2019-02-12 compound

词：compound v.

英英释义：to make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems

例句：In romantic relationships, arguing usually compounds problems.

作名词，会有复合物和有围墙的建筑的意思。

compound 常见的同义词还有 worsen, excerbate, aggravate 等，掌握了 compound 的用法后

1）翻译下面的句子：   

军事行动只会让叙利亚的情况变得更糟。

Military action will merely compound the situation of Syria.

（参考翻译：Military actions would only compound the situation in Syria.）

造句：

林黛玉的病因为贾宝玉与薛宝钗的婚讯而雪上加霜。她在凄凉中渐渐死去，最终带着未说完的遗言而逝。

Lin Daiyu's illness was greatly compounded by the news that Jia Baoyu was going to marry Xue Baochai. She was dying in desolation and finally passed away with her unfinished last words.