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類型;類別;種類
A form of something is a type or kind of it.
例句
He contracted a rare form of cancer...
他得了一種罕見的癌癥。
Doctors are willing to take some form of industrial action...
醫生們愿意采取某種形式的勞工行動。
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(存在的)形態，形式
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.
例句
Valleys often take the form of deep canyons...
山谷經常以深峽谷的形態存在。
They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction...
他們獲得了減稅優惠。
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形成;(使)排列成;組成…形狀
When a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made.
例句
A queue forms outside Peter's study...
彼得書房外面排起了隊。
They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'...
他們圍成一個圓圈，唱起了《友誼地久天長》。
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形狀;外形
The form of something is its shape.
例句
...the form of the body.
體形
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輪廓;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.
例句
She thought she'd never been so glad to see his bulky form.
她想她從來沒有因看到他那肥胖的身軀而如此高興。
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VERB
形成;變成
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.
例句
These panels folded up to form a screen some five feet tall...
這些嵌板折起來組成了一個約 5 英尺高的屏風。
All the buildings have names and form a half circle.
所有的建筑都有名稱，連在一起構成了一個半圓。
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構成;是…的組成部分
If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing.
例句
...the articles that formed the basis of Randolph's book...
構成倫道夫此書的基礎的那些文章
Cereals form the staple diet of an enormous number of people around the world.
谷類是世界范圍內很大一部分人的主要食物。
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VERB
組建;組成;建立
If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it.
例句
They tried to form a study group on human rights...
他們試圖組建一個人權問題研究小組。
They formed themselves into teams.
他們組成了幾個隊。
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存在;(使)形成
When something natural forms or is formed, it begins to exist and develop.
例句
The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago...
這些恒星一定是形成于 100 到 150 億年前。
Huge ice sheets were formed.
巨大的冰層形成了。
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(使)(關系、習慣或想法)形成;(使)產生
If you form a relationship, a habit, or an idea, or if it forms, it begins to exist and develop.
例句
This should help him form lasting relationships...
這應該能幫助他建立持久的關系。
She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men...
她已經養成了對男人投懷送抱的習慣。
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VERB
陶冶;培養;培育
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.
例句
Anger at injustice formed his character.
對不公正現象的憤怒塑造了他的性格。
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(運動員或參賽動物的)競技狀態,表現狀態
In sport, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time.
例句
His form this season has been brilliant...
他這一賽季狀態非常不錯。
Leconte showed good form.
勒孔特表現出良好的狀態。
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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.
例句
You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation.
你將需要填寫一張有關生日和職業詳情的表格。
...application forms.
申請表
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PHRASE
討厭的行為;不禮貌的行為
If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
例句
It was thought bad form to discuss business on social occasions.
在社交場合討論生意被認為是不禮貌的。
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身體健康;情況良好;心情愉悅
If you say that someone is in good form, you mean that they seem healthy and cheerful.
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狀態不好;表現失常
If you say that someone is off form, you think they are not performing as well as they usually do.
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狀態良好;表現出色;發揮正常
If you say that someone is on form, you think that they are performing their usual activity very well.
例句
Robert Redford is back on form in his new movie 'Sneakers'.
羅伯特·雷德福在新片《通天神偷》中恢復了表演水準。
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成形
When something takes form, it develops or begins to be visible.
例句
As plans took form in her mind, she realized the need for an accomplice...
隨著計劃在腦海里逐漸成形，她意識到需要找一個幫手。
The face of Mrs Lisbon took form in the dimness.
昏暗中，里斯本夫人的臉慢慢變得清晰起來。
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一如既往;和平常一樣
If someone or something behaves true to form, they do what is expected and is typical of them.
例句
Before the train had left the outskirts of London he behaved true to form and began a conversation...
一如往常，列車還沒駛出倫敦郊區，他就開始和別人聊起天來。
My luck was running true to form...
我的運氣和往常一樣。