用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.他用水拌和沙和泥土做成砖块。
The heavy rain compounded the trouble of the lost hikers.大雨增加了迷路的徒步旅行者们的困难。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Our difficulties were compounded by the language barrier.我们本来就窘迫的境况由于语言障碍变得更加困难了。
The medicine was compounded from several drugs.这药是几种药物调配成的。
Our difficulties were compounded by other people's mistakes.其他人的错误增加了我们的困难。

compound还可用作形容词,意思是“复合的,化合的”。例如:
Bronze is a compound metal made of copper and tin.青铜是由铜和锡一起构成的合成金属。

［同义词］ n. combination, mixture

When two or more elements combine and form a compound, a chemical change takes place.当两种或两种以上的元素结合形成化合物时,发生化学变化。
Many words are compounds, such as blackboard, inkpot, and the like.许多词是复合词,如blackboard, inkpot等等。
The compound was subdivided into four living areas.那个区域被划分成四块居住小区。
They blocked the compound gate.No one of the bandits got away.他们堵住了大门,匪徒一个也没跑掉。

compound, amalgam, blend, composite, mixture
参见mixture条。