Tra từ consist - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·sist AW [consist consists consisted consisting] BrE [kənˈsɪst] NAmE [kənˈsɪst] verb
(not used in the progressive tenses)
Derived: ↑consist in something ▪ ↑consist of somebody
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘be located or inherent in’): from Latin consistere ‘stand firm or still, exist’, from con- ‘together’ + sistere ‘stand (still)’.

Synonyms:
consist of sb/sth
comprise • make up sth • constitute • be composed of sb/sth
These words all mean to be formed from the things or people mentioned, or to be the parts that form sth.
consist of sb/sth • to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned: ▪ Their diet consists largely of vegetables.
comprise • (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: ▪ The collection comprises 327 paintings.
Comprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of sth: ▪ Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty. However, this is less frequent.
make up sth • (rather informal) to be the parts or people that form sth: ▪ Women make up 56% of the student numbers.
constitute • to be the parts or people that form sth: ▪ People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.
be composed of sb/sth • (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: ▪ Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.
which word?
Consist of sb/sth is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used for activities with the -ing form of a verb: ▪ My work at that time just consisted of typing letters. The other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object: ▪ The group consists of/comprises/is made up of/is composed of ten people. and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object: ▪ Ten people make up/constitute/comprise the group. It is not correct to use ‘comprises of’ or ‘is composed by/from’.

Example Bank:
•Their conversation consisted almost entirely of gossip.
•a gas station that basically consists of two gas pumps and a vending machine