Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2270
Fully loadedconstitute
构成，组成
to form or make up something
指部分构成整体
- 1.
To set up; to establish; to enact.
设立；建立；制定
- 2.
To make up; to compose; to form.
构成；组成；形成
- 3.
To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
任命；委派；选举任职；授权
被视为，相当于；设立，任命；设立；建立；制定；构成；组成；形成；任命；委派；选举任职；授权
In use
Twelve months constitute a year.
His actions constitute a serious violation of the rules.
The committee was constituted to address the problem.
constitute sth
也可表示‘被视为’，如‘His actions constitute a threat.’
Women constitute 60% of the workforce.
女性构成了劳动力的60%。
be constituted by/of sth
常用于正式文体。
The committee is constituted by experts from various fields.
该委员会由各个领域的专家组成。
constitute sb as sth
通常用于被动结构。
The board constituted her as the new chairperson.
Connections
Collocations
- constitute a committee
- 组成委员会
- The president constituted a committee to investigate the issue.总统组成了一个委员会来调查这个问题。
- constitute a threat
- 构成威胁
- The new disease could constitute a serious threat to public health.这种新疾病可能对公共卫生构成严重威胁。
- constitute a majority
- 占多数
- Women constitute a majority of the staff in this hospital.女性占这家医院员工的大多数。
- constitute an offense
- 构成犯罪
- Possession of such materials constitutes an offense under federal law.持有此类材料根据联邦法律构成犯罪。
- constitute a breach
- 构成违反
- Their actions constitute a breach of the contract.他们的行为构成了违约。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘宪法’(constitution)是构成国家的根本法，constitute即‘构成’。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the '-stitute' ending and are pronounced with the same final two syllables /stɪtjuːt/ (or /stɪtuːt/), making them genuine rhymes. The primary stress falls on the first syllable in each case.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.