consist of
phrasal verbconsist of somebody/something
to be formed from the people or things mentioned 由…组成（或构成） The committee consists of ten members. 委员会由十人组成。 The exhibition consists of a series of photographs that he took between 1915 and 1939. 展览由他在1915年至1939年间拍摄的一系列照片组成。 Their diet consisted largely of vegetables. 他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。 to consist mainly/mostly of somebody/something 主要由某人/某物组成 Their conversation consisted almost entirely of gossip. 他们的谈话几乎全是些闲言碎语。 a gas station that basically consists of two gas pumps and a vending machine 主要由两台汽油泵和一台自动售货机构成的加油站 The ploughman's is a simple meal consisting of cheese, bread and pickles. 农夫餐是一种简单的食物，由奶酪、面包和泡菜组成。 - consist of doing something
The fieldwork consisted of counting the number of species in each section of the shoreline. 实地工作包括计算海岸线各部分的物种数量。
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。