constitute

US /ˈkɑːn.stə.tuːt/
UK /ˈkɑːn.stə.tuːt/
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1.

构成, 组成

be (a part) of a whole

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Women constitute 70 percent of the student population.
女性构成了学生人口的70%。
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The various departments constitute the university.
各个系部构成了这所大学。
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compriseformmake upcomposeaccount for
2.

设立, 制定

give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law

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The new laws constitute a significant change in policy.
新法律构成了政策上的重大改变。
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The assembly was constituted in 1948.
该议会于1948年成立。
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establishset upfoundcreateform
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constitutionconstitutional