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comprise sth
主动语态，主语为整体，宾语为组成部分。
The company comprises three divisions.
这家公司由三个部门组成。
包含；包括；由...组成
comprising — present participle of comprise
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包含；包括；由...组成
To be made up of; to include or contain.
The company comprises three divisions.
这家公司由三个部门组成。
由......组成；包含(尤指完整的组成部分)。
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
包括、包含或由......组成,限定发明的最小要素,无论必要与否。
To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
comprise
Base
原形
comprises
3rd person
第三人称单数
comprising
-ing
现在分词
comprised
Past
过去式
comprised
Past participle
过去分词
The committee comprises five members.
委员会由五名成员组成。
The collection comprised over 200 paintings.
这批收藏品包含200多幅画作。
The team has comprised experts from various fields.
该团队一直由来自不同领域的专家组成。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The committee comprises twelve members.
委员会由十二名成员组成。
The exhibition comprised works from various artists.
展览包含了多位艺术家的作品。
Women comprise 60% of the student population.
女性占学生总数的60%。
主动语态，主语为整体，宾语为组成部分。
The company comprises three divisions.
这家公司由三个部门组成。
被动结构，虽有些用法指南认为不严谨，但普遍使用。
The collection is comprised of rare books.
该收藏由珍本组成。
表示构成比例，主语为部分，宾语为整体。
Students comprise 70% of the population.
学生占人口的70%。
Not this
The committee comprises of five members.
Use this
The committee comprises five members.
comprise 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 of。
Not this
The team is comprised of ten players.
Use this
The team comprises ten players.
comprise 本身表示‘由…组成’，应使用主动语态，避免被动结构 'is comprised of'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
占大多数
Women comprise the majority of our workforce.
女性占我们劳动力的大多数。
占很大比例
Students from overseas comprise a large proportion of the university population.
海外学生占大学人口的很大比例。
由…组成
The committee is comprised of experts from various fields.
委员会由来自各个领域的专家组成。
包含几个部分
The report comprises several sections, each dealing with a different aspect.
报告包含几个部分，每个部分涉及不同的方面。
包含各种元素
The project comprises various elements, including research, design, and implementation.
该项目包含各种元素，包括研究、设计和实施。
组成一个群体
The student body comprises a diverse group of individuals.
学生群体由多样化的个体组成。
Use comprising naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
com=共同, prise=抓住，共同抓住即组成。
通常用于正式或技术性语境，如法律、学术或官方文件，表示“包含”或“由…组成”。在日常口语中较少使用。
通常不用于进行时；常用于被动结构 be comprised of。
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