compose /kəmˈpəuz/ vt.& vi. 1.作(文)，作(曲)，创作(诗、画): compose a letter 写信； compose an interesting picture 创作一幅有趣的画；compose symphony or popular song 写一首交响乐或流行歌曲； compose a sentence with… 用…造(组)句 2.构成，组成: England, Scotland, and Wales compose the island of Great Britain. 英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士构成了大不列颠岛。be composed of…由…构成：The jury was composed of entirely of men. 陪审团全由男人构成。 What was water composed of? 水是由什么构成的?
composer n. [c] 作曲家；作家；调解人
