复合词（知道意思即可）job-seeking guide 求职向导peace-loving people 爱好和平的人noise-making boy 吵闹的男孩mouth-watering baby 留着口水的婴儿head-scratching puzzlement 让人挠头的难题pain-relieving medication 缓解疼痛的药物meat-eating animal == carnivore 食肉动物time-consuming 费时的money-consuming 费钱的energy consuming 费精力的A woman-dominated field 女人统治的领域student-written compositions 学生写的作文heart-broken story 让人心碎的故事man-made protein 人造蛋白质data-rich companies有丰富数据的公司soccer-mad parents对足球痴迷的父母accident-free operations 零事故的手术toll-free number 免费电话号码life-long（终生的）world-famous （世界著名的）world-wide （世界范围的）ice-cold （冰冷的）built-in furniture 内嵌式家具child-like (像小孩似的)boss-board relations 老板与董事会之间的关系import-export equilibrium 进出口均衡input-output balance 投入产出平衡health-care system 卫生保健体系intelligence-analysis company 情报分析公司man-machine integration 人机一体化English-language （英国语言的）数量词（名词中的特殊形式）1. 数词+ 名词(单数)one-child policy (独生子女政策/) two-hour talk (两小时的谈话) 2. 数词+ 名词(单数) + 形容词three-year-old （三岁的）seven-foot-wide (七英尺的) 8000-meter-long (8000米长的) six-meter-tall (六米高的) 3. 数词+ 名词+ ”-ed”one-eyed (独眼的) four-storeyed (四层的)two-faced (两面的) four-footed (四只脚的) 二．形容词（或者副词）＋XX= 名词（不适用于副词），名词ed，形容词，现在分词，过去分词, 介词1．形容词+名词domestic-relations lawyer 家庭关系律师low-level construction 低水平建设hard-line party 强硬路线的政党first-class/ rate service一流的服务full-time student 全职学生、脱产学生high-class高级的second-hand（二手的）part-time（业余的）mid-term （期中的）final-term（期末的）2.形容词+ 名词+ “-ed”tight-lipped 很少说话的，守口如瓶的light-hearted轻松愉快的quick-witted 急智的，机敏的good-natured 和蔼的，和善的kind-hearted（好心肠的）cold-blooded （冷血的）warm-hearted（热心肠的）blue-eyed（蓝眼睛的）middle-aged(中年的) red-lipped（红嘴唇的）3. 形容词（副）+现在分词long-standing traditions 长期的传统far-reaching influence 深远的影响ever-changing world 不断变化的世界best-selling novel 最畅销的小说good-looking（长相好看的）ugly-looking（长相丑陋的）easy-looking （长相随和的）tired-looking（面容疲劳的）hard-working （勤奋的）ever-lasting（永恒的）4．形容词/副词+过去分词clear-cut distinctions 鲜明的区别（clear-cut切得很清楚）clean-cut hair-style 整齐的发型（clean-cut切得很干净）ready-made 现成的hotly-contested market old-fashioned 老式的native-born 本国出生的new-born （新生的）so-called（所谓的）hard-won （来之不易的）well-dressed（衣着好的）newly-built （新建的）recently-built （刚建的）5．形容（副）词+ 形容词dark-blue（深蓝的）light-green（浅绿的）all-round （全面的）red-hot（灼热的）6．形容词+ 介词back-up a.后备的; n.备份ill, well专题以ill-为前缀的复合形容词，在考研英语中出现了7次，以well-为前缀的出现了24次，这说明这两个词，派生能力很强，我们要重点掌握。
ill-/well- + 名词ed，动词ed，动词ingill-treated受虐待的ill-informed 消息不灵通的，一无所知的ill-defined 定义不清晰的ill-bred 没有教养的ill-advised 不明智的ill-managed管理不善的ill-mannered 行为举止不礼貌的ill-tempered 脾气暴躁的Well+形容词（25）Well-known 著名的Well-oiled cog 上了油的――运转正常的Well-paid job很好支付的-----高薪的工作Well-ventilated factories 通风良好的工厂Well-born出身优越的Well-developed skill 熟练的技巧Well-worded language 措辞优美的语言Well-balanced diet 很均衡的饮食Well-established（long and respected）firm 久负盛名的公司well-established trend 得到确认的时尚趋势Well-founded facts 有事实依据的Well-grounded基础牢固的, 有充分根据的Well-informed (about) 对某一问题非常熟悉的Well-meaning 出于好意的: intended to be helpful but not succeeding.Well-worn jacket 穿旧了的，well-worn excuses 陈腐的借口Well-thumbed magazine 翻旧了的杂志well-timed arrival达到时机正好well-rounded veteran阅历，经验丰富的老兵Well-mannered 举止行为有礼貌的三．其余类型1．动词＋形容词cling-film食品薄膜，胶带2．动词＋介词a follow-up survey 后续的调查a go-ahead signal 前进的信号3．介词＋名词In-house counsel 公司法务顾问Up-market commodity 高档的商品4．情态动词＋be动词could-be employer 将来的老板would-be house-buyers 想要购买房产的人would-be suicide 未遂的自杀5. 多个组合A hard-to-get-to place 难以到达的地方end-of-life care 生命终期护理up-to-date information 最新的信息faster-than-light travel 比光速还快的旅行all-man-love lady ＝man-killeranswered off-the-cuff 即席地回答问题an off-the-cuff remark 一个即兴地评论四．复合名词1．从复合形容词变来的复合名词70-year-old elders ＝70-year-oldsWhite-collar workers ＝white-collarsWell-being lifewell-being 幸福，安宁the state of being healthy, wealthy, andhappy辨析：welfare福利＝a financial aidsight-seeing trip 观光旅行bread-winning man＝bread-winner 家里的经济支柱（挣面包的人）business-to-business service ――B2B几乎所有的动词与介词或名词连接起来都可以构成复合名词。
start-up 启动，开始，创业upstarts暴发户take-over 接管build-up积聚economic slow-down 经济下滑internet sign-up签约，注册internet sign-ups 因特网注册用户Self-也有很强的构词能力，一共出现了35个self-构成的复合名词与复合形容词，以下是几个最常考的表达方法。
self-respect自尊self-reliance自强自立self-confidence自信self-protect自我保护self-employed个体经营的，个体户的self-evident 不言而喻，不言自明self-contradict 自我矛盾的self-discipline自我约束，自我修养self-help 自助self-interest自私自利self-sufficient自给自足的self-restrained自我约束的。