【form】的翻译、意思 - 英文字典

1.n. 形式，形状；形态，外形；方式；表格

2.vt. 构成，组成；排列，组织；产生，塑造

3.vi. 形成，构成；排列

4.n. (Form)人名；(英)福姆；(法、德)福尔姆

1. [N-COUNT] A form of something is a type or kind of it. 种类

例：He contracted a rare form of cancer.他患上了一种罕见的癌症。

例：I am against hunting in any form.我反对任何形式的狩猎。

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

例：They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction.他们以减税的方式获得了收益。

3. [N-COUNT] The form of something is its shape. 形状

例：...the form of the body.…体型。

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

例：His form lay still under the blankets.他的身形一动不动地躺在毯子下面。

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

例：You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation.你会被要求填写一张有关你的出生和职业详情的表格。

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. 编排成 (某形状); (某形状) 编排成

例：A line formed to use the bathroom.排成了一条队来使用这个洗手间。

例：They formed a circle and sang "Auld Lang Syne."他们围成一圈，唱起了《友谊地久天长》。

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) 改变而形成 (另一物)

例：These panels folded up to form a screen some five feet tall.这些嵌板折起来形成了一个高约五英尺的屏风。

8. [V-T] If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing. 构成

例：...the articles that formed the basis of Randolph's book.…构成伦道夫的书的基础的那些文章。

9. [V-T] If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it. 组建

例：They tried to form a study group on human rights.他们试图组建一个人权研究小组。

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

例：The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago.这些恒星一定形成于100亿至150亿年前。

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 (某关系、习惯、想法); (某关系、习惯、想法) 形成

例：She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men.她已养成了随意委身于男人的习惯。

例：An idea formed in his mind.一个想法在他的脑子里形成了。

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

例：Anger at injustice formed his character.对不公正行为的愤怒塑造了他的性格。

13. [N-UNCOUNT] In sports, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time. 竞技状态

例：His form this season has been brilliant.他在本赛季的竞技状态一直很好。