(1)组(构)成;作曲;写作;排版(act，process or art of composing sth，eg a piece of music or writing，type for printing，etc)[U]：a piece of music of one's own～一首自己作的曲子;the～of the novel/the report/the symphony那小说/报告/交响曲的写作;study～at a college of music在音乐学院学习作曲;〖同〗composing，forming;

(2)作品(诗，书，曲，画)(work created by such an act or process，esp in literature，music，or painting)[C]：The orchestra played a modern～.管弦乐队演奏了一首现代曲子。write a～for the piano写一首钢琴曲;I like his earlier poems but not his later～s.我喜欢他早期的诗，但不喜欢他晚期的作品。Her～is too modern for my taste.她的作品太现代，不合我的口味。〖同〗work，piece;

(3)作文，习作(short piece of writing(essay，story) done as an school exercise)[C]：do an oral～entitled “Holiday”/about one's holiday 做一篇题为“假日”/关于假日的口头作文;give the students a written～to write让学生们写一篇作文;

(4)组成成分(various parts or constituents of which a whole is made up)[U]：study the～of the soil/the candy/the metal/the mineral/the brass/the chemicals研究土壤/糖果/金属/矿物/黄铜/化学药品的成分;the～of the government政府的组成;

(5)混合物(material，esp an artificial one，consisting of a mixture of substances)[C，U]：a chemical～化合物;fill a tooth with some～which had silver in it用一种含银的混合物补牙;

(6)构图(arrangement of parts or elements in an artistic work，such as painting，photograph，etc)[C]：The～of the painting is very graceful.这幅画的构图很雅。The painter's～is poor.这位画家的构图不好。〖同〗 structure，design;

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