释义
com·pose BrE /kəmˈpəʊz / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊz / verb present simple - I / you / we / they compose BrE /kəmˈpəʊz / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊz / present simple - he / she / it composes BrE /kəmˈpəʊzɪz / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊzɪz / past simple composed BrE /kəmˈpəʊzd / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊzd / past participle composed BrE /kəmˈpəʊzd / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊzd / -ing form composing BrE /kəmˈpəʊzɪŋ / NAmE /kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ / [ T ] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ~ sth (formal to combine together to form a whole SYN make sth↔up ◆ Ten men compose the committee . ➡ see also composed (1 [ T , I ] ~ (sth )to write music ◆ Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died . [ T ] ~ a letter /speech /poem to write a letter , etc . usually with a lot of care and thought ◆ She composed a letter of protest . address , attachment , compose , draft email emoticon , forward , inbox , message , re 2
[ T , no passive ] (formal to manage to control your feelings or expression ◆ ~ yourself Emma frowned , making an effort to compose herself . ◆ ~ sth I was so confused that I could hardly compose my thoughts . ➡ see also composure