constitute
verb uk/ˈkɒn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ us/ˈkɑːn.stə.tuːt/
(BE CONSIDERED AS)
C1 [ L only + noun, not continuous ] formal是；被看作，被视为
to be or be considered as something
This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats. 最近的这次失败是对民主党的一次重挫。
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- The long-term unemployed now constitute a sort of underclass.
- The publishers claim that the book constitutes 'the first sequential exposition of events and thus of the history of the revolution'.
- The takeover of the embassy constitutes a blatant violation of international law.
- They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of our agreement.
- Her refusal to sell the house constituted a major blow to our plans.
(FORM PART OF)
C1 [ L not continuous ]形成;构成;组成
to form or make something
Women constitute about ten percent of Parliament. 女性在议会中约占10%。
The under-18s constitute nearly 25 percent of the town's population. 18岁以下的人口占该城镇人口的近25%。