consists; consisted; consisting
consists; consisted; consisting
Learner's definition of CONSIST
not used in progressive tenses
consist in
[phrasal verb] consist in (something) formal
: to have (something) as an essential or main part在于；存在于
consist of
[phrasal verb] consist of (something)
: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)由…组成（或构成） -
Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.早餐有麦片、水果和橙汁。
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Coal consists mostly of carbon.煤主要由碳构成。
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His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.他的服装几乎都是牛仔裤和T恤衫。
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The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.人群里主要是十几岁的女孩。
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The job mainly consists of classifying evidence.这项工作主要是对证据进行分类。
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a museum with a collection consisting entirely of portraits藏品全是肖像画的博物馆