[] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) ( be comˈprised of) to have sb/sth as parts or members; to consist of sb/sth包括；包含；由…构成◆The Internet comprises more than 4 billion IP addresses.互联网由 40 多亿个 IP 地址组成。◆The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors.委员会由政府和私营部门双方代表组成。to be the parts or members that form sth是（某事物的）组成部分；构成；组成◆Overseas sales comprise 52% of our total sales.海外销售额占我们销售总额的 52%。SYNmake up sth ⓘ Although this verb is not used in the continuous tenses in some meanings, it is common to see the present participle form comprising.尽管这动词的有些意义不用进行时，但是现在分词 comprising 也很常见。