consists of 和 is comprised of

composed of，comprised of，consist of，be made up of它们都表示“由……组成”，用法基本一样，前三者文体风格上正式一些，最后这个短语具口语性一些，此外，consist of没有被动形式。

*  Our party was composed of teachers,pupils and their parents.   我们这一伙人由老师、学生及其家长组成。
*  Water is comprised of hydrogen and oxygen.                        水由氢元素和氧元素组成。
*  The committee consists of ten members.                           该委员会由10人组成。
*  Are all animal bodies made up of cells?                              动物的身体都是由细胞组成的吗？