contain:主语是容器或比作容器,宾语是所含内容。如:The box contains some sugar.
The book contains seven parts.
include:同类的总数事物中包括部分。如:
I have six friends including John.
consist of:有多少个部分组成,相当于be made up of。如:
The world consists of seven continents.
contain 一般用作成分 include 包括 用来表达比较抽象的东西 consist是由什么什么构成组成的意思 比如说大陆由几块构成