constitute

柯林斯词典

1. V-LINK If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing. 构成[no cont]
Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence. 未得病人同意即对其进行试验会构成职业和法律犯罪。
2. V-LINK If a number of things or people constitute something, they are the parts or members that form it. (某数量的物或人) 构成 (某事物)[no cont]
China's ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population. 中国的少数民族构成总人口的不到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 .