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shape n.形状；形式；身材；定形vt.塑造；定形；使 ... 成形 (1) 这个岛的外形呈三角形。(2) 我在这篇文章中表达不清自己的想法。(3) 在过程中它变得较不无定形在形状。(4) 正是希腊人影响了西方人的思维。(5) 马克到三十岁时才振奋起来。(6) 模子里的金属硬化成形。(7) 我们的计划开始成形了。 When you admire someone's shape, you're admiring their form, or their body. When you're out of shape or vowing to get back into shape, you're using shape to refer to your physical stamina or overall health. You can shape something by giving it form, as in "shape the dough into a braided twist," or influence someone, as in a teacher who shapes young minds.

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英 [ʃeɪp] 美 [ʃeɪp] (1) This island is triangular in shape.(2) I'm having trouble giving shape to my ideas in this essay.(3) In the process it became less amorphous in shape.(4) It was the Greeks who shaped the thinking of Western man.(5) Mark didn't shape up until he was thirty years old.(6) The metal in the mould hardened into shape.(7) Our plan is beginning to take shape. The form of something gives it its shape. Basic shapes include the square, the circle, and the triangle. You may have a nose the shape of a ski slope. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]形状；外形；轮廓；样子 The shape of an object, a person, or an area is the appearance of their outside edges or surfaces, for example whether they are round, square, curved, or fat.   [oft N of n]Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size.每面镜子都是定制的，几乎可以设计成任何形状和尺寸。...little pens in the shape of baseball bats...棒球棒形状的小钢笔The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.玻璃杯呈女子身体的形状。...sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours...形状和颜色迥异的沙发和椅子The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape...花蕾呈圆锥形或金字塔形。These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape...这些胸罩要手洗以保持不变形。Walking is extremely beneficial to your body shape.散步对于塑形非常有好处。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]模糊的影子；蒙的轮廓 You can refer to something that you can see as a shape if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village...一个坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon.躺在床上，我们常看到月光映衬下鹭的黑色身影。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]形状；图形 A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example a circle, a square, or a triangle. ...if you imagine a sort of a kidney shape...如果你想象出一种类似肾脏的形状He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland.他暗示这些图形象征了英国和爱尔兰的地图。4[N-SING 单数名词](计划或组织的)框架，结构，特点，形式 The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character.   [usu N of n]The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe...在过去的两周里有很多关于欧洲未来格局的讨论。Ultimately, we can change the shape of people's lives.最终，我们可以改变人们的生活状况。5[VERB 动词]决定…的形成；影响…的发展 Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops.   [V n]Christian Democratic leaders are meeting to discuss their role in shaping the future of Europe...基督教民主党的领袖们正在会晤讨论他们在影响欧洲未来格局的过程中将要扮演的角色。Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.无论喜欢与否，家庭影响了我们的生活，决定了我们成为什么样的人。6[VERB 动词]使成为…形状；塑造 If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool.   [V n into n]  [V n]Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf.将生面团一切为二，再分别揉成长条形。...machinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weapons.制造核武器钚核心的机器7See also:shaped；  8[PHRASE 短语]开端；先河；未来发展模式 If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in future things will be like this.   [v-link PHR]British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come.英国铁路公司声称最新的利物浦街道车站是未来的发展方向。9[PHRASE 短语]以任何形式；无论如何 If you say, for example, that you will not accept something in any shape or form, or in any way, shape or form, you are emphasizing that you will not accept it in any circumstances.   [PHR after v]  [emphasis]I don't condone violence in any shape or form...我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。There is absolutely no reason for consumers to be panicking in any way, shape or form.顾客们绝对没有理由产生任何形式的恐慌。10[PHRASE 短语](身体)状况良好/状况不佳；(事物)情况良好/情况糟糕 If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape, they are in a good state of health or in a good condition. If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health or in a bad condition.   [PHR after v]...the Fatburner Diet Book, a comprehensive guide to getting in shape...《燃脂塑型饮食指南》，保持身体健康的综合性指南He was still in better shape than many young men...他仍然比很多年轻人都要健康。The trees were in bad shape from dry rot.树木得了干腐病，状况堪忧。11[PHRASE 短语](精确说明所指)以…的形式，也就是 You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.   [PHR n]The Prime Minister found a surprise ally today in the shape of Jacques Delors, the Commission President...首相今天发现了一个令他意外的盟友，即欧洲委员会主席雅克·德洛尔。What industry needed now was a little hope in the shape of an interest-rate cut.工业目前只希望可以削减利率。12[PHRASE 短语]把…训练好；使…符合要求 If you lick ,knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.   [V inflects]You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape...你将有4个月的时间把这些新兵训练出来。Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape.几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力。13[PHRASE 短语](因受损、处理不当等)变形的，走样的 If something is out of shape, it is no longer in its proper or original shape, for example because it has been damaged or wrongly handled.   [PHR after v]Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position.大多数金属丝一旦弯曲变形就无法恢复原状。14[PHRASE 短语]身体不好的；不健康的 If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired.   [v-link PHR]15[PHRASE 短语](人、事物)形形色色，各种各样 If you say that things or people of a certain type come in all shapes and sizes, you mean that there are a large number of them, and that they are often very different from each other.   [V inflects]Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes.学院和大学林林总总，一应俱全。16[PHRASE 短语]逐渐成形；初具雏形 When something takes shape, it develops or starts to appear in such a way that it becomes fairly clear what its final form will be.   [V inflects]In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape.1912 年增加了女子比赛项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形。相关词组：shape up

英语单词	shape
英美音标	英 [ʃeɪp] 美 [ʃeɪp]
中文释义	n.形状；形式；身材；定形 vt.塑造；定形；使 ... 成形
英语例句	(1) This island is triangular in shape. (2) I'm having trouble giving shape to my ideas in this essay. (3) In the process it became less amorphous in shape. (4) It was the Greeks who shaped the thinking of Western man. (5) Mark didn't shape up until he was thirty years old. (6) The metal in the mould hardened into shape. (7) Our plan is beginning to take shape.
中文例句	(1) 这个岛的外形呈三角形。 (2) 我在这篇文章中表达不清自己的想法。 (3) 在过程中它变得较不无定形在形状。 (4) 正是希腊人影响了西方人的思维。 (5) 马克到三十岁时才振奋起来。 (6) 模子里的金属硬化成形。 (7) 我们的计划开始成形了。
vocabulary简明	The form of something gives it its shape. Basic shapes include the square, the circle, and the triangle. You may have a nose the shape of a ski slope.
vocabulary扩展	When you admire someone's shape, you're admiring their form, or their body. When you're out of shape or vowing to get back into shape, you're using shape to refer to your physical stamina or overall health. You can shape something by giving it form, as in "shape the dough into a braided twist," or influence someone, as in a teacher who shapes young minds.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]形状；外形；轮廓；样子 The shape of an object, a person, or an area is the appearance of their outside edges or surfaces, for example whether they are round, square, curved, or fat. [oft N of n] Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size. 每面镜子都是定制的，几乎可以设计成任何形状和尺寸。 ...little pens in the shape of baseball bats... 棒球棒形状的小钢笔 The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso. 玻璃杯呈女子身体的形状。 ...sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours... 形状和颜色迥异的沙发和椅子 The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape... 花蕾呈圆锥形或金字塔形。 These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape... 这些胸罩要手洗以保持不变形。 Walking is extremely beneficial to your body shape. 散步对于塑形非常有好处。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]模糊的影子；蒙的轮廓 You can refer to something that you can see as a shape if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village... 一个坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。 Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon. 躺在床上，我们常看到月光映衬下鹭的黑色身影。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]形状；图形 A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example a circle, a square, or a triangle. ...if you imagine a sort of a kidney shape... 如果你想象出一种类似肾脏的形状 He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland. 他暗示这些图形象征了英国和爱尔兰的地图。 4 [N-SING 单数名词](计划或组织的)框架，结构，特点，形式 The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character. [usu N of n] The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe... 在过去的两周里有很多关于欧洲未来格局的讨论。 Ultimately, we can change the shape of people's lives. 最终，我们可以改变人们的生活状况。 5 [VERB 动词]决定…的形成；影响…的发展 Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops. [V n] Christian Democratic leaders are meeting to discuss their role in shaping the future of Europe... 基督教民主党的领袖们正在会晤讨论他们在影响欧洲未来格局的过程中将要扮演的角色。 Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are. 无论喜欢与否，家庭影响了我们的生活，决定了我们成为什么样的人。 6 [VERB 动词]使成为…形状；塑造 If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool. [V n into n] [V n] Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf. 将生面团一切为二，再分别揉成长条形。 ...machinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weapons. 制造核武器钚核心的机器 7 See also:shaped ； 8 [PHRASE 短语]开端；先河；未来发展模式 If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in future things will be like this. [v-link PHR] British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come. 英国铁路公司声称最新的利物浦街道车站是未来的发展方向。 9 [PHRASE 短语]以任何形式；无论如何 If you say, for example, that you will not accept something in any shape or form, or in any way, shape or form, you are emphasizing that you will not accept it in any circumstances. [PHR after v] [emphasis] I don't condone violence in any shape or form... 我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。 There is absolutely no reason for consumers to be panicking in any way, shape or form. 顾客们绝对没有理由产生任何形式的恐慌。 10 [PHRASE 短语](身体)状况良好/状况不佳；(事物)情况良好/情况糟糕 If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape, they are in a good state of health or in a good condition. If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health or in a bad condition. [PHR after v] ...the Fatburner Diet Book, a comprehensive guide to getting in shape... 《燃脂塑型饮食指南》，保持身体健康的综合性指南 He was still in better shape than many young men... 他仍然比很多年轻人都要健康。 The trees were in bad shape from dry rot. 树木得了干腐病，状况堪忧。 11 [PHRASE 短语](精确说明所指)以…的形式，也就是 You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way. [PHR n] The Prime Minister found a surprise ally today in the shape of Jacques Delors, the Commission President... 首相今天发现了一个令他意外的盟友，即欧洲委员会主席雅克·德洛尔。 What industry needed now was a little hope in the shape of an interest-rate cut. 工业目前只希望可以削减利率。 12 [PHRASE 短语]把…训练好；使…符合要求 If you lick ,knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in. [V inflects] You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape... 你将有4个月的时间把这些新兵训练出来。 Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape. 几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力。 13 [PHRASE 短语](因受损、处理不当等)变形的，走样的 If something is out of shape, it is no longer in its proper or original shape, for example because it has been damaged or wrongly handled. [PHR after v] Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position. 大多数金属丝一旦弯曲变形就无法恢复原状。 14 [PHRASE 短语]身体不好的；不健康的 If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired. [v-link PHR] 15 [PHRASE 短语](人、事物)形形色色，各种各样 If you say that things or people of a certain type come in all shapes and sizes, you mean that there are a large number of them, and that they are often very different from each other. [V inflects] Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes. 学院和大学林林总总，一应俱全。 16 [PHRASE 短语]逐渐成形；初具雏形 When something takes shape, it develops or starts to appear in such a way that it becomes fairly clear what its final form will be. [V inflects] In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape. 1912 年增加了女子比赛项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形。相关词组： shape up

Shape Phrase 短语 N [V Form S Things