/kənˈsɪst/
no obj.
1
consist of
be composed or made up of由…组成, 由…构成：the crew consists of five men.
乘务组由五人组成。
1.1
consist in
have as an essential feature以…为基本特色：his poetry consisted in the use of emotive language.
他的诗作以充满感情的语言为特色。
2
consist with
archaic be consistent with〈古〉一致, 符合：the information perfectly consists with our friend's account.
这个消息和我们朋友的叙述完全吻合。
/ˈkɒnsɪst/
- Railways the set of vehicles forming a complete train【铁路】车列：
to turn an entire consist requires a wye.
改变一列车的方向需要Y形铁轨。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'be located or inherent in'）： from Latin consistere 'stand firm or still, exist', from con- 'together' + sistere 'stand (still)'.