constitute

• 动词，表示构成、组成或形成某事物的动作，也指建立或组织某个体系、机构。

A verb used to indicate the act of forming, composing, or making up something, or to establish or set up an organization or system.

1. Form or make upB2formal

   To be the parts or components that form something.

   构成

   • Women constitute a large portion of the workforce.
   • The committee is constituted of experts from various fields.
   • These elements constitute the foundation of the theory.

   同义词account forcomposecompriseformmake up

2. Establish or set upB2formal

   To officially establish or create something, such as an organization or law.

   设立

   • The government constituted a new task force to address the crisis.
   • The board was constituted in 1995.
   • They constituted a committee to oversee the project.

   同义词createestablishformfoundinaugurateinstituteorganizeset up

   反义词abolishdisbanddissolveterminate

3. Be equivalent toB2formal

   To be considered as something; to amount to.

   相当于

   • His actions constitute a breach of contract.
   • This document constitutes a legal agreement.
   • The delay constitutes a violation of the terms.

   同义词equalrepresent