compile

verb

/kəmˈpaɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they compile	/kəmˈpaɪl/ /kəmˈpaɪl/
he / she / it compiles	/kəmˈpaɪlz/ /kəmˈpaɪlz/
past simple compiled	/kəmˈpaɪld/ /kəmˈpaɪld/
past participle compiled	/kəmˈpaɪld/ /kəmˈpaɪld/
-ing form compiling	/kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ/ /kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ/

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compile something to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc.; to collect information in order to produce a book, list, etc.编写（书、列表、报告等）；编纂
- We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job.我们在努力编制一份适合做这项工作的人员的名单。
- The album was compiled from live recordings from last year's tour.这张专辑由去年巡回演出的实况录音汇编而成。
- The figures were compiled from a survey of 2 000 schoolchildren.这些数据是从对2,000名小学生的调查中搜集而来的。
compile something (computing计算机) to translate instructions from one computer language into another so that a particular computer can understand them编译

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French compiler or its apparent source, Latin compilare ‘plunder or plagiarize’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4566 COCA: 5289

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