formation

noun

1. 组成；形成
   the action of forming sth; the process of being formed
   1. the formation of a new government
      组成新政府
   2. evidence of recent star formation in the galaxy
      银河系新恒星形成的证据
2. 组成物；形成物
   a thing that has been formed, especially in a particular place or in a particular way
   1. rock formations
      岩层
3. 编队；队形
   a particular arrangement or pattern
   1. aircraft flying in formation
      编队飞行的飞机
   2. formation flying
      编队飞行
   3. The team usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation.
      这支球队比赛通常排出的是4–4–2阵形。

1. N-UNCOUNT 创建;设立;创造
   The formation of something is the starting or creation of it.
   1. ...the formation of a new government.
      新政府的组建
2. N-UNCOUNT 形成;养成;建立
   The formation of an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it.
   1. 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 编队;列队
   If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move.
   1. He was flying in formation with seven other jets...
      他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
   2. 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。
   3. 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 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.
   1. ...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar...
      柱状的巨大岩层
   2. Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
      巨大的云层形成紫色云团。

1. The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government
   首相今天的辞职为新政府的组建扫清了道路。
2. 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. He was flying in formation with seven other jets
   他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
4. The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being.
   舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。
5. Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
   巨大的云层形成紫色云团。
6. The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation
   此项研究的核心是早期宇宙和银河系的形成。
7. The troops lined up in parade formation.
   部队排成阅兵队形。
8. Flower-bud formation may be affected adversely.
   反而影响花芽的形成。
9. Erosion of gently dipping strata commonly results in the formation of asymmetrical ridges known as cuestas.
   轻微倾斜地层的侵蚀通常造成非对称的山脊，称为单面山。
10. The formation of national character interests me.
    民族特色的形成使我感兴趣。
11. Kinetin was later shown to be inhibitory for embryoid formation.
    激动素原来被表明抑制胚状体的形成。
12. The aircraft are flying in formation.
    飞机编队飞行。
13. Three theories groups had studied the development process of the ego unification concept formation.
    对自我同一性概念形成的发展过程，有三个理论派别进行了研究。
14. Economic development cycle and industrial structure determine the formation of Japanese RD industrial agglomeration to a certain extent.
    经济发展周期和产业结构在一定程度上决定了日本研发产业集聚的形成。
15. The rise and fall of geomantic culture has much to do with the formation and development of Hakka People.
    风水文化的兴盛与客家民系的形成和发展是息息相关的。
16. This unusual explosive and intense star formation activity qualifies as a starburst.
    这种不寻常的爆发和剧烈的恒星形成活动有星暴的资格。
17. The condition of willemite formation in the glaze melt and the range of glaze composition are determined.
    确定了釉中硅锌矿的形成条件和釉料组成范围。
18. The generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbon are importantly controlled by the formation and evolution process of fracture.
    断裂的形成及演化对油气的生成、运移和聚集具有重要的控制作用。
19. This is the formation of main language market.
    这是主要语言市场的形成。
20. Research progress and the limitation of non-equilibrium effect of rapid solidification and its formation mechanism are analysised.
    分析了快速凝固的非平衡效应及形成机制的研究进展，指出了现有理论的局限性。
21. Firstly, this part reviews the background and process of the formation of WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
    首先，回顾了WTO争端解决机制的形成背景和过程。
22. A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the formation and melting of sea ice.
    第三个可以变更盐度的过程与海洋中冰的形成和融化有关。
23. This is the primary deep mechanism that is followed by the formation and function of teaching practice mechanism.
    这是实践教学机制形成和作用所要遵循的深层原发机理。
24. Objective: To investigate the effect of tea-seed oil on serum lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis ( AS) formation.
    目的：研究茶油对血脂水平和动脉粥样硬化（AS）形成的影响。
25. This method has been used to study island formation and growth.
    这种方法曾用于研究海岛的形态与形成。
26. This is triggering a second stage of new star formation.
    由此触发了第二阶段新恒星的形成。
27. Their traditional culture's formation and development is the result of cultural adaptation.
    湖南维吾尔族传统文化的形成与发展是文化适应的结果。
28. Showing the anatomy and the formation of dental caries.
    展示了龋齿的解剖和形成。
29. Natural advocate of the formation of a Japanese natural color phase of the United States.
    对自然的崇尚就形成了日本人对自然色彩的美的相位。
30. The formation mechanism of active phase was also discussed.
    阐述了催化剂活性相的形成机理，讨论了选择氢化的反应机理。

noun

1. the act of forming or establishing something
   1. the constitution of a PTA group last year
   2. it was the establishment of his reputation
   3. he still remembers the organization of the club

   Synonym:    constitutionestablishmentorganizationorganisation

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

   Synonym:    shaping

3. creation by mental activity
   1. the formation of sentences
   2. the formation of memories

4. a particular spatial arrangement

5. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
   1. a defensive formation
   2. a formation of planes

6. (geology) the geological features of the earth

   Synonym:    geological formation

7. natural process that causes something to form
   1. the formation of gas in the intestine
   2. the formation of crystals
   3. the formation of pseudopods