1. | [c] 类型;种类a type or variety of sth |
forms of transport/government/energy 运输种类;政体类型;能源种类 | |
one of the most common forms of cancer 最普通的一种癌症 | |
all the millions of different life forms on the planet today 当今地球上所有的几百万生命种类 |
2. | [c][u] 形式;外表;样子the particular way sth is, seems, looks or is presented |
The disease can take several different forms. 这种疾病可能有几种不同的形式。 | |
Help in the form of money will be very welcome. 欢迎以金钱形式予以资助。 | |
Help arrived in the form of two police officers. 来支援的是两名警察。 | |
The training programme takes the form of a series of workshops. 培训课程采取一系列研讨会的形式。 | |
Most political questions involve morality in some form or other . 多数政治问题牵涉到这样或那样的道义性。 | |
We need to come to some form of agreement. 我们需要达成某种形式的协议。 | |
I'm opposed to censorship in any shape or form . 我反对任何形式的审查。 | |
This dictionary is also available in electronic form. 这部词典也有电子版本的。 |
3. | [c] 表格an official document containing questions and spaces for answers |
an application/entry/order form 申请表;报名表;订货单 | |
to fill in a form 填表 | |
to fill out a form 填表 | |
I filled in/out a form on their website. 我在他们的网站上填了一张表。 | |
to complete a form 填表 | |
a booking form 预订单 | |
a reservation form 预订单 |
4. | [c] 形状;体形the shape of sb/sth; a person or thing of which only the shape can be seen |
her slender form 她苗条的身段 | |
The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years. 3 万多年以来,人的体形没有多大变化。 | |
They made out a shadowy form in front of them. 他们认出了前面的模糊人影。 |
5. | [u] (尤指艺术作品或文章的)结构,形式the arrangement of parts in a whole, especially in a work of art or piece of writing |
In a novel, form and content are equally important. 小说的形式和内容同样重要。 |
6. | [u] 体能;良好的健康状态how fit and healthy sb is; the state of being fit and healthy |
After six months' training the whole team is in superb form. 经过半年的训练,全队状态极佳。 | |
I really need to get back in form . 我实在需要恢复状态。 | |
The horse was clearly out of form . 这匹马显然状态不佳。 |
7. | [u] 表现状态;良好表现how well sb/sth is performing; the fact that sb/sth is performing well |
Midfielder Elliott has shown disappointing form recently. 中场队员埃利奥特近来表现令人失望。 | |
On current/present form the party is heading for another election victory. 就该党目前情况来看,下届选举又会胜利。 | |
She signalled her return to form with a convincing victory. 她令人信服的胜利显示她已恢复状态。 | |
He's right on form(= performing well) as a crazy science teacher in his latest movie. 他在最近的一部电影中扮演疯狂的理科教师,表现出色。 | |
The whole team was on good form and deserved the win. 全队表现良好,获胜是理所当然的。 | |
She was in great form(= happy and cheerful and full of energy) at the wedding party. 在婚宴上她欢欣雀跃。 |
8. | [u][c] 惯常做法;常规;习俗the usual way of doing sth |
What's the form when you apply for a research grant? 申请科研补助金按常规应该怎么办? | |
conventional social forms 常规社会习俗 | |
True to form(= as he usually does) he arrived an hour late. 他和往常一样迟到了一小时。 | |
Partners of employees are invited as a matter of form . 按惯例,雇员的配偶受到了邀请。 |
9. | [u] good/bad ~ 礼貌;礼节the way of doing things that is socially acceptable/not socially acceptable |
10. | [c] 词形;形式a way of writing or saying a word that shows, for example, if it is plural or in a particular tense |
the infinitive form of the verb 动词不定式 |
11. | 年级a class in a school |
Who's your form teacher? 你们的年级老师是谁? |
12. | …年级学生a student in the form mentioned at school |
a third-former 三年级学生 |
In her body a new life was taking form. 一个新的生命在她的体内逐渐形成。 |
In her body a new life was taking form. 一个新的生命在她的体内逐渐形成。 |
1. | [i][t] (使)出现,产生to begin to exist and gradually develop into a particular shape; to make sth begin to exist in a particular shape |
Flowers appeared, but fruits failed to form. 开了花,但没有结果。 | |
Storm clouds are forming on the horizon. 天边出现了暴雨云。 | |
These hills were formed by glaciation. 这些山丘是冰川作用形成的。 |
2. | [i][t] (使)形成to start to exist and develop; to make sth start to exist and develop |
A plan formed in my head. 一个计划在我的头脑中形成。 | |
I formed many close friendships at college. 我大学时结交了许多密友。 | |
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. 我对这部戏剧了解得不够,说不出什么意见。 |
3. | [t][oftpass] (使)成形,组成;制作to produce sth in a particular way or make it have a particular shape |
Bend the wire so that it forms a ‘V’. 把铁丝弯成 V 形。 | |
Rearrange the letters to form a new word. 重新排列字母,组成另一单词。 | |
Games can help children learn to form letters. 游戏可以帮助儿童学会组合字母。 | |
Do you know how to form the past tense? 你知道怎样构成过去时吗? | |
Form the dough into balls with your hands. 用手把生面团揉成一些球儿。 | |
The chain is formed from 136 links. 这根链条由 136 个环组成。 |
4. | [t][i] (使)排列成,排成to move or arrange objects or people so that they are in a group with a particular shape; to become arranged in a group like this |
to form a line/queue/circle 排成一行╱长列╱圈 | |
First get students to form groups of four. 首先让学生分成四人一组。 | |
Queues were already forming outside the theatre. 剧院外已经在排队了。 | |
The teams formed up into lines. 各队已整好了队列。 |
5. | [t] ~ sth 有…功能;有…模式to have a particular function or pattern |
The trees form a natural protection from the sun's rays. 树木起天然的保护作用,遮挡了阳光的照射。 |
6. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 组织;建立to start a group of people, such as an organization, a committee, etc.; to come together in a group of this kind |
They hope to form the new government. 他们希望组建新政府。 | |
He formed a band with some friends from school. 他和学校里的一些朋友组成一支乐队。 | |
a newly-formed political party 新建立的政党 | |
The band formed in 2007. 这支乐队成立于 2007 年。 |
7. | [t] ~ sth 对…的发展有影响to have an influence on the way that sth develops |
Positive and negative experiences form a child's character. 正反两方面的经历都影响儿童性格的形成。 |