Years have been spent in compiling this volume.

编辑本卷花了好几年时间。

The company is compiling a dossier of evidence to back its allegations.

公司正在搜集证明材料来支持自己的指控。

This dictionary, despite the care exercised in compiling it, cannot in the nature of things be free from error.

本词典虽非草率之作，但错误仍在所难免。

Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don't you think it a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?

为什么你不继续编纂你的词典呢？功亏一篑，你不觉得可惜吗？

It's a long way from compiling.

离编译还有很长的一段路。