constitute
UK ['kɒn.stɪ.tju:t] US ['kɑ:n.stɪ.tu:t] verb
BE CONSIDERED AS 被视作
ADVANCED [L only + noun] [not continuous] formal
■to be or be considered as something 是；被看作，被视为•This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the government.最近的这次失败是对政府的一次重挫。
UK ['kɒn.stɪ.tju:t] US ['kɑ:n.stɪ.tu:t] verb
FORM PART OF 构成
[L not continuous]
■to form or make something 形成；构成；组成•Women constitute about 10% of Parliament.女性在议会中约占10%。 •The under-18s constitute nearly 25% of the town's population.18岁以下的人口占该城镇人口的近25%。 |