新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

composition

英  [ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • compositions

    1[U 不可数名词] 构成

    When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.

    近义词

    make-up

    双语例句

    例:

    Television has transformed the size and social composition of the audience at great sporting occasions.

    电视改变了大型体育赛事观众的数量及其社会构成。

    例:

    Forests vary greatly in composition from one part of the country to another.

    森林的结构随着在国内地理位置的不同有极大的变化。

    2[C 可数名词] (作曲家、画家等艺术家的)作品

    The compositions of a composer, painter, or other artist are the works of art that they have produced.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mozart's compositions are undoubtedly among the world's greatest.

    莫扎特的作品无疑位居世界上最伟大的作品之列。

    3[C 可数名词] (学生的)作文

    A composition is a piece of written work that children write at school.

    双语例句

    例:

    We had to write a composition on the subject 'My Pet'.

    我们得就“我的宠物”这个主题写一篇作文。