1.constitute的基本意思是“组成”,主要用于机构的组成或规章制度的制定,引申则可指组成人员的选定或任命。
2.constitute是及物动词,可接名词、代词作宾语,还可接以名词充当补足语的复合宾语。
3.constitute可用于被动结构。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Twelve months constitute a year.十二个月是一年。
This constitutes a direct threat to them.这对他们构成了直接威胁。
Lack of experience does not constitute a major hindrance to progress.经验缺乏并不是进步的主要障碍。
They constituted an acting committee.他们设立了一个临时委员会。
They duly constituted their representative to the conference.他们及时指派了出席会议的代表。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Courts are constituted by law.法院是依法建立的。
The regulations are constituted by the government.这些章程是政府制定的。
A committee was constituted to investigate the cause of the accident.成立了一个委员会,调查事故发生的原因。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+n.
The company will constitute you captain of the ship.公司将任命你担任这条船的船长。
We constituted him president of our college.我们选他作我们学院的院长。
The meeting constituted him chairman.会议指定他为主席。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He was constituted chief adviser.他被任命为首席顾问。

constitute, compose, comprise, consist of
参见compose条。