单词 | comprise |
释义 | com·priseAW BrE /kəmˈpraɪz/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪz/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they compriseBrE /kəmˈpraɪz/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪz/ present simple - he / she / it comprisesBrE /kəmˈpraɪzɪz/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪzɪz/ past simple comprisedBrE /kəmˈpraɪzd/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪzd/ past participle comprisedBrE /kəmˈpraɪzd/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪzd/ past simple comprisingBrE /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/ past participle comprisingBrE /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/ NAmE /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (formal ) (also be comprised of ) ~sth to have sb /sth as parts or members 包括;包含;由…组成SYN consist of◆ The collection comprises 327 paintings . 那一组收藏有 327 幅画。◆ The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors . 委员会由政府和私人部门的双方代表组成。~sth to be the parts or members that form sth 是(某事物的)组成部分;组成;构成SYN make up◆ Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty . 在那些生活贫困的人中,老年人占有很大的比例。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。proportionDescribing fractions and proportions描述分数和份额◆According to this pie chart, a third of students' leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示,学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。◆One in five hours is/are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。◆Socializing accounts for / makes up / comprises about 20% of leisure time.社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。◆Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。◆Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。◆The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。◆The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。 ➡ note athalf ➡ synonyms atconsist ➡ language bank atexpect , fall , illustrate , increase |
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