新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

form

英  [fɔːm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • forms

    1[C 可数名词] 种类

    A form of something is a type or kind of it.

    近义词

    type , kind , sort

    双语例句

    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。

    例:

    In its present form, the law could lead to new injustices.

    这一法律目前的内容会导致新的不公。

    2[C 可数名词] 方式

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction.

    他们以减税的方式得到了一些好处。

    3[C 可数名词] 形状

    The form of something is its shape.

    近义词

    shape

    双语例句

    例:

    the form of the body.

    体型。

    4[C 可数名词] 外形

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    His form lay still under the blankets.

    他身体的轮廓在毯子底下一动不动。

    5[C 可数名词] 表格

    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.

    双语例句

    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[U 不可数名词] 竞技状态

    In sports, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time.

    双语例句

    例:

    His form this season has been brilliant.

    他在本赛季的竞技状态一直很好。

    VERB. 动词
  • forms , forming , formed

    1[I 不及物动词] 形成 , 使···形成(形状) , (某形状)编排成

    When a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made.

    双语例句

    例:

    A line formed to use the bathroom.

    等着用洗手间的人排成了一队。

    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》。

    2[T 及物动词] (某物)改变而形成(另一物)

    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.

    双语例句

    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。

    3[T 及物动词] 构成 , 是···一部分

    If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing.

    近义词

    constitute

    双语例句

    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。

    例:

    Cereals form the staple diet of an enormous number of people around the world.

    谷物是世界范围内很大一部分人的主要食物。

    4[T 及物动词] 组建

    If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it.

    近义词

    start , create

    双语例句

    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。

    例:

    Threadneedle is a company formed in 1994 with the merger of Allied Dunbar and Eagle Star.

    创利德是由联合敦巴与鹰之星在1994年合并而组建的一家公司。

    5[I 不及物动词] 形成

    When something natural forms or is formed, it begins to exist and develop.

    近义词

    develop

    双语例句

    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。

    例:

    Huge ice sheets were formed.

    巨大的冰盖形成了。

    6[I 不及物动词] (使)(关系、习惯、想法)形成

    If you form a relationship, a habit, or an idea, or if it forms, it begins to exist and develop.

    双语例句

    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。

    7[T 及物动词] 塑造

    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.

    近义词

    mould

    双语例句

    例:

    Anger at injustice formed his character.

    对不公正行为的愤怒塑造了他的性格。