comprise

• vt. 包含；由…组成

来自法语。-prise, 缩写自-prehend, 抓住，理解，见prehensile，apprise.

1. be composed of;

"The land he conquered comprised several provinces"

"What does this dish consist of?"

2. include or contain; have as a component;

"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"

"The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

3. form or compose;

"This money is my only income"

"The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"

"These constitute my entire belonging"

"The children made up the chorus"

"This sum represents my entire income for a year"

"These few men comprise his entire army"

comprise

comprise: see prey

comprise (v.)

early 15c., "to include," from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre "to contain, comprise" (12c.), from Latin comprehendere (see comprehend). Related: Comprised; comprising.

compose, comprise, consist, constitute

这些动词均含"组成，构成"之意。

compose： 正式用词，多用被动态。指将两个或两个以上的人或物放到一起形成一个整体。

comprise： 正式用词，指整体是由几个独立的部分所组成。

consist与of连用，指一个整体由几个部分组成，或由某些材料构成。

constitute： 正式用词，指由某些部分组成一个整体或构成某物的基本成分。在句中，主语表事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。

contain, include, embrace, involve, comprehend, hold, comprise

这些动词均含有"包括，包含"之意。

contain： 普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。

include： 普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。

embrace： 正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。

involve： 把包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。

comprehend： 正工用词，指包含在整体范围以内。

hold： 常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。

comprise： 书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。

For example, even with significantinvestments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels comprise only about 1% of the market today

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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。

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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。

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The collection comprises 327 paintings.

这部画册收有327幅画。

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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。

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The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours...

展览陈列了50幅油画和水彩画。

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...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

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Women comprise 44% of hospital medical staff.

女性占医院医护人员的44%。

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There are Marxists , who comprise the majority.

有马克思主义者, 这是大多数.

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Twelve departments comprise this university.

12个系组成了这所大学.

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Such models comprise theoretical constructs of variables which are interrelated.

这个模型包含有关相互关联的变量的理论构想.

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The third part and the fourth part, which are the key chapters, comprise some innovation.

第三部分和第四部分是本论文的重点章节, 也是创新点较为集中的部分.

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The breast is to abound adipose gland body organization, comprise by 20 mammary gland about.

乳房是富于脂肪的腺体组织, 约由20个乳腺组成.

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These nutrients comprise the major cost of producing weaned pigs.

这些营养物质构成断乳仔猪生产的主要费用.

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Rural property rights comprise land ownship which is vital and other property rights.

农村产权包括土地产权和除土地之外的其他财产权,其中最重要的是土地产权.

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The committee is comprise, comprized of eight members.

该委员会是由八个人组成的.

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Living conditions of tour guides comprise items of income, social welfare, working conditions and psychological health.

导游人员生存状态包括其收入状况 、 社会福利状况 、 工作环境状况以及心理健康状况.

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Popularly, becoming sole is by outsole, medium 3 components such as bottom and insole comprise.

一般地, 成鞋底是由外底 、 中底和内底等三个部件组成的.

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At today's level of development, it might comprise 10,000 separate electronic elements.

就今天的发展水平来说, 它可以包含一万个分立电子元件.

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It is comprise of criminal liability, civil liability and administrative responsibility.

司法鉴定人的刑事责任、行政责任 、 民事责任.

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The vast plains of the Serengeti comprise 1.5 million ha of savannah.

在广袤的塞伦盖蒂平原上有一百五十万公顷的大草原和数量众多的食草动物羚羊、羚和斑马.

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The chapters that comprise the first part of the novel are especially good.

构成那部小说开头部分的几章特别好.

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Women comprise 51 percent of the population of the nation.

妇女构成了那个国家51%的人口.

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Further demonstrates that unofficial staff can comprise the joint offender of the bribery crime.

明确提出并论证了非国家工作人员与国家工作人员可以构成受贿罪的共犯.

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Machine tools for metal cutting comprise the principal manufacturing equipment in the machine shop.

金属切削机床是机械加工车间的主要生产设备.(动名词)

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A group can comprise an organization, a part thereof, or more than one organization.

一个团体可由一个组织或其一部分或多个组织构成.

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They comprise a useful method for finding your Mr. or Ms. Right.

这些步骤结合起来成为一种实用的方法,会让你觅得意中人.

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Not that South Korea's conspiracy theorists comprise a voting majority.

韩国的阴谋论者并非组成了大多数支持者.

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The three head sails comprise flying jib, inner jib and a Bentinck sail.

三个船首斜帆是由船首桅帆 、 内侧船首三角帆以及三角形大横帆构成.

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