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formation n.形成；队形；编队；构造；[地]地层 (1) 我们现在就来研究这个形成过程。(2) 学校生活对小孩个性的形成有很大影响。(3) 飞机编成队形在空中飞过。(4) 部队排成阅兵队形。(5) 战斗舰常在整个编队的前列。(6) 云层的构成方式有好几种。(7) 在地层内只有连通的空隙才能起导水通道的作用。(8) 矿床集中于靠近科姆波尔吉地层岩的现代侵蚀前沿。 Some formations are on purpose, or deliberate — like military troops marching in formation or a cheerleading squad arranging itself in formation. Others just arrange themselves in a particular way by chance, like a striking cloud formation overhead. You can also talk about the formation — or establishment — of something less physical, like the formation of a new government. The Latin root, formationem, means "a shaping."

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英 [fɔː'meɪʃn] 美 [fɔːr'meɪʃn] (1) Let us now examine the process of its formation.(2) School life has a great influence on the formation of a child's character.(3) The airplanes few over in formation.(4) The troops lined up in parade formation.(5) The warship is usually at the front of the whole formation.(6) There are several kinds of cloud formations.(7) Only connected interstices can act as elementary conduits within the formation.(8) The deposits are grouped close to the present-day erosional edge of Kombolgie Formation rocks. A formation is an arrangement of people or things. Planes flying in formation make a deliberate, specific pattern in the sky. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]创建；设立；创造 The formation of something is the starting or creation of it.   [with supp]...the formation of a new government.新政府的组建2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]形成；养成；建立 The formation of an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it.   [with supp]My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]编队；列队 If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move.   [also a N]He was flying in formation with seven other jets...他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation...他们看见 15 名警察骑着摩托车排成 V 字形前行。The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being.舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]形成物；组成物；(岩或云)层 A rock or cloud formation is rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure.   [n N]...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar...柱状的巨大岩层Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.巨大的云层形成紫色云团。

英语单词	formation
英美音标	英 [fɔː'meɪʃn] 美 [fɔːr'meɪʃn]
中文释义	n.形成；队形；编队；构造；[地]地层
英语例句	(1) Let us now examine the process of its formation. (2) School life has a great influence on the formation of a child's character. (3) The airplanes few over in formation. (4) The troops lined up in parade formation. (5) The warship is usually at the front of the whole formation. (6) There are several kinds of cloud formations. (7) Only connected interstices can act as elementary conduits within the formation. (8) The deposits are grouped close to the present-day erosional edge of Kombolgie Formation rocks.
中文例句	(1) 我们现在就来研究这个形成过程。 (2) 学校生活对小孩个性的形成有很大影响。 (3) 飞机编成队形在空中飞过。 (4) 部队排成阅兵队形。 (5) 战斗舰常在整个编队的前列。 (6) 云层的构成方式有好几种。 (7) 在地层内只有连通的空隙才能起导水通道的作用。 (8) 矿床集中于靠近科姆波尔吉地层岩的现代侵蚀前沿。
vocabulary简明	A formation is an arrangement of people or things. Planes flying in formation make a deliberate, specific pattern in the sky.
vocabulary扩展	Some formations are on purpose, or deliberate — like military troops marching in formation or a cheerleading squad arranging itself in formation. Others just arrange themselves in a particular way by chance, like a striking cloud formation overhead. You can also talk about the formation — or establishment — of something less physical, like the formation of a new government. The Latin root, formationem, means "a shaping."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]创建；设立；创造 The formation of something is the starting or creation of it. [with supp] ...the formation of a new government. 新政府的组建 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]形成；养成；建立 The formation of an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it. [with supp] My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament. 我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]编队；列队 If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move. [also a N] He was flying in formation with seven other jets... 他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。 They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation... 他们看见 15 名警察骑着摩托车排成 V 字形前行。 The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being. 舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]形成物；组成物；(岩或云)层 A rock or cloud formation is rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure. [n N] ...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar... 柱状的巨大岩层 Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass. 巨大的云层形成紫色云团。

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