185 constitute

constitute

基础：meaning: to be considered to be something 

Failing to complete the work on time constitutes a breach of the labor contract. 没有按时完成工作可以被视为违反劳动合同法。

进解：constitute 及物动词，除了有大家比较熟悉的“组成、构成”的意思外，还可以作“算诗、可以被视为”。这种用法比较正式一点，出现的频次也比较高。在有的语境中有替换amount to或者 be equivalent of 等词。下面看几个例子。

未经患者同意而对其进行检查被视为违反职业操守并处罚法律，可以说

Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offense. 

虽然这家公司中了标，但利润不大，很难被视为真正的胜利。

Although the company won the bid, it could hardly constitute a victory. 

《经济学人》一篇关于新加坡家庭和人口增长的文章中用到了 constitute:

Another problem is the government's narrow view of what constitutes a family, says Jean Yeung-Wei-Jun of the National University of Singapore: two heterosexual parents with a male breadwinner. Many regulations support this definition. (constitutes 算是)

最近 《经济学人》在一篇关于苹果公司的文章中也用到了 constitute

America's Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for iPhone users to sue Apple. The case centers on whether Apple's store which takes a 30% cut of all sales, constitutes an unfair monopoly. Unlike Android-based rivals, Apple's phones are designed to prevent users from installing apps from other sources.  (constitutes 算是，称得上是)

《经济学人》在写美国阿拉巴马州的堕胎法案时，再次用到了constitute

On May 14th the state's Senate passed a bill that would, in effect, ban abortion outright. Signed into law by the governor the following day, it constitutes the harshest abortion legislation passed in America in half a century. (constitute 可以算是； 和is相比更留有余地)

应用：

1） 翻译：这位父亲去年一年都没有参加家长会，可以被视作不负责任。

That the father did not attend any of the parents' meetings last year constitutes irresponsibility. 

The father failed to attend parents' meetings last year, constituting irresponsibility

2) 造句： 这部电影探讨了如何构成校园霸凌问题。

The film explores what constitutes school bullying in Japan.