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constitute

美音:[´kɔnstə´tu:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.制定(法律),建立(政府),组成,任命

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名词:constituter 动词过去式:constituted 过去分词:constituted 现在分词:constituting 第三人称单数:constitutes

词根

sist,stitut,sta,st=to stand(站立)

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compose  establish  form  organize  set-up    

constitute


/'kɒnstɪtju:t; `kɑnstə,tut/
v
1 [Tn] (not in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态) (fml 文) make up or form (a whole); be the components of 组成, 构成(某整体); 为...之成分
*Twelve months constitute a year. 十二个月为一年.
* The committee is constituted of members of all three parties. 委员会由所有三个政党的成员组成.
* (fig 比喻) He is so constituted (ie His nature is such) that he can accept criticism without resentment. 他豁达大度, 能接受批评而不怀恨在心. =>Usage at comprise 用法见comprise.
2 [Ln] (not in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态) be 是
*My decision does not constitute (ie should not be regarded as) a precedent. 我的决定下不为例.
* The defeat constitutes a major set-back for our diplomacy. 这次失败是我们外交上的重大挫折.
3 [Tn] give formal authority to (a group of people); establish 正式授权给(某团体); 建立
*The committee had been improperly constituted, and therefore had no legal power. 该委员会的建立不合规定, 因而没有合法的权力.
4 [Cn.n] (fml 文) give (sb) formal authority to hold (a position, etc); appoint 任命(某人)担任(某职位等); 委派
*He seemed to have constituted himself our representative. 他俨然自封为我们的代表.

constitute


v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of constituere 'to set up, constitute', from com- ( COM-) + statuere 'to set up']
[linking verb, not in progressive]
to be considered to be something
 Failing to complete the work constitutes a breach of the employment contract.
 The rise in crime constitutes a threat to society.
[linking verb, not in progressive]
if several people or things constitute something, they are the parts that form it
 We must redefine what constitutes a family.
[T usually in passive]formal
to officially form a group or organization
 The Federation was constituted in 1949.
1. Women and youth in rural Southern communities now constitute the fastest growing segment of people with AIDS.
    南部农村社区的妇女和青年是数量增长最快的艾滋病患者群体。

2. And on Asians. Already, orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
    靠的是亚洲人。硅谷许多公司中工程技术人员的大多数是东方人和亚裔美国人。

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