vt.

1. 汇编；编辑
   It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary.

   编纂一部好词典要花多年心血。

   compile an anthology of poems

   汇编诗歌选

2. 收集（资料等）
   He compiled enough information on his tour of South American capitals to write a book.

   他在南美各国首都旅游时收集了不少资料，足够写本书。

3. 【电脑】编译（程序）；转化成机器语言

v.

1. produce (a collection) by assembling material from other sources.
2. Computing  convert (a program) into a lower-level form in which the program can be executed.