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1. N-COUNT 类型;类别;种类
   A form of something is a type or kind of it.
   1. He contracted a rare form of cancer...
      他得了一种罕见的癌症。
   2. Doctors are willing to take some form of industrial action...
      医生们愿意采取某种形式的劳工行动。
   3. I am against hunting in any form.
      我反对任何形式的狩猎。
2. N-COUNT (存在的)形态，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.
   1. Valleys often take the form of deep canyons...
      山谷经常以深峡谷的形态存在。
   2. They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction...
      他们获得了减税优惠。
   3. In its present form, the law could lead to new injustices.
      以其目前的形式而言，这项法规可能会带来新的不公。
3. V-ERG 形成;(使)排列成;组成…形状
   When a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made.
   1. A queue forms outside Peter's study...
      彼得书房外面排起了队。
   2. They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'...
      他们围成一个圆圈，唱起了《友谊地久天长》。
   3. The General gave orders for the cadets to form into lines.
      将军命令军校学员们站成几排。
4. N-COUNT 形状;外形
   The form of something is its shape.
   1. ...the form of the body.
      体形
5. N-COUNT 轮廓;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.
   1. She thought she'd never been so glad to see his bulky form.
      她想她从来没有因看到他那肥胖的身躯而如此高兴。
6. VERB 形成;变成
   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.
   1. These panels folded up to form a screen some five feet tall...
      这些嵌板折起来组成了一个约 5 英尺高的屏风。
   2. All the buildings have names and form a half circle.
      所有的建筑都有名称，连在一起构成了一个半圆。
7. VERB 构成;是…的组成部分
   If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing.
   1. ...the articles that formed the basis of Randolph's book...
      构成伦道夫此书的基础的那些文章
   2. Cereals form the staple diet of an enormous number of people around the world.
      谷类是世界范围内很大一部分人的主要食物。
8. VERB 组建;组成;建立
   If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it.
   1. They tried to form a study group on human rights...
      他们试图组建一个人权问题研究小组。
   2. They formed themselves into teams.
      他们组成了几个队。
9. V-ERG 存在;(使)形成
   When something natural forms or is formed, it begins to exist and develop.
   1. The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago...
      这些恒星一定是形成于 100 到 150 亿年前。
   2. Huge ice sheets were formed.
      巨大的冰层形成了。
10. V-ERG (使)(关系、习惯或想法)形成;(使)产生
    If you form a relationship, a habit, or an idea, or if it forms, it begins to exist and develop.
    1. This should help him form lasting relationships...
       这应该能帮助他建立持久的关系。
    2. She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men...
       她已经养成了对男人投怀送抱的习惯。
    3. An idea formed in his mind.
       他的脑海里有了一个念头。
11. VERB 陶冶;培养;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.
    1. Anger at injustice formed his character.
       对不公正现象的愤怒塑造了他的性格。
12. N-UNCOUNT (运动员或参赛动物的)竞技状态,表现状态
    In sport, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time.
    1. His form this season has been brilliant...
       他这一赛季状态非常不错。
    2. Leconte showed good form.
       勒孔特表现出良好的状态。
13. See also: You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation. ...application forms. sixth form
14. PHRASE 讨厌的行为;不礼貌的行为
    If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
    1. It was thought bad form to discuss business on social occasions.
       在社交场合讨论生意被认为是不礼貌的。
15. 身体健康;情况良好;心情愉悦
    If you say that someone is in good form, you mean that they seem healthy and cheerful.
16. 状态不好;表现失常
    If you say that someone is off form, you think they are not performing as well as they usually do.
17. PHRASE 状态良好;表现出色;发挥正常
    If you say that someone is on form, you think that they are performing their usual activity very well.
    1. Robert Redford is back on form in his new movie 'Sneakers'.
       罗伯特·雷德福在新片《通天神偷》中恢复了表演水准。
18. PHRASE 成形
    When something takes form, it develops or begins to be visible.
    1. As plans took form in her mind, she realized the need for an accomplice...
       随着计划在脑海里逐渐成形，她意识到需要找一个帮手。
    2. The face of Mrs Lisbon took form in the dimness.
       昏暗中，里斯本夫人的脸慢慢变得清晰起来。
19. PHRASE 一如既往;和平常一样
    If someone or something behaves true to form, they do what is expected and is typical of them.
    1. Before the train had left the outskirts of London he behaved true to form and began a conversation...
       一如往常，列车还没驶出伦敦郊区，他就开始和别人聊起天来。
    2. My luck was running true to form...
       我的运气和往常一样。
    3. True to form, she kept her guests waiting for more than 90 minutes.
       和平常一样，她让客人们等了 90 多分钟。

1. As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of her teachers
   少女时代的她曾迷上了自己的一个老师。
2. In Darlington, queues formed at some polling booths.
   在达灵顿，有些投票站前排起了队。
3. Sixteen members of Parliament have formed a breakaway group.
   16名国会议员分裂出来另外成立了一个团体。
4. The character of this country has been formed by immigration.
   这个国家的国民性是由移民形成的。
5. Police formed a cordon between the two crowds.
   警察在两群人之间筑起了一道封锁线。
6. A special UN commission was formed to demarcate the border.
   联合国成立了一个特别委员会来划定边界。
7. He has also formed an exciting ensemble from his dancers.
   他还将他的舞蹈演员们组成了一个人们非常喜欢的舞蹈团。
8. The moral characters of men are formed not by heredity but by environment
   人的道德品质不是遗传的，而是由环境塑造而成。
9. They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'
   他们围成一个圆圈，唱起了《友谊地久天长》。
10. They formed themselves into teams.
    他们组成了几个队。
11. Huge ice sheets were formed.
    巨大的冰层形成了。
12. An idea formed in his mind.
    他的脑海里有了一个念头。
13. Anger at injustice formed his character.
    对不公正现象的愤怒塑造了他的性格。
14. A long line of people formed outside the doctor's office
    医生的诊所外排了长长的一队人。
15. Political observers believe that a new cabinet may be formed shortly.
    政治观察家认为新内阁可能很快就会组建。
16. Queues formed even before polling stations opened.
    投票站还没有开门，就有人排起了队。
17. Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
    在久远的过去，岩石板滑落到周边，从而形成了这个洞。
18. They then formed a ring around the square.
    然后他们在广场周围围成了一圈。
19. Their characters are fully formed and they are both very stable children.
    他们的性格已经完全形成，两人都是非常持重的孩子。
20. They formed a syndicate to buy the car in which they competed in the race.
    他们合伙买下了他们参加赛车时用的那部车。
21. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
    1882年，德国、奥地利和意大利结成了三国同盟。
22. The benzene vaporized and formed a huge cloud of gas
    苯蒸发了，形成了一大团气体。
23. His voiceless lips formed the words 'Thank you'.
    他发不出声音来，翕动着嘴唇说了“谢谢你”这几个字。
24. A thin layer of ice formed over the lake.
    湖面上凝结了一层薄冰。
25. Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging in the air.
    云是悬在空气中的水滴形成的。
26. The new setup of the world has not formed.
    新的世界格局尚未形成。
27. They formed a group for beginners in English.
    他们组成了一个英语初级班。
28. A skin has formed on the milk.
    牛奶上面结了一层皮。
29. It formed a fashion of the day.
    它形成了当时的风尚。

adj

1. having or given a form or shape