composite

Word family adverbcompositelynouncompositenesscompositoradjectivecompositivecompositouscomposite

com·po·site1 /ˈkɒmpəzət $ kɑːmˈpɑː-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 MIXmade up of different parts or materials 合成的，复合的

The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture.

作者勾勒出了一幅实用的当代消费文化全景图。

composite metals

复合金属

2 American EnglishAmE a composite drawing or photograph consists of pictures of each separate part of the face put together into one drawing, and is used especially to help catch criminals 合成的，拼成的〔尤指警方捉拿罪犯用的图画或照片〕

a composite sketch

合成人像素描

Examples from the Corpus

composite• All syllabuses show the effect of many influences and are matters of composite authorship.• For some people, a composite career can serve as a bridge from one work life to another.• Nothing spectacular, until you open the large, beautifully-shaped composite cowlings to inspect the engine.• The incident became the basis for the widely distributed composite drawing of the suspect.• The composite index rose 1.1 per cent to 411.98, with turnover significantly higher than Friday.• The Nasdaq composite index was off 9. 48 points at 1,723. 31.• Marble discards are crushed to make the gravel or composite paving stones you see all over the world.• The police put together a composite sketch.

Related topics: Police

composite2 noun [countableC]

1 MIXsomething made up of different parts or materials 〔由不同成分或材料组成的〕复合物，混合物

composite of

The child’s character was a composite of two girls I knew.

这孩子的性格综合了我认识的两个女孩的个性。

2. SCP American EnglishAmE a picture of a possible criminal, made by police from descriptions given by witnesses 〔警方根据证人描述所制作的嫌疑犯的〕合成照片 SYN British English identikit

Examples from the Corpus

composite• I was a fraud, a composite of traits I felt rightfully belonged to these two.• These chitin fibres are embedded in matrix materials, making the wall material like a carbon fibre composite.• The Nasdaq composite fell 8. 60 to 990. 21, though technology stocks ended the session relatively unchanged.• The Nasdaq composite lost 8. 60 or 0. 86 %, to 990. 21.• The Nasdaq composite was led by Cisco, which was up 211 / 16 at 8515 / 16.• Several witnesses identified the man in the composite.• The composite is constructed from a graphite cloth which is soaked in a special resin.

composite of• The plane's body is made of a composite of Kevlar and carbon fibers.

From Longman Business Dictionary

compositecom·po·site /ˈkɒmpəzətkɑːmˈpɑː-/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

made up of several different parts or things

the Nasdaq composite index

Its shares finished at $58.375 a share, down 37.5 cents, in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Origin composite1

(1300-1400) Latin compositus, past participle of componere; → COMPOUND2

词汇	composite
释义	composite Word family adverbcompositelynouncompositenesscompositoradjectivecompositivecompositouscomposite com·po·site1 /ˈkɒmpəzət $ kɑːmˈpɑː-/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 MIXmade up of different parts or materials 合成的，复合的 The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture. 作者勾勒出了一幅实用的当代消费文化全景图。 composite metals 复合金属 2 American EnglishAmE a composite drawing or photograph consists of pictures of each separate part of the face put together into one drawing, and is used especially to help catch criminals 合成的，拼成的〔尤指警方捉拿罪犯用的图画或照片〕 a composite sketch 合成人像素描 Examples from the Corpus composite• All syllabuses show the effect of many influences and are matters of composite authorship.• For some people, a composite career can serve as a bridge from one work life to another.• Nothing spectacular, until you open the large, beautifully-shaped composite cowlings to inspect the engine.• The incident became the basis for the widely distributed composite drawing of the suspect.• The composite index rose 1.1 per cent to 411.98, with turnover significantly higher than Friday.• The Nasdaq composite index was off 9. 48 points at 1,723. 31.• Marble discards are crushed to make the gravel or composite paving stones you see all over the world.• The police put together a composite sketch. Related topics: Police composite2 noun [countableC] 1 MIXsomething made up of different parts or materials 〔由不同成分或材料组成的〕复合物，混合物 composite of The child’s character was a composite of two girls I knew. 这孩子的性格综合了我认识的两个女孩的个性。 2. SCP American EnglishAmE a picture of a possible criminal, made by police from descriptions given by witnesses 〔警方根据证人描述所制作的嫌疑犯的〕合成照片 SYN British English identikit Examples from the Corpus composite• I was a fraud, a composite of traits I felt rightfully belonged to these two.• These chitin fibres are embedded in matrix materials, making the wall material like a carbon fibre composite.• The Nasdaq composite fell 8. 60 to 990. 21, though technology stocks ended the session relatively unchanged.• The Nasdaq composite lost 8. 60 or 0. 86 %, to 990. 21.• The Nasdaq composite was led by Cisco, which was up 211 / 16 at 8515 / 16.• Several witnesses identified the man in the composite.• The composite is constructed from a graphite cloth which is soaked in a special resin. composite of• The plane's body is made of a composite of Kevlar and carbon fibers. From Longman Business Dictionary compositecom·po·site /ˈkɒmpəzətkɑːmˈpɑː-/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun] made up of several different parts or things the Nasdaq composite index Its shares finished at $58.375 a share, down 37.5 cents, in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Origin composite1 (1300-1400) Latin compositus, past participle of componere; → COMPOUND2
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