单词 | compose |
释义 | com·pose transitive verb 1. a. < a well-composed body > < the assembly was composed of delegates from every state in the union > b. < for the most part avarice and envy composed his personality > — now used chiefly in passive < a soup composed of many ingredients > c. (1) (2) (3) < the computer composes a galley and produces an output tape for a photocomposer > 2. a. < compose a book of poems > : produce < compose a ballad > < compose a history of English law > b. (1) < composed a number of stirring marches > (2) < composed several charming songs > 3. < compose disputes > < when labor and management cannot compose their differences — H.S.Truman > 4. < compose her clothing > < the two men had laid him on the bed and composed his limbs — Sheridan Le Fanu > 5. < compose a patient > < compose his passions > : adjust (as oneself or one's feelings) especially by suppressing or overcoming agitation and achieving calm < life moves on … and one must compose oneself to meet it — Rose Macaulay > intransitive verb 1. < at the age of 10 he was composing at the piano > 2. obsolete Synonyms: see calm |
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