vt.

1. 匯編；編輯
   It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary.

   編纂一部好詞典要花多年心血。

   compile an anthology of poems

   匯編詩歌選

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

   他在南美各國首都旅遊時收集了不少資料，足夠寫本書。

3. 【電腦】編譯（程式）；轉化成機器語言

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.