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 synonym consist of包括;包含;由…組成 - comprise something
The collection comprises 327 paintings. 那一組收藏有 327 幅畫。 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. 委員會由政府和私人部門的雙方代表組成。
- comprise something
- comprise something
to be the parts or members that form something synonym make up是(某事物的)組成部分;組成;構成 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。
Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions 描述分數和份額 According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV. 如餅分圖所示,學生的閒暇時間有三分之一都花在看電視上。
One in five hours is/are spent socializing. 每五個小時中有一個小時花在社交活動上。
Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time. 社交約佔休閒時間的20%。
Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport. 學生們玩電腦遊戲的時間是做運動時間的兩倍。
Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading. 玩電腦遊戲的時間是閱讀時間的三倍。
The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading. 玩電腦遊戲的時間比閱讀時間多兩倍。
The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games. 大部分時間都花在玩電腦遊戲上。
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, ‘comprised’, feminine past participle of comprendre, from Old French comprehender, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.