com·po·si·tion /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●○○ noun 1 parts/members 部分/成员 [countableC, uncountableU]CONSIST OF/BE MADE OF the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, or members 组成,构成 → composecomposition of The composition of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher. 被研究群体的组成取决于研究者的兴趣。
Some minerals have complex chemical compositions. 有些矿物的化学构成很复杂。
2 music/writing 音乐/写作 a) [countableC]WORK THAT somebody DOES a piece of music, a poem, or a piece of writing 〔音乐、诗歌或文字〕作品 → compose, composer a composition by jazzman Dave Brubeck, called ‘Chromatic Fantasy’ 爵士音乐家戴夫•布鲁贝克的作品《半音阶幻想曲》
a mixture of traditional songs and original compositions 传统歌曲和原创作品的混合体
b) [uncountableU]WRITE the art or process of writing pieces of music, poems etc 〔音乐、诗歌等的〕创作;作曲;写作 The Journals contain accounts of literary composition. 《期刊》中有关于文学创作的报道。
► see thesaurus at music 3 picture 图画 [countableC, uncountableU]TCPAV the way in which the different parts that make up a photograph or picture are arranged 〔照片或绘画的〕构图 Martin starts by lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings. 马丁绘画前总是先打个浅浅的草稿进行构图。
4 writing at school 学校的作文 [countableC]WRITE a short piece of writing about a particular subject, that is done at school 作文〔指学生作业〕 SYN essay I had to write a composition about the Royal visit. 我得写一篇关于皇室出访的作文。
5. printing 印刷 [uncountableU]TCN technical the process of arranging words, pictures etc on a page before they are printed 排字;排版 —compositional adjectiveadj