shaping

1. N-COUNT 形状;外形;轮廓;样子
   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.
   1. Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size.
      每面镜子都是定制的，几乎可以设计成任何形状和尺寸。
   2. ...little pens in the shape of baseball bats...
      棒球棒形状的小钢笔
   3. The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.
      玻璃杯呈女子身体的形状。
   4. ...sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours...
      形状和颜色迥异的沙发和椅子
   5. The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape...
      花蕾呈圆锥形或金字塔形。
   6. These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape...
      这些胸罩要手洗以保持不变形。
   7. Walking is extremely beneficial to your body shape.
      散步对于塑形非常有好处。
2. N-COUNT 模糊的影子;蒙的轮廓
   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.
   1. The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village...
      一个坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。
   2. Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon.
      躺在床上,我们常看到月光映衬下鹭的黑色身影。
3. N-COUNT 形状;图形
   A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example a circle, a square, or a triangle.
   1. ...if you imagine a sort of a kidney shape...
      如果你想象出一种类似肾脏的形状
   2. He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland.
      他暗示这些图形象征了英国和爱尔兰的地图。
4. N-SING (计划或组织的)框架，结构，特点，形式
   The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character.
   1. The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe...
      在过去的两周里有很多关于欧洲未来格局的讨论。
   2. Ultimately, we can change the shape of people's lives.
      最终，我们可以改变人们的生活状况。
5. VERB 决定…的形成;影响…的发展
   Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops.
   1. Christian Democratic leaders are meeting to discuss their role in shaping the future of Europe...
      基督教民主党的领袖们正在会晤讨论他们在影响欧洲未来格局的过程中将要扮演的角色。
   2. Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.
      无论喜欢与否，家庭影响了我们的生活，决定了我们成为什么样的人。
6. VERB 使成为…形状;塑造
   If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool.
   1. Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf.
      将生面团一切为二，再分别揉成长条形。
   2. ...machinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weapons.
      制造核武器钚核心的机器
7. See also: shaped
8. PHRASE 开端;先河;未来发展模式
   If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in future things will be like this.
   1. British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come.
      英国铁路公司声称最新的利物浦街道车站是未来的发展方向。
9. PHRASE 以任何形式;无论如何
   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.
   1. I don't condone violence in any shape or form...
      我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
   2. There is absolutely no reason for consumers to be panicking in any way, shape or form.
      顾客们绝对没有理由产生任何形式的恐慌。
10. PHRASE (身体)状况良好/状况不佳;(事物)情况良好/情况糟糕
    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.
    1. ...the Fatburner Diet Book, a comprehensive guide to getting in shape...
       《燃脂塑型饮食指南》，保持身体健康的综合性指南
    2. He was still in better shape than many young men...
       他仍然比很多年轻人都要健康。
    3. The trees were in bad shape from dry rot.
       树木得了干腐病，状况堪忧。
11. PHRASE (精确说明所指)以…的形式,也就是
    You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
    1. The Prime Minister found a surprise ally today in the shape of Jacques Delors, the Commission President...
       首相今天发现了一个令他意外的盟友，即欧洲委员会主席雅克·德洛尔。
    2. What industry needed now was a little hope in the shape of an interest-rate cut.
       工业目前只希望可以削减利率。
12. PHRASE 把…训练好;使…符合要求
    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.
    1. You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape...
       你将有4个月的时间把这些新兵训练出来。
    2. Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape.
       几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力。
13. PHRASE (因受损、处理不当等)变形的，走样的
    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.
    1. Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position.
       大多数金属丝一旦弯曲变形就无法恢复原状。
14. 身体不好的;不健康的
    If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired.
15. PHRASE (人、事物)形形色色，各种各样
    If you say that things or people of a certain type come in all shapes and sizes, you mean that there are a large number of them, and that they are often very different from each other.
    1. Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes.
       学院和大学林林总总，一应俱全。
16. PHRASE 逐渐成形;初具雏形
    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.
    1. In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape.
       1912 年增加了女子比赛项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形。

1. Manicurists are skilled at shaping and filing nails.
   美甲师修锉指甲的手艺娴熟。
2. He had been influential in shaping economic policy.
   他在制定经济政策方面起到了影响。
3. Christian Democratic leaders are meeting to discuss their role in shaping the future of Europe
   基督教民主党的领袖们正在会晤讨论他们在影响欧洲未来格局的过程中将要扮演的角色。
4. There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight
   也有迹象表明今晚可能会发生大规模的坦克战。
5. The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster
   这次事故已经造成严重的环境灾难。
6. It's shaping up to be a terrible winter.
   这将会是一个极其寒冷的冬天。
7. Girls are being recruited now. I heard they are shaping up very well.
   现在开始招女兵了，我听说她们表现很好。
8. The Jin dramas and folk songs gave a fresh presence and stood out in Chinese literary history, influencing the shaping and development of Bei qu ( northern tune).
   院本杂剧、诸宫调和俗谣俚曲尤以崭新面貌和杰出成就出现在文学史上，对于北曲的形成和走向产生了影响。
9. This is a complex argument, but the key point is that the mind is an active shaping agent.
   这是一个复杂的论证，但关键的一点是，心灵是积极塑造剂。
10. Shaping machine. Dimensions and operating clearance area can be specified.
    成形机。可以指定尺寸和操作净空面积。
11. This may be harmful to the shaping of children's characters.
    这可能会有害于塑造孩子的性格。
12. Strengthening the university's humanistic care is useful in shaping the character of students.
    加强高校的人文关怀对塑造学生完整的人格有其重要的意义。
13. The temper of the clay was right for shaping.
    这粘土的硬度适于塑形了。
14. Educators should seek positive measures to develop network's functions in the shaping of university student's personality.
    教育者应当寻求积极的措施发挥网络对大学生人格塑造的正功能。
15. The extrusion and piercing die was developed based on the technical analysis on the shaping characteristics of deep taper pipe with hole.
    针对带孔深锥形管件的成形特点进行了工艺分析，确定了成形方案，设计了锥形管挤压模和冲孔模。
16. My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men.
    我和父亲的关系在形成我对男性的看法上起了很大作用。
17. A real ray tracing method was used to simplify the optical design of a Gaussian beam shaping system.
    研究了真实光线追迹优化光学系统的方法以简化高斯光束整形系统的光学设计。
18. The utility model discloses a plunger chip and relates to the shaping technique without cutting scrap.
    本实用新型公开了一种冲头，涉及一种无切屑成形技术。
19. Based on analyzing these factors, the paper presents some ways and means of shaping students'harmonious psychological quality.
    在分析的基础上，提出塑造大学生和谐心理品质的一些途径和方法。
20. This paper discusses elements and ways of shaping the trademark and image of modern library.
    论述了现代图书馆走品牌化之路的途径和现代图书馆品牌形象的自我塑造的要素。
21. Embossing, forming, shallow draw, shaping and pressure assembling of metal or non-metal parts;
    本系列油压机适用于金属或非金属零件的压印、成型、浅拉深、整形及压力装配等；
22. The arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture.
    一种修剪和造型的艺术；雕刻和雕塑。
23. Harvard graduates play major roles in the financial institutions and in shaping public policy around the world.
    哈佛毕业生在全世界的金融机构和公共政策制定过程中发挥着重要作用。
24. The utility model discloses a special-shaped pipe expanding plunger chip and relates to a special-shaped pipe shaping tool.
    本实用新型公开了一种异型扩管冲头，涉及一种异型管成型工具。
25. All of these become the spiritual material of shaping a nation system.
    因此，它也成了塑造一个民系的精神材料。
26. But such body shaping and embossing is high on the list of customer wishes.
    但是，这种身体的塑造和压花是根据客户的愿望的清单高。
27. I know a bit about shoes and I can see the quality in the shaping and stitching.
    我对制鞋是了解一些的，从鞋样和针脚上我能看出质量的高低。
28. This was the shaping time of his imagination.
    这是他的想象力形成的时期。
29. Based on step recovery diode, a pulse fast edge shaping circuit is realized.
    阐述了一种基于阶跃恢复二极管的脉冲快速沿整形电路设计。
30. Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge;
    制定研究议程，促进开发、传播和应用具有价值的知识；

noun

1. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

   Synonym:    formation

2. any process serving to define the shape of something

   Synonym:    defining

adj

1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
   1. a formative influence
   2. a formative experience

   Synonym:    formativeplastic