Compound words are made up of two (or more) separate words. You can combine nouns (a flatmate), adjectives (lovesick) or verbs (jump-start) to make compound words.
Sometimes they become one word （有时它们可组成一个词）:
flatmate (noun)
lovesick (adjective)
Sometimes they become two words （有时它们可组成两个词）:
tourist guide (noun)
travel agent (noun)
Sometimes they become hyphenated （有时它们可以由连字号，即"-"连接起来）:
low-paid (adjective)
film-goer (noun)
Note: There are no hard and fast rules about which category each compound word goes into but a good dictionary will tell you. You can also help yourself by making a note of new compound words you come across and the category they go into.
注意:复合词应该属于哪类词没有硬性规定，但查询一本好词典一般可以获得解答。平时遇到新的复合词的时候应注意记录，并了解它应该属于哪类词。
Generally the stress is on the first word （重读一般都放在头一个词上面）:
phone box (noun)
smoke-free (adjective)
spoon-feed (verb)
Vocabulary (词汇):
A flatmate (n): a person who shares a rented house or flat with other people 与他人共同租住同一个住宅或单元房的人
Lovesick (adj): a feeling of such strong emotion for someone that it makes you feel almost ill (but not actuallyphysically ill) 因思念某人而害相思病（并非身体真的有病）
A tourist guide (n): someone who shows visitors around places of interest 带领游客四处旅游的导游
Low-paid (adj): earning a small amount of money for working 低收入的
To spoon-feed (v): 1: to feed someone (usually a baby) with a spoon. 2: to give someone so much information or help that a task or job is very easy for them 用调羹喂某人（如婴儿、病人）；娇生惯养
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v.(使)结合；联合企业 (初中英语单词)
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