consist 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.這些詞均表示由⋯組成或是⋯的組成部分。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.■conˈsist of sb/sth
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[no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned由⋯組成(或構成)◆Their diet consists largely of vegetables.他們的日常飲食以蔬菜爲主。◆Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings.現場工作多半是進行磁帶錄音。■comprise kəmˈpraɪz [transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned包括;包含;由⋯組成◆The collection comprises 327 paintings.那一組收藏共有327幅畫。ⓘ Comprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of sth. * comprise還可指是某事物的組成部分◆Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.在那些生活貧困的人中,老年人佔很大的比例。However, this use is less frequent.但這種用法比較少見。■ˌmake ˈup sth
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(not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherinformal) to be the parts or people that form sth形成;構成◆Women make up 56% of the student numbers.女生佔學生人數的56%。◆She wore a necklace made up of hundreds of glass beads.她戴了一條由幾百顆玻璃珠串成的項鏈。 see also make-up ⇨ structure■constituteˈkɒnstɪtjuːt; NAmEˈkɑːnstətuːt [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) to be the parts or people that form sth形成;構成◆People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.40歲以下的人佔勞動力的多數。■be comˈposed of sb/sth
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(not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned包括;包含;由⋯組成◆Our inspection teams are composed of the most qualified and experienced experts available.我們的檢查組由現有的最有資格、經驗最豐富的專家組成。◆Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.我們的日常飲食大約15%是蛋白質。 see also composition ⇨ structure■have ( have got) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) to be formed from the people or things mentioned包括;包含;由⋯組成◆In 2006 the party had 10 000 members.這個黨在2006年時有1萬名黨員。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在這些詞中含義最廣,也是唯一可後接動詞-ing形式、表示包含⋯活動的詞◆My life at that time just consisted of feeding the baby and washing nappies.那時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另一個主要區别是有的動詞將整體作主語,將部分作賓語◆The group consists of / comprises / is made up of / is composed of / has ten people.小組由十個人組成。and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object.有的動詞將部分作主語,將整體作賓語◆Ten people make up / constitute / comprise the group.小組由十個人組成。It is not correct to use 'comprises of' or 'is composed by/from'. * comprise of和be composed by/from是不正確的用法。