consist of

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  • 包括;由…组成(构成)
consist ofconsist of

All these words mean to be formed from the things or people mentioned, or to be the parts that form sth.以上各词均表示由某些人或事物组成,或构成某事物。

to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned指由事物、人或活动组成、构成:

Their diet consists largely of vegetables.

他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。

( rather formal ) to be formed from the things or people mentioned指由…组成、构成:

The collection comprises 327 paintings.

这部画册收有327幅画。

( rather informal ) to be the parts or people that form sth指组成、构成:

Women make up 56% of the student numbers.

女生占学生人数的56%。

to be the parts or people that form sth指组成、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大多数。

( rather formal ) to be formed from the things or people mentioned指由…组成、构成:

Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.

我们的饮食中大约有15%的蛋白质。

to be formed from the things or people mentioned指由…组成、构成:

The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors.

委员会由政府和私人部门两方的代表组成。

( formal ) to be the parts of people that form sth指组成、构成:

Christians compose around 2.5% of the country's population.

基督教徒大约占这个国家人口的2.5%。

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.

The other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object

and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object.

It is not correct to use ‘comprises of’ or ‘is composed by/from’.

  1. The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices .

    新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。

  2. The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company

    这个师的组成部队将包括两个坦克连和一个步兵连。

  3. The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs .

    肺由数百万个小气囊组成。

  4. With a conventional repayment mortgage , the repayments consist of both capital and interest .

    常规的按揭还款额既包含本金也包括利息。

  5. ' What does your market research consist of ? ' — ' Well , the thing is , it depends on our target age group . '

    “你的市场调查有哪些内容?”“嗯,这个嘛,要视我们的目标年龄群体而定。”

  6. A healthy diet should consist of wholefood .

    健康饮食应由全天然食物构成。

  7. All bodies consist of molecules and molecules consist of atoms .

    一切物质都由分子组成,而分子由原子组成。

  8. Alpha-rays consist of alpha particles .

    α射线是由α粒子构成的。

  9. Most food webs , for instance , consist of many weak links rather than a few strong ones .

    例如,大多数食物网都包括许多薄弱环节,而不是所有环节都是牢固的。

  10. Jengatecture refers to building designs that consist of a series of stacked , offset boxes .

    Jengatecture(叠叠乐式建筑)指含有一系列错落堆叠的方块的建筑设计。

  11. Bike rage can consist of shouting at other road users , making obscene gestures or threats , hitting or punching , or in rare cases , even more violent acts .

    “自行车怒”的表现包括冲其他道路使用者大喊大叫,做出下流手势或者威胁他人,打人等等,少数情况下还有更加暴力的行为。

  12. Analysis ways consist of theory study and empirical study .

    其中研究方法包括理论分析与实证研究两部分。

  13. Ming right is consist of exploration right and mining right .

    矿业权包括探矿权和采矿权。

  14. An interface will usually consist of more than one service signature .

    一个接口通常由不止一个的服务签名组成。

  15. Geological resource mainly consist of ground water resource and geothermal resource .

    进行地质资源环境评价时主要考虑地下水资源与地下热水资源。

  16. Maintenance windows typically consist of a start time and duration .

    维护窗口通常由起始时间和持续时间组成。

  17. Landscape resources consist of natural landscape resource and humane landscape resource .

    景观资源包括自然景观资源和人文景观资源。

  18. The four members consist of two nodes with two cluster members per node .

    个成员由两个节点组成,每节点两个集群成员。

  19. Chapter 1 is Preface , consist of three points .

    第一章为绪论,共包括三个方面的内容。

  20. This dissertation consist of two parts : The first part : Introduce valence theory .

    第一部分:配价理论的介绍。

  21. So its mineralization includes two characteristics which consist of steady type and active type .

    因而其成矿作用具有稳定型和治化型两类特征。

  22. Messages consist of a standard header plus optional path information .

    消息包含一个标准头部和可选的路径信息。

  23. Pipelines consist of elements & another core concept .

    管道由各种元素组成,而元素则是另一个核心概念。

  24. Hybrid power filter is consist of passive and active filters linked by different methods .

    混合型电力滤波器由无源滤波器和有源滤波器通过不同的连接方式构成。

  25. Test set consist of 50 records .

    测试设定包含50个记录。

  26. Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines .

    标志或由十字形的图案组成。

  27. Effect of Size Consist of High-density Slurry on Pump Performance and Remedial Measures

    高浓度浆体粒度对输送用泵性能的影响及其修正

  28. Forest management occurred within forest landscape mainly consist of timber harvest and road construction .

    森林经营活动主要包括采伐和修建道路。

  29. Essence of the creative knowledge consist of the average essence and particular essence .

    创造认识的本质是由一般本质和特殊本质构成的。

  30. The environment effect could consist of three parts as follows : structure effects , technique effects , and scale effects .

    其中环境效应分解为:结构效应、技术效应、规模效应。

compose comprise consist of constitute 【导航词义:构成】
compose v. 〈正式〉构成,组成
〔辨析〕

指由两个或更多的人或物形成一个整体,多用于被动语态,常后接介词 of。

〔例证〕

Our team is composed of ten experts.

我们小组由10位专家组成。

Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

水由氢气和氧气组成。

A large number of firms compose the business sector of our economy.

众多商号构成了我们经济中的商业部分。

comprise v. 〈正式〉构成,包含
〔辨析〕

既可指整体包含若干部分,也可指若干部分或成员构成整体。

〔例证〕

A cutlery set is comprised of 6 table knives.

一套餐具有6把餐刀。

Women comprise a large proportion of part-time workers.

兼职人员中妇女占有很大比例。

consist of v. 由…组成,由…构成
〔辨析〕

指整体由两个或更多的人或事物构成,常可与 be composed of 换用。

〔例证〕

Our class consists of/is composed of 20 boys and 15 girls.

我们班由20位男生和15位女生组成。

My breakfast consists of/is composed of bread, jam and milk.

我的早餐通常是面包、果酱和牛奶。

constitute v. 〈正式〉构成,组成
〔辨析〕

指由某些部分组成一个整体。

〔例证〕

Twelve months constitute a year.

1年有12个月。

The two parties constituted a coalition government.

这两党组成了一个联合政府。