| 单词 | consistof |
| 释义 | consist of sb/sth phrasal verbconsist of sb/sth ♦︎ comprise ♦︎ make up sth ♦︎ constitute ♦︎ be composed of sb/sth ♦︎ havethese words all mean to be formed from the things or people mentioned, or to be the parts that form sth.这些词均表示由⋯组成或是⋯的组成部份。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆the group consists of / comprises / is made up of / is composed of / has ten people.◆ten people make up / constitute / comprise the group.■ consist of sb/sth -->phrasal verb [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned由⋯组成（或构成）◆their diet consists largely of vegetables.他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。◆most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings.现场工作多半是进行磁带录音。■ comprise /kəmpraɪz/ [transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned包括；包含；由⋯组成◆the collection comprises 327 paintings.那一组收藏共有 327 幅画。ⓘ comprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of sth. * comprise 还可指是某事物的组成部份◆older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.在那些生活贫困的人中，老年人占很大的比例。however, this use is less frequent.但这种用法比较少见。■ make up sth phrasal verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (rather informal) to be the parts or people that form sth形成；构成◆women make up 56% of the student numbers.女生占学生人数的 56%。◆she wore a necklace made up of hundreds of glass beads.她戴了一条由几百颗玻璃珠串成的项链。 ➡ see also make-up → structure ■ constitute /kɒnstɪtjuːt; name kɑːnstətuːt/ [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to be the parts or people that form sth形成；构成◆people under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.40 岁以下的人占劳动力的多数。■ be composed of sb/sth -->phrasal verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned包括；包含；由⋯组成◆our inspection teams are composed of the most qualified and experienced experts available.我们的检查组由现有的最有资格、经验最丰富的专家组成。◆around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.我们的日常饮食大约 15% 是蛋白质。 ➡ see also composition → structure ■ have (also have got) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to be formed from the people or things mentioned包括；包含；由⋯组成◆in 2006 the party had 10 000 members.这个党在 2006 年时有 1 万名党员。note 辨析 which word? consist of sb/sth is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used for activities with the -ing form of a verb. * consist of sb/sth 是这些词中最通用的，也是唯一可后接动词 -ing 形式，表示包含⋯活动的词◆my life at that time just consisted of feeding the baby and washing nappies.那时我的生活就只是喂孩子和洗尿布。the other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object另一个主要区别是有的动词将整体作主语，将部份作宾语◆the group consists of / comprises / is made up of / is composed of / has ten people.小组由十个人组成。and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object.有的动词将部份作主语，将整体作宾语◆ten people make up / constitute / comprise the group.小组由十个人组成。it is not correct to use 'comprises of' or 'is composed by/from'. * comprise of 和 be composed by/from 是不正确的用法。 |
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