consist
consist
verb
[no obj.]
verb
[no obj.]
- (consist of)be composed or made up of
由…组成，由…构成
the crew consists of five men.
乘务组由五人组成。
■(consist in)have as an essential feature
以…为基本特色
his poetry consisted in the use of emotive language.
他的诗作以充满感情的语言为特色。 - (consist with)(archaic)be consistent with
(古)一致，符合
the information perfectly consists with our friend's account.
这个消息和我们朋友的叙述完全吻合。
- (Railways)the set of vehicles forming a complete train
(铁路)车列
to turn an entire consist requires a wye.
改变一列车的方向需要Y形铁轨。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'be located or inherent in'): from Latin consistere 'stand firm or still, exist', from con- 'together' + sistere 'stand (still')
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