compose sth
用于创作音乐、诗歌或文章。
He composed a beautiful symphony.
他创作了一首优美的交响曲。
作曲；创作；撰写
组成；构成；拼合；使平静；使镇静；构图；布置（画面）；整理；使有序；调解；使和解
to write or create music, poetry, or a literary work
指创作音乐、诗歌或书信、文章等。
组成
To make something by merging parts.
构成
To make up the whole; to constitute.
创作
To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
使平静
To calm; to free from agitation.
构图
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
解决
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
整理
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
一般现在时
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
水由氢和氧组成。
一般现在时
She composes music for films.
她为电影作曲。
一般过去时
He composed himself before the speech.
他在演讲前使自己镇定下来。
规则动词，过去式与过去分词同形。
She composed a beautiful sonata for the piano.
她为钢琴创作了一首优美的奏鸣曲。
用法提示：compose 作为动词，意为“创作（音乐）”，此处为过去式。
The committee is composed of experts from various fields.
该委员会由来自不同领域的专家组成。
用法提示：compose 以被动形式 be composed of 出现，意为“由……组成”。
He took a few deep breaths to compose himself before the interview.
在面试前，他深吸几口气使自己镇定下来。
用法提示：compose oneself 意为“使镇定”，此处为动词原形。
用于创作音乐、诗歌或文章。
He composed a beautiful symphony.
他创作了一首优美的交响曲。
被动结构，表示事物的组成部分。
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
水由氢和氧组成。
反身用法，意为使冷静。
She took a deep breath to compose herself.
她深吸一口气使自己镇定下来。
较正式，常指组成部分构成整体，多用于抽象事物
较口语化，可指具体或抽象事物的组成，常与介词of连用
强调从无到有的形成过程，可指物理或抽象组成
正式用语，表示整体由部分组成，后直接接组成部分，不用于进行时
grammar · medium
易错句子He composed a new song in his guitar.
正确表达He composed a new song on his guitar.
介词错误：在英语中，使用乐器时通常用介词'on'而不是'in'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She composed of many different ingredients.
正确表达The dish is composed of many different ingredients.
动词使用错误：'compose'作为动词时，通常是主动形式，表示创作或构成，而'be composed of'是被动形式，表示由...组成。
反义词，针对“组成”义项
反义词，针对“使平静”义项
Compose 强调部分构成整体，常用被动语态 be composed of；Comprise 表示整体包含部分，主语是整体。
Compose 常用被动语态 be composed of；Constitute 是正式用词，部分作主语构成整体。
写信
She composed a letter to her parents.
她给父母写了一封信。
作曲
Beethoven composed many symphonies.
贝多芬创作了许多交响曲。
使自己镇定
He took a deep breath to compose himself before the speech.
他在演讲前深吸一口气让自己镇定下来。
由……组成
The committee is composed of experts from different fields.
委员会由来自不同领域的专家组成。
写诗
The poet composed a beautiful poem about nature.
诗人写了一首关于大自然的美丽诗歌。
列清单
Please compose a list of all the items we need.
请列出我们所需的所有物品。
与compose的“作曲”义项相关，表示创作的音乐主调
指创作的音乐或文学作品，是compose的结果
与compose的“写作”义项相关，是一种书面作品
与compose的“组成”义项相关，指构成整体的部分
与compose的“写作”义项相关，是一种文学创作体裁
使自己镇定下来
She took a few deep breaths to compose herself before the exam.
她深吸了几口气，在考试前让自己镇定下来。
由……组成
The committee is composed of experts from various fields.
委员会由来自不同领域的专家组成。
使表情平静
He composed his features into a neutral expression.
他使自己的表情归于平静。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.