comprise
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they comprise | |
| he / she / it comprises | |
| past simple comprised | |
| past participle comprised | |
| past simple comprising | |
| past participle comprising |
- (also be comprised of)
to have somebody/something as parts or members 包括；包含；由…组成 - comprise something
The collection comprises 327 paintings. 那一组收藏有 327 幅画。 a DVD box set comprising seasons 4 and 5 包含第四季和第五季的影碟盒 - be comprised of somebody/something
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。
- comprise something
- comprise something
to be the parts or members that form something 是（某事物的）组成部分；组成；构成 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. 他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。
- comprise (rather formal
) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: 指由…组成、构成： The collection comprises 327 paintings. 这组收藏有 327 幅画。
- be composed of somebody/something (rather formal
) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: 指由…组成、构成： Around 15 per cent of our diet is composed of protein. 我们饮食的大约15%由蛋白质组成。
Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing 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 per cent of leisure time. 社交约占休闲时间的20%。
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。
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, ‘comprised’, feminine past participle of comprendre, from Old French comprehender, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.