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柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A form of something is a type or kind of it. 種類
He contracted a rare form of cancer. 他患上了一種罕見的癌癥。
I am against hunting in any form. 我反對任何形式的狩獵。
2. N-COUNT When something can exist or happen in several possible ways, you can use form to refer to one particular way in which it exists or happens. 方式
They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction. 他們以減稅的方式獲得了收益。
3. N-COUNT The form of something is its shape. 形狀
...the form of the body. …體型。
4. N-COUNT You can refer to something that you can see as a form if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. 外形
His form lay still under the blankets. 他的身形一動不動地躺在毯子下面。
5. N-COUNT A form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. Forms usually ask you to give details about yourself, for example, when you are applying for a job or joining an organization. 表格
You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation. 你會被要求填寫一張有關(guān)你的出生和職業(yè)詳情的表格。
6. V-T/V-I When a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made. 編排成 (某形狀); (某形狀) 編排成
A line formed to use the bathroom. 排成了一條隊來使用這個洗手間。
They formed a circle and sang "Auld Lang Syne."
他們圍成一圈，唱起了《友誼地久天長》。
7. V-T If something is arranged or changed so that it becomes similar to a thing with a particular structure or function, you can say that it forms that thing. (某物) 改變而形成 (另一物)
These panels folded up to form a screen some five feet tall. 這些嵌板折起來形成了一個高約五英尺的屏風。
8. V-T If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing. 構(gòu)成
...the articles that formed the basis of Randolph's book. …構(gòu)成倫道夫的書的基礎(chǔ)的那些文章。
9. V-T If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it. 組建
They tried to form a study group on human rights. 他們試圖組建一個人權(quán)研究小組。
10. V-T/V-I When something natural forms or is formed, it begins to exist and develop. 形成 (某自然物); (某自然物) 形成
The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago. 這些恒星一定形成于100億至150億年前。
11. V-T/V-I If you form a relationship, a habit, or an idea, or if it forms, it begins to exist and develop. 形成 (某關(guān)系、習慣、想法); (某關(guān)系、習慣、想法) 形成
She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men. 她已養(yǎng)成了隨意委身于男人的習慣。
An idea formed in his mind. 一個想法在他的腦子里形成了。
12. V-T If you say that something forms a person's character or personality, you mean that it has a strong influence on them and causes them to develop in a particular way. 塑造
Anger at injustice formed his character. 對不公正行為的憤怒塑造了他的性格。
13. N-UNCOUNT In sports, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time. 競技狀態(tài)
His form this season has been brilliant. 他在本賽季的競技狀態(tài)一直很好。
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