| 单词 | composed |
| 释义 | com·posedBrE /kəmˈpəʊzd/ NAmE /kəmˈpoʊzd/ adjective be composed of sth (formal ) to be made or formed from several parts , things or people 由…组成（或构成）的◆ The committee is composed mainly of lawyers . 委员会主要由律师组成。consist of sb/sthcomprise ⬥ make up sth ⬥ constitute ⬥ be composed of sb/sthThese words all 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、构成某事物。consist of sb/sthto be formed from the people, things or activities mentioned指由人、事物或活动组成、构成：◆Their diet consists largely of vegetables.他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。comprise(ratherformal ) to be formed from the things or people mentioned指由…组成、构成：◆The collection comprises 327 paintings.这组收藏有 327 幅画。NOTEComprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of sth. * comprise 亦可指组成、构成：◆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 is less frequent.不过这种用法不常见。make up sth(ratherinformal ) 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%。constitute(formal ) 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。be composed of sb/sth(ratherformal ) 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 15% 是蛋白质。which word?词语辨析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 是这组词中最通用、也是唯一可与动词 -ing 形式连用、表示包含…活动的词：◆My work at that time just consisted of typing letters.我那时的工作就是打印信件。The other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object另一主要区别在于有些词是将整体作为主语，部分作为宾语：◆The group consists of/comprises/is made up of/is composed of ten people.这个小组由十个人组成。and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object.另一些词则是将部分作为主语，整体作为宾语：◆Ten people make up/constitute/comprise the group.这个小组由十个人组成。It is not correct to use 'comprises of' or 'is composed by/from'.用 comprise of 或 is composed by/from 均不正确。[not usually before noun ]calm and in control of your feelings 镇静；镇定；平静◆ She seemed outwardly composed . 她表面上好像很镇静。 |
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