| 单词 | constitute |
| 释义 | constitute (kɒnstɪtjuːt , US -tuːt ) Word forms: constitutes , constituting , constituted 1. link verb [no cont] If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing. Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence. [VERB noun] The vote hardly constitutes a victory. [VERB noun] What constitutes abuse? [VERB noun] Synonyms: represent, be, consist of, embody 2. link verb [no cont] If a number of things or people constitute something, they are the parts or members that form it. Volunteers constitute more than 95% of The Center's work force. [VERB noun] 3. verb [usually passive] When something such as a committee or government is constituted, it is formally established and given authority to operate. [formal] On 6 July, a People's Revolutionary Government was constituted. [be VERB-ed] The accused will appear before a specially-constituted military tribunal. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: set up, found, name, create Collocations: constitute a crime Deliberate bids to make a fake claim could also constitute a crime of 'fraud by false representation'. The Sun Thus, what he did could not constitute a crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The defendants were accused of various misdeeds, very few of which constitute a crime under the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He argued that the acts he was accused of didn't constitute a crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers said this was because young people did not know what constituted a crime, particularly when 'criminal behaviours have become normalised within a peer group'. Times, Sunday Times Because a single bolshie nursing auxiliary complained to the union that the (newly done-up) showers were not draining properly and wet floors constituted a danger. Times, Sunday Times Do we sometimes sense in them an unhappiness too deep for words, an unhappiness constituting a danger zone, entry prohibited? Christianity Today Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So, equally, altering such a commitment isn't a mere change, it can constitute a failure of trust. Times, Sunday Times This constituted a failure in company leadership as store level excuses dictated how and what sales operation's leadership focused on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A mark of 5.5 usually counts as a narrow pass, whereas 5.4 and below constitutes a failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They appear frenetic and may constitute a form of erasure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These concepts constitute the form of connection between the concepts that occur in all empirical knowledge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Exhaustion can also constitute a form of impairment, as reaction time, cognitive processing and sensory perception are all impaired by sleep deprivation and/or physical exhaustion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today these factors are regarded as constituting a form of social capital. Times, Sunday Times It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These treatments themselves can constitute a hazard. Times, Sunday Times These orbiting fragments have reached a great enough proportion as to constitute a hazard to future space launches of both satellite and manned vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hermetic sealing of a reed switch make them suitable for use in explosive atmospheres where tiny sparks from conventional switches would constitute a hazard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Long-lines often break and drift, constituting a hazard to marine life for decades. Times, Sunday Times Whether these old fault-lines could move in conjunction with the active fault-line situated half a kilometer from the reactor-site, and would constitute a hazard for the reactor-safety. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet the number of people who find days such as that dull now constitute the majority. Times, Sunday Times Redundancy sums of below 30,000, which constitute the majority of payments, are not subject to income tax or national insurance. Times, Sunday Times Undergraduates constitute the majority of the student population of the college, 972 students in 2012/13. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, searches through web search engines constitute the majority of online searches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These interactions result in greater hydrogen bonding among water molecules, which constitute the majority of the blood plasma medium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That could include the defendant's own activities, but only to the extent that they did not constitute a nuisance. Times, Sunday Times The obstruction may constitute a nuisance. Times, Sunday Times The 'obstruction' to traffic constitutes the nuisance; whether that obstruction be complete or partial. Times, Sunday Times So he resorted to a statute that allows him to issue an executive order imposing tariffs if imports constitute a threat to national security. Times, Sunday Times The contact was minimal and the agency decided that it did not constitute a threat. Times, Sunday Times Whatever the numbers, they constitute a threat to the jewellery industry's standing. Times, Sunday Times Systematic and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in situations of armed conflict could constitute a threat to international peace and security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As distasteful as the status update was, it did not constitute a threat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Times, Sunday Times On the one hand, you might argue that this constitutes a violation of national sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times Even more concerning was the revelation that the experts could not agree among themselves on issues such as whether, for example, the 'placement of malware' constitutes a violation of sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times The defence claimed the videos had been edited and insisted on the fact that the recording constituted a violation of privacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ignoring it constituted a violation of human rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the presumption in section 15 was rebuttable, it did not conflict with any fundamental rule of natural justice, and was logically probative of facts sufficient to constitute the offence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The court stressed that any physical obstruction of a public place must be accompanied by the element of without a lawful excuse in order to constitute an offence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers said that the changes would make parking enforcement 'fairer and more transparent' with greater clarity on the appeals process and what constitutes an offence. Times, Sunday Times However, legal experts have pointed out that the mere offer of an inducement to a representative of the state constitutes an offence. Times, Sunday Times However, it was the taking of the photographs that constituted the offence. Times, Sunday Times So in terms of these writings, they simply do not constitute evidence of life after death. The Sun I pondered the card for days before deciding it didn't constitute evidence he 'liked' me. Times, Sunday Times The houses were separated by streets, which constitute evidence of advanced community planning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His concise musings are contemplative in tone, and some of them constitute evidence of both misanthropy and, to a certain degree, misogyny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Do you think all this constitutes evidence that we are living in the most fulfilling of times? Times, Sunday Times A police officer said an investigation had taken place into whether the messages constituted harassment and it was decided not to prosecute. Times, Sunday Times Making known details this man would rather have kept secret hardly constitutes harassment. Times, Sunday Times I now feel this constitutes harassment. Times, Sunday Times But we do not feel this constituted harassment. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 构成 Japanese: 構成要素となる |
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