“由……组成”英语短语有： 1、consist of 2 、be composed of 3 、make up，be made up of 4、be formed of 区别： ①consist of------没有被动语态结构 例句：The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。

②be composed of,be made up of --------一般都是被动语态结构 例句：Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。The Bull Team is made up of 15 players. 公牛队由十五个运动员组成 。

③make up --------一般是主动语态结构 例句：Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活就是由一系列你下定决心去做的事组成的。

④be formed of --------由几个独立的部分组成一个完整的东西 例句：The table was formed of two large slabs of stone. 这个桌子由两块石板组成。