consist of, made up of

简介:
consist vi.由……组成;由……构成(常和介词of构成固定搭配)
made up of由……组成
[例如] One year consists of 365 days.
一年有365天.
The team consists of 10 members.
这个小组由10个成员组成.
Society is made up of people with different abilities.
社会由能力不同的人构成.
[辨析] consist of; make up; be made up of 

consist of常用整体作主语,表示“整体由部分组成”,引申为“包含有”,不能用于被动语态.make up用部分作主语,表示“部分构成整体”,用于主动语态;如果用整体作主语,必须用被动结构be made up of,这时可以和consist of互换.另外,make up还可以表示“化装;编造”



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