| 释义 |
comprise/kəmˈpraiz/v. 1 tr. consist of, be made up of; contain 由…组成，由…构成；包含，包括 the book comprises 350 pages 那本书共有 350 页 2 tr. disp. make up, compose [异议]构成，组成 the essays comprise his total work 那些散文构成了他全部的作品 3 tr. (in passive 用被动 , foll. by 后跟 of) disp. consist of [异议]由…组成 the army was comprised of volunteers 这支军队是由志愿者组成的 4 intr. (foll. by 后跟 of) disp. consist of [异议]由…构成 the region comprises of three separate districts 这个地区是由 3 个不相连的区构成的 □ comprisable adj.[Middle English from French, fem. past part. of comprendre COMPREHEND]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of comprise in senses 2 and 3 is still regarded as non-standard by some people and its use in sense 4, formed on analogy with consist of, is especially frowned upon. More acceptable alternatives are consist of, be composed of, or simply comprise without of (as in sense 1). 有些人仍然认为 comprise 词条的释义 2 、 3 的用法是不规范的。由 consist of 类推而来的释义 4 尤其不能被人们所接受。比较可接受的替换词语是 consist of, be composed of, 或者仅用 comprise (释义 1) ，不加 of 。 |