Their studies helped determine that while compounds like borax, hydrated sodium borate, are effective at cleaning, adding minerals to the soil, repealing pests and manufacturing glass and porcelain, they`re less savory as a food preservative.

他们的研究结果显示，尽管硼砂和水合硼酸钠这样的复合物在，清洁，增肥，驱除害虫，制作玻璃和陶瓷方面有很好的效果，但是作为食品添加剂还是不妥的。

Compound talents are needed in the society and I must study continually to keep abreast with the times.

社会需要复合型人才，我必须不断学习才能跟上时代的步伐。

That's right. In English vocabulary, we often put two or more nouns together to form a new noun, with a meaning that combines the meanings of the two original nouns. We call these words compound nouns.

是的。在英语词中，我们经常将两个或多个名词放在一起以形成一个新名词，其含义是将两个原始名词的含义结合在一起。我们称这些词为复合名词。

Economic hardships have been compounded by the coronavirus. James Read has this report.

该国经济困难因冠状病毒而加剧。请听詹姆斯·瑞德的报道。

The problem is compounded by local distrust of authorities.

当地对当局的不信任加剧了这一问题。

Old and new diseases compound each other.

传统的传染性疾病与近来的非传染性疾病同时困扰着发展中国家。

He compounded various substances into an effective medicine.

他把不同的物质调配成特效药。

It's caused by volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.

室内空气污染的源头是挥发性有机化合物（简称为VOCs）。

Air is a mixture, not a compound, of gases.

空气是气体的混合物，而不是化合物。

Lebanon's long-running financial and economic crisis compounds the challenge.

黎巴嫩长期的金融和经济危机加剧了这一挑战。

The comedy of interminable haggling is compounded by the farce of each leader twisting the numbers to claim victory.

一方面不休止的争论中，还如同喜剧中贯穿着闹剧般，夹杂了各国首脑为求胜利而歪曲预算金额的片段。

As with many rhyming compounds, nitty-gritty is informal.

和许多押韵复合词一样，nitty-gritty是非正式用语。

A factory then binds the compounds and turns them into plastic pellets.

在另一间工厂提炼品再被加工，变成了一粒粒的塑胶。

Some of these compounds may have produced the building blocks necessary for life.

其中一些是生命形成的基本元素。

So Parmesan crisps done. Compound cheese done. Crackers done. Caper and sultana puree done.

帕尔马干酪薯片做好了。复合奶酪做好了。饼干做好了。刺山柑和葡萄干果泥做好了。

Power compounds; the powerful get more powerful and the powerless become more powerless.

权力复合化；有权势的人变得更有权势，没有权势的人变得更没有权势。

Congolese troops fought them off and are guarding the compound.

刚果军队奋起反抗, 保护教堂。

According to a study published in the journal Cell, the compounds successfully removed deadly strains of bacteria in mice which are resistant to all known antibiotics.

根据发表在《细胞》杂志上的一项研究，该化合物成功地清除了小鼠体内对所有已知抗生素有抗性的致命菌株。

Along with fluid and electrolytes, though, waste-containing compounds are also filtered, like urea and creatinine, although some urea is actually reabsorbed back into the blood, whereas only a little bit of creatinine is reabsorbed.

尽管，与液体和电解质一起，含废物的化合物也被滤出，比如尿素和肌酐，不过一些尿素实际上被重吸收回到血液中，但是只有少量的肌酐被重吸收。

Today, girls’ lack of access to basic education is compounded when it comes to the use of digital technology, leaving them far behind boys.

今天，女孩尤其缺乏数字技术方面的基础教育，这使她们远远落后于男孩。