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  • Conjugation : past  comprised ; ing  comprising
  • Derivatives : n  comprisal ; adj  comprisable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

comprise [kəm'praɪz]
  1. 1. vt. [frm] (consist of) (also: be comprised of) 包括
  2. 2. vt. [frm] (constitute) 构成

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

comprise [kəmˈpraɪz]
  1. 1. vt. 由……组成,由……构成
    The human body is a system which is comprised of a number of sub-systems.
    人体是由多个子系统组成的体系
    The land he conquered comprised several provinces.
    征服的那片土地包括几个省。
  2. 2. vt. 包含包括
    Our data was comprised of a large number of daily histories.
    我们数据大量每日记录组成
    A totally new idea is comprised in this paper.
    这篇论文包含了一种全新的理论
  3. 3. vt. 组成构成
    These three photographs comprise my only exhibited works.
    三张照片就是我的全部展出作品
    These few men comprise his entire army.
    这么点人组成了他全部军队

Collins English-English Dictionary

comprise [kəm'praɪz]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to include; contain
  2. 2. vt. to constitute the whole of; consist of
    her singing comprised the entertainment
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C15: from French compris included, understood, from comprendre to comprehend
  4. 4. n [Usage] The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of) 500000 books and manuscripts

Examples

These three photographs comprise my only exhibited works.
这三张照片就是我的全部展出作品。
Such models comprise theoretical constructs of variables which are interrelated.
这个模型包含有关相互关联的变量的理论构想。

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