- be composed of something(formal)
to be made or formed from several parts, things or people 由…組成(或構成)的 The committee is composed mainly of lawyers. 委員會主要由律師組成。 The committee was composed entirely of specialists. 該委員會完全由專家組成。
Synonyms consist of somebody/somethingconsist of somebody/something- comprise
- be composed of somebody/something
- consist of somebody/something to be formed from the people, things or activities mentioned:
Their diet consists largely of vegetables. 他們的日常飲食以蔬菜爲主。
- comprise (rather formal
) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: 指由…組成、構成: The collection comprises 327 paintings. 這組收藏有 327 幅畫。
- be composed of somebody/something (rather formal
) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: 指由…組成、構成: Around 15 per cent of our diet is composed of protein. 我們飲食的大約15%由蛋白質組成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- entirely
- exclusively
- solely
- …
- [not usually before noun]
calm and in control of your feelings 鎮靜;鎮定;平靜 Extra ExamplesHe was pale but perfectly composed. 他面色蒼白,但十分鎮靜。 He looked composed as he went about his work. 他着手工作時,看上去很鎮靜。 She sat with a book on her lap, apparently quite composed. 她坐着,腿上有本書,看上去很平靜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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