| 词组 | comprise |
| 释义 | comprise You say that something comprises particular things when you are mentioning all its parts. The village's social facilities comprised one public toilet and two telephones. ◊ 'be composed of' and 'consist of' You can also say that something is composed of or consists of particular things. There is no difference in meaning. The book is composed of essays written over the last twenty years. The committee consists of scientists and engineers. Some people say that something 'is comprised of' particular things, but this is generally thought to be incorrect. ◊ WARNING You do not use a passive form of consist of. You do not say, for example, 'The committee is consisted of scientists and engineers'. ◊ 'constitute' Constitute works in the opposite way to the verbs just mentioned. You say that the parts of something constitute the whole. These 75,000 men constituted the whole strength of the Dutch Army. You can also say that a number of things constitute a fraction of a whole. Conifers constitute about a third of the world's forests. ◊ 'make up' Make up can be used in either an active or passive form. In its active form, it has the same meaning as constitute. Women now make up two-fifths of the British labour force. In its passive form, it is followed by 'of' and has the same meaning as be composed of. All substances are made up of molecules. Nearly half the Congress is made up of lawyers. ◊ WARNING You do not use a continuous form of any of these verbs. You do not say, for example, 'The committee is consisting of scientists and engineers'. |
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