comprise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·prise /kəmˈpraɪz/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb formal 1 [linking verb]CONSIST OF/BE MADE OF to consist of particular parts, groups etc 包括，由…构成 The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. 这座房子有两间卧室、一间厨房和一间起居室。be comprised of somebody/something The committee is comprised of well-known mountaineers. 委员会由知名的登山运动员组成。5 ► Don’t say that something comprises of things or people.不要说 something comprises of things or people.► see thesaurus at consist2 [transitive]BE to form part of a larger group of people or things 构成，组成 SYN constitute, make up Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers. 兼职人员中妇女占了很大一部分。n Grammar• Comprise is not used in the progressive. You say: The exam comprises four questions. ✗Don’t say: The exam is comprising four questions.• The participle form comprising is often used: Food exports are very important, comprising 74% of the total.• Comprise is often used in the passive with of: The organization is comprised of four parts. ✗Don’t say: The organization comprises of four parts.→ See Verb table
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comprise• The house comprises 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.• The world's bulk fleet comprises 7,798 vessels, 2,231 of which are between 16 and 20 years old.• Hindus comprise 82% of India's population.• The reactions of the community will be the aggregate of the reactions of the individuals it comprises.• The first is called algorithmic, which comprises a procedure or series of instructions used to solve a specific type of problem.• It comprises acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation made under the authority of the parent act.• Unlike a company, a partnership possesses no legal personality separate from the partners that comprise it.• The city's population comprises mainly Asians and Europeans.• The Sea Grant Program comprises over 300 colleges nationwide.• Its principal archival collection comprises records relating to some 140,000 charities.• It absorbed so much arsenic that, in just two weeks, arsenic comprised two per cent of its entire weight.be comprised of somebody/something• Each image was comprised of 128×128 pixels and took 128 msec to take.• It is comprised of two different neural networks, a rule set, and a graphics interface.• On the other hand, the brain is comprised of ten billion or so neurons.• The data were comprised of 1600 interviews and observations of lessons in 25 classrooms.• The dollar-weighted index is comprised of the stocks of 21 companies with operations in the region of Moline, Illinois.• The Organising and Liaison Committees of the schemes are comprised of a small and identified number of solicitors.• The positive heuristic is comprised of rough guidelines indicating how the research programme might be developed.• The student government is comprised of affluent, upper-middle-class kids who listen to the blacks and feel guilty.Origin comprise (1400-1500) Old French past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere; → COMPREHENDcom·prise verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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comprise
com‧prise W3 AC /kəmˈpraɪz/
verb [not in progressive] formal
The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.
be comprised of somebody/something
The committee is comprised of well-known mountaineers.
► Do not say that something ‘comprises of’ things or people.
2. [transitive] to form part of a larger group of people or things
SYN constitute, make up:
Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers.
▪ consist of/be made up of to be formed from two or more things or people: Lunch consisted of sandwiches and fruit. | The apartment consisted of three rooms. | The audience was largely made up of families.
▪be composed of to consist of something – used especially when saying which natural substances something contains, or what kind of people are in a group: Every chemical element is composed of atoms. | Venus’ atmosphere is mainly composed of carbon dioxide. | The team was composed of leading scientists from around the world.
▪comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/ formal to consist of the things mentioned. Comprise can also be used to talk about the people or things which form something: The event comprises a champagne reception, two-course lunch, and a fashion show. | Men still comprise the majority of people who have the disease.
▪make up (also constitute formal) to be the things or people that form something: Women constitute a significant part of the workforce. | Toys make up about 10% of the company’s sales.
com‧prise W3 AC /kəmˈpraɪz/
verb [not in progressive] formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere; ⇨ comprehend
1. [linking verb] to consist of particular parts, groups etc:Language: Old French
Origin: past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere; ⇨ comprehend
be comprised of somebody/something
► Do not say that something ‘comprises of’ things or people.
2. [transitive] to form part of a larger group of people or things
SYN constitute, make up:
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consist of sb/sth to 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 ( to be formed from the things or people mentionedrather
指由…组成、构成 ：◆ The collection comprises 327 paintings. 这组收藏有 327 幅画。 NOTE Comprise 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 ( to be the parts or people that form sthrather
指组成、构成 ：◆ Women make up 56% of the student numbers. 女生占学生人数的 56%。 constitute ( 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 ( to be formed from the things or people mentionedrather
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
Describing 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。