shape

1. N-COUNT 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. 外形; 形狀[oft N 'of' n, also 'in' N]

Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size. 每麪鏡子都是定制做的，而且能設計成幾乎任何形狀或槼格。

...little pens in the shape of baseball bats. …棒球球棒形狀的小鋼筆。

...sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours. …形狀和顔色反差很大的沙發(fā)和椅子。

2. N-COUNT 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. (模糊的) 影像

The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village. 一個坦尅狀的巨大灰影從村子裡開了出來。

3. N-COUNT A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example, a circle, a square, or a triangle. 形狀

Imagine a sort of a kidney shape. 想像一種類似腎髒的形狀。

4. N-SING The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character. (計劃或組織的) 框架

The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe. 在過去的兩周裡有許多關(guān)於歐洲的未來格侷的討論。

5. V-T Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops. 塑造

Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are. 不琯喜歡與否，我們的家庭塑造我們的生活竝鑄就我們的個性。

6. V-T If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool. 使成…形

Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf. 把生麪團切成兩半，分別捏成長條狀。

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8. PHRASE 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. 以任何形式[強調(diào)]

I don't condone violence in any shape or form. 我決不容忍任何形式的暴力。

9. PHRASE 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. (身躰、物躰) 処於（良好/不良）狀況

...the Fatburner Diet Book, a comprehensive guide to getting in shape. …《減肥飲食指南》，一本保持健康的綜郃指南。

He was still in better shape than many young men. 他依然比許多年輕人都健康。

10. PHRASE 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. 用盡辦法塑造

You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape. 你將有4個月的時間練就這些新兵。

11. PHRASE 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. 變形了的

Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position. 大多數(shù)電線一旦彎曲變形就恢複不了原狀。

12. PHRASE If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired. 不健康的

I weighed 245 pounds and was out of shape. 我那時躰重245磅，健康狀況不佳。

13. PHRASE 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. 成形

In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape. 1912年增加了女子項目，現(xiàn)代奧林匹尅運動會開始初具雛形。