forms

英 [fɔːmz] 美 [fɔːrmz]

n.  类型; 种类; 形式; 外表; 样子; 表格
v.  (使)出现，产生; (使)形成; (使)成形，组成; 制作
form的第三人称单数和复数

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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.
    1. 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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
      3. 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。
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      双语例句

      1. Many loan application forms automatically add on insurance.
        许多贷款申请表自动附加保险。
      2. The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction.
        克隆已经灭绝的生物的想法仍旧只限于科幻小说中。
      3. It is common knowledge that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
        大家都知道游泳是最好的锻炼方式之一。
      4. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
        其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。
      5. There are other forms of civil disorder — most notably, football hooliganism.
        还有其他形式的民众骚乱，最出名的是足球流氓行为。
      6. There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms
        音乐的某种特质使其有别于所有其他艺术形式。
      7. A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms
        画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。
      8. This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field.
        这是电场数学表达式的基础。
      9. A queue forms outside Peter's study
        彼得书房外面排起了队。
      10. Nature herself brings forth new forms of life
        自然本身会创造出新的生命形态。
      11. His music fused the rhythms of jazz with classical forms
        他的音乐把爵士乐的节奏和古典乐的形式结合在了一起。
      12. Their discovery could herald a cure for some forms of impotence.
        他们的发现可能预示着为某些类型的阳痿找到了医治方法。
      13. Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior.
        言语不是艺术，但两者都是人类的行为方式。
      14. He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene.
        他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。
      15. 'It's not one of my favourite forms of music.' — 'No.'
        “这不是我喜欢的音乐形式。”——“对，这不是。”
      16. We spend the time collating and presenting the information in a variety of chart forms
        我们花费时间用各种各样的图表来比照和展示这些信息。
      17. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms
        身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。
      18. For milder depressions, certain forms of psychotherapy do work well.
        对较轻微的抑郁症，某些形式的心理治疗效果的确不错。
      19. You can buy ready-printed forms for wills at stationery shops
        你可以在文具店买到已印好的遗嘱单。
      20. His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms
        他那个时期的音乐将爵士乐的韵律和古典音乐的形式融合在了一起。
      21. Intolerance can take subtler forms too.
        过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。
      22. Ozone forms a protective layer between 12 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface.
        臭氧在地球表面上方12到30英里处形成一个保护层。
      23. the fax machine and other forms of electronic data transmission.
        传真机及其他形式的电子数据传输
      24. Its outline roughly forms an equilateral triangle.
        它的轮廓大致形成一个等边三角形。
      25. Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms.
        人体可通过很多不同形式吸收和利用矿物质。
      26. The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.
        尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
      27. It forms the watershed between the two rivers.
        它成了两条河流的分水岭。
      28. A river forms the boundary between the two countries.
        一条河流成了两国的分界线。
      29. The forms of art are many and varied.
        艺术的形式是多种多样的。
      30. As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls.
        河水从高原上下落时，形成了巨大的瀑布。
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