comprise

英 [kəmˈpraɪz]

美 [kəmˈpraɪz]

v.  包括; 包含; 由…组成; 是(某事物的)组成部分; 组成; 构成

现在分词：comprising　第三人称单数：comprises　过去式：comprised　过去分词：comprised　

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同义词辨析

composecompriseconsist ofconstitute【导航词义：构成】

牛津词典

verb

• 包括；包含；由…组成
  to have sb/sth as parts or members
  1. The collection comprises 327 paintings.
     这部画册收有327幅画。
  2. 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。
• 是（某事物的）组成部分；组成；构成
  to be the parts or members that form sth
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 包括;由…组成
  If you say that somethingcomprisesoris comprised ofa number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
  1. The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw...
     特别内阁委员会包括布朗先生、曼德尔森先生和斯特劳先生。
  2. The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours...
     展览陈列了50幅油画和水彩画。
  3. The task force is comprised of congressional leaders, cabinet heads and administration officials...
     工作小组由国会领导人、内阁首脑和行政官员组成。
  4. A crowd comprised of the wives and children of scientists staged a demonstration.
     由科学家们的妻儿们组成的队伍举行了示威游行。
• VERB 构成;组成
  The things or people thatcomprisesomething are the parts or members that form it.
  1. ...the multitude of ideas, ambitions and regrets that comprises the culture of Russia today...
     构成现今俄罗斯文化的众多观点、抱负和遗憾
  2. Women comprise 44% of hospital medical staff.
     女性占医院医护人员的44%。

英英释义

verb

• form or compose
  1. This money is my only income
  2. The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance
  3. These constitute my entire belonging
  4. The children made up the chorus
  5. This sum represents my entire income for a year
  6. These few men comprise his entire army
  Synonym:constituterepresentmake upbe
• include or contain
  1. A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
  2. The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
  Synonym:incorporatecontain
• be composed of
  1. The land he conquered comprised several provinces
  2. What does this dish consist of?
  Synonym:consist

双语例句

• They comprise the overwhelming majority of the white people.
  他们构成了白人中的压倒性多数。
• The bulb socket and bulb comprise one spare part.
  灯泡插座和灯泡构成一个备件。
• The graphic warnings comprise pictures of neck, mouth and lung cancers as well as gangrene and miscarriages.
  图片警语包括颈部、口腔和肺癌，以及坏疽和流产的图片。
• The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
  黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
• The microcapsules further preferably comprise one or more of methylcellulose, chlorophyllin and at least one vegetable oil.
  这种微囊进一步优选包含甲基纤维素、叶绿酸的一种或几种和至少一种植物油。
• They comprise three varieties.
  它们包括三个种类。
• The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw
  特别内阁委员会包括布朗先生、曼德尔森先生和斯特劳先生。
• The full specification of a function would normally comprise one or more behaviors.
  一个功能的完整说明需要包含一个或多个行为。
• Today they comprise a large body of current inorganic research.
  今天，它们构成了当前无机研究的主体。
• This package contains all the classes and interfaces that comprise the naming authority component.
  这个包中包含所有构成命名权限组件的类和接口。