constitute
英 [ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt]
美 [-tuːt]
[VERB]
constitutes , constituting , constituted
1. [LINK 连系动词] 构成
If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing.
双语例句
例：Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence.
未经病人同意即对其进行试验会构成职业上和法律上的犯罪。
2. [LINK 连系动词] （某数量的物或人）构成（某事物）
If a number of things or people constitute something, they are the parts or members that form it.
近义词
双语例句
例：China's ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 per cent of its total population.
中国少数民族人口不到总人口的7。
VERB. 动词
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