2. 熟詞拓展：
compound n. 有圍墻的建築群；復合物? （熟詞）? v. 加劇，惡化
作動詞的同義詞： worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
3.例句：
He tried to use a white lie to soothe her anger, only to find that he? compounded ?the problem. ?
他本想用壹個善意的謊言來讓她息怒，卻沒想到反而讓事情變得更不可收拾。
4. 造句：
軍事行動只會讓敘利亞的情況變得更糟。
Military actions would only compound the situation in Syria.
無效的溝通只會讓情況更糟，大家根本達不成壹致。
Ineffective communication only would compound the situation, only to end up with no consensus.