Contain:referstocontainer(容器).Whenyouuseit,youdon’thavetolistallparts.

Contain是基于容器的概念。是指一个容器里包含某些东西。

Example:

Thewebpageshouldcontainahyperlink.(thewebpageisacontainer)

这个网页应该包含一个超链接(把网页看作一个容器)

Include:Whenyouuseit,youdon’thavetolistallparts.

Include侧重的是抽象的组成。

Example:

Youshouldincludealinkinyouranswer.

你应该在你的答案里放一个链接(答案是一个抽象的空间)

Thedifferencebetweencontainandincludeismuchsubtle(微妙的).Imaginethereisabox,insidethebox,thereareonly3balls(aredone,ayellowone,andagreenone).Youcansayintheseways:

Theboxcontainsagreenball.(theboxisacontainer)

那盒子里有一个绿球。

Thecontentsoftheboxincludeagreenball.(thecontentsaremadeupofballs)

那盒子里的空间里包括一个绿球。

Consistof,comprise,andcomposearesimilar,andnotallowedtobeusedincontinuousform(进行时态)."Beconsistingof","becomprising","becomposing"arewronginEnglish.

Consistof:Whenyouuseit,,"beconsistedof"iswronginEnglish.

Examples:

NorthAmericaconsistsofthreecountries:theUSA,Canada,andMexico.(noothercountries)

北美地区由美国、加拿大以及墨西哥三个国家组成。

Comprise:,youmustlistallparts."becomprisedof"iscorrectinEnglish.

Examples:

AcomputercomprisesCPU,memory,andI/O.

电脑由CPU、存储以及输入输出设备组成。

Compose:"becomposedof".Whenyouit,youmustlistallparts.

Examples:

AcomputeriscomposedofCPU,memory,andI/O.

电脑由CPU、存储以及输入输出设备组成。