time the Iliad was written, our brains were “bicameral,” composed of two distinct chambers.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

Troop 1532 is composed almost entirely of refugees who hail from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal.

Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)

The title track was composed by Billy Harper, who originally released it just over 40 years ago.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1v form the substance of

Greed and ambition composed his personality

Hyper

be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

form or compose

2v put together out of existing material

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

compile

cobble together, cobble up

put together hastily

anthologise, anthologize

compile an anthology

catalog, catalogue

make a catalogue, compile a catalogue

make

make by shaping or bringing together constituents

3v make up plans or basic details for

Syn|Hyper

draw up, frame

plan

make plans for something

1v write music

Beethoven composed nine symphonies

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

write

counterpoint

write in counterpoint

set to music

write (music) for (a text)

arrange, set

adapt for performance in a different way

score

write a musical score for

melodise, melodize

supply a melody for

harmonise, harmonize

write a harmony for

instrument, instrumentate

write an instrumental score for

prearrange

arrange beforehand

put

adapt

transpose

put (a piece of music) into another key

reharmonise, reharmonize

provide with a different harmony

realise, realize

expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

orchestrate

write an orchestra score for

table, tabularise, tabularize, tabulate

arrange or enter in tabular form

create, make

make or cause to be or to become

2v produce a literary work

She composed a poem

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

indite, pen, write
publish, write

have (one's written work) issued for publication

draw

write a legal document or paper

lyric

write lyrics for (a song)

write about, write of, write on

write about a particular topic

profile

write about

paragraph

write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

paragraph

write about in a paragraph

write off

write something fluently, and without hesitation

dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off

write quickly

rewrite

rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose

write copy

write for commercial publications

adopt, dramatise, dramatize

put into dramatic form

draft, outline

draw up an outline or sketch for something

poetise, poetize, verse, versify

compose verses or put into verse

author

be the author of

annotate, footnote

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

cite, reference

refer to

write out, write up

put into writing; write in complete form

script

write a script for

relyric

write new lyrics for (a song)

metrify

compose in poetic meter

spondaise, spondaize

make spondaic

elegise, elegize

compose an elegy

sonnet

compose a sonnet

co-author

be a co-author on (a book, a paper)

ghost, ghostwrite

write for someone else

create verbally

create with or from words

v calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult

Hyper

calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

make calm or still

单词	compose
释义	compose (once / 51 pages) 1v 2v 3v To compose is to put something together, like a song, poem, or even yourself. You might want to compose yourself before returning to the party after a good cry. The word compose began with the Latin ponere, which means "to put, place," referring to placing or arranging any piece of work. It's been in the music business since the 1590s, and it's generally still used to describe the act of writing songs. But you can use it whenever you're pulling something together: you might compose an essay for English class, or notice that the class is composed of all girls. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS compose / comprise Compose is to make up a whole, and comprise is to contain parts. Poodles compose the dog class because the class comprises poodles. The parts compose the whole, and the whole comprises the parts. Confused? Everybody else is! Compose means to make up a whole (it also means to create, but that's not the definition that troubles people). Mention the parts first, then the whole, as in "four rooms compose our small house."The whole can be first if you say composedof, as in "our house is composed of four rooms." Check it out: Fresh pītal flowers composed the royal throne, Golden blossoms raised the state umbrella. (Vidyapati Thakura) The nest is composed of dry grass and lined with finer fibres. (Rev. C.A. Johns) Comprise means made up of, contain, include. When you use comprise, mention the whole thing first, then the parts, as in "the house comprises four rooms." It doesn't need an of after it. (That's the other word.) Here are some examples of the whole comprising the parts: The stories comprised in this volume deserve to be widely known and appreciated. (Williams Andrews) "Earth" comprises clay, mud, ochre, marl, and "peculiar earths generally." (Georgius Agricola) The Penn State police force comprises 46 armed officers. (Slate) Often comprise shows up in the phrase composed of, but really, comprise does not like of to follow it around. Usage maven Bryan Garner points out that this error is at stage 4 of his language change index ; many are mixing up the words so much that the language is changing, but it hasn't changed yet. Remember that those fluffy poodles compose the dog class because the class comprises eager pups. Woof. WORD FAMILY compose: component, composed, composer, composes, composing, composition, compositor, composure, decompose, discompose+/component: components/composed: composedly/composer: composers/composition: compositional, compositions/compositional: compositionally, decompositional/compositor: compositors/composure: composures/decomposable: undecomposable/decompose: decomposable, decomposed, decomposes, decomposing, decomposition/decomposition: decompositions/discompose: discomposed, discomposes, discomposing, discomposure/discomposed: discomposedly/discomposure: discomposures USAGE EXAMPLES He argued that several thousand years ago, at the time the Iliad was written, our brains were “bicameral,” composed of two distinct chambers. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Troop 1532 is composed almost entirely of refugees who hail from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The title track was composed by Billy Harper, who originally released it just over 40 years ago. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v form the substance of Greed and ambition composed his personality Hyper be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent form or compose 2v put together out of existing material Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper compile cobble together, cobble up put together hastily anthologise, anthologize compile an anthology catalog, catalogue make a catalogue, compile a catalogue make make by shaping or bringing together constituents 3v make up plans or basic details for Syn\|Hyper draw up, frame plan make plans for something 2 1v write music Beethoven composed nine symphonies Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper write counterpoint write in counterpoint set to music write (music) for (a text) arrange, set adapt for performance in a different way score write a musical score for melodise, melodize supply a melody for harmonise, harmonize write a harmony for instrument, instrumentate write an instrumental score for prearrange arrange beforehand put adapt transpose put (a piece of music) into another key reharmonise, reharmonize provide with a different harmony realise, realize expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass orchestrate write an orchestra score for table, tabularise, tabularize, tabulate arrange or enter in tabular form create, make make or cause to be or to become 2v produce a literary work She composed a poem Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper indite, pen, write publish, write have (one's written work) issued for publication draw write a legal document or paper lyric write lyrics for (a song) write about, write of, write on write about a particular topic profile write about paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher paragraph write about in a paragraph write off write something fluently, and without hesitation dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off write quickly rewrite rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose write copy write for commercial publications adopt, dramatise, dramatize put into dramatic form draft, outline draw up an outline or sketch for something poetise, poetize, verse, versify compose verses or put into verse author be the author of annotate, footnote add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments cite, reference refer to write out, write up put into writing; write in complete form script write a script for relyric write new lyrics for (a song) metrify compose in poetic meter spondaise, spondaize make spondaic elegise, elegize compose an elegy sonnet compose a sonnet co-author be a co-author on (a book, a paper) ghost, ghostwrite write for someone else create verbally create with or from words 3 v calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult Hyper calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize make calm or still
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