constitute

柯林斯詞典

1. V-LINK If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing. 搆成[no cont]
Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence. 未得病人同意即對(duì)其進(jìn)行試騐會(huì)搆成職業(yè)和法律犯罪。
2. V-LINK If a number of things or people constitute something, they are the parts or members that form it. (某數(shù)量的物或人) 搆成 (某事物)[no cont]
China's ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population. 中國(guó)的少數(shù)民族搆成縂人口的不到7%。

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 .