Phrase
chemical compound
化合物
a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements
- 1.
Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.
由两种或多种化学元素按固定比例通过化学键结合而成的物质。
由两种或多种化学元素按固定比例通过化学键结合而成的物质。
In use
Water is a common chemical compound made of hydrogen and oxygen.
The lab stores each chemical compound in a clearly labeled bottle.
Chemists study how a chemical compound reacts with other substances.
a chemical compound
作为可数名词，常用不定冠词a/an修饰。
Water is a chemical compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
水是一种由氢和氧组成的化合物。
chemical compounds
复数形式表示泛指。
Many chemical compounds are used in the pharmaceutical industry.
许多化合物被用于制药工业。
synthesize a chemical compound
The chemist synthesized a new chemical compound in the lab.
化学家在实验室合成了一种新化合物。
Common mistakes
Water is chemical compound.Water is a chemical compound.
“chemical compound”是可数名词，通常需要冠词或数量词。中文无冠词系统，学习者易遗漏，故加不定冠词“a”。
This is a compound chemical.This is a chemical compound.
英语中复合名词的修饰语在前，中心词在后，而中文修饰语在后（如“化合物”），学习者易颠倒顺序，故应改为“chemical compound”。
Connections
Word family
- chemical compounds
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.