| 单词 | form |
| 释义 | form1 /fam; form/ n 1 [U] shape; outward or visible appearance: 形状; 外形; 外貌： without shape or ~; 不成形状的; take ~, begin to have a (recognizable) shape; 成形; [C] person or animal as it can be seen or touched: 人形; 形体 A dark ~ could be seen in the distance. 在远处可看到一个黑影。 Proteus was a Greek sea-god who could appear in the ~ of any creature he wished. 普洛提由斯是一希腊海神，他能随心所欲的以任何动物的形体出现。 He has a well-proportioned ~, a well-shaped body, 他有匀称的体型。 2 [U] general arrangement or structure; way in which parts are put together to make a whole or a group; style or manner of presentations. 形式; 结构; 表现的方式： a piece of music in sonata ~; 奏鸣曲式的窠章; have a sense of ~ in painting ( ~ being contrasted with cblouring); 在绘画中对形式之美具有灵敏的感觉 (' 形式'为'色彩'之对)。。literary ~ (~ being contrasted with subject-matter). 文学形式 (为题材之对)。3 [C] particular kind of arrangement or structure; manner in which a thing exists; species, kind or variety: 特殊的形式; 存在方式; 种类： ~s of government; 政治制度; 政体; ~ s of animal and vegetable life. 动植物的生活方式。 Ice, snow and steam are ~s of water. 冰, 雪和蒸汽是水的各种形态。 4 [U] (gram) shape taken by a word (in sound or spelling): (文法) 一字的读音或拼写形式; 语形： change ~; 改盛形式; different in ~ but identical in meaning; 形女不同但盘义相同; [C] one of the shapes taken by a word (in sound or spelling): 一字 (在发音或拼法上) 的某种形式： The word 'brother' has two plural ~s, 'brothers' and 'brethren', brother 一字有两种复数形式，一为 brothers, 一为 brethren. The past tense ~ of 'run' is 'ran', run 的过去式是 ran. 5 [U] manner of behaving or speaking fixed, required or expected by custom or etiquette: 礼貌; 礼节： do sth for ~, s sake, ie because it is usual, not because one wishes to do it or likes doing it; 为了礼节而做某事 (并非因为喜爱而做); say 'Good morning' as a mere matter of ~, ie not because one is really pleased to see the person to whom the words are spoken. 只是为了礼貌问题而说'早安' (并非因真喜欢见到对方而说) 。 good/bad '~，behaviour according to/not according to custom or etiquette. 有礼貌 (失礼) 。 6 [C] particular way of behaving, etc; greeting, utterance, act, as required by custom or etiquette; established practice or ritual: 行为等之特殊的方式; 习惯或礼貌所要求的招呼，言语或动作; 礼仪; 仪式： the ancient ~s observed at the coronation of a sovereign; 国王加冕时所遵守的古代仪式; pay too much attention to ~ ; 过于拘礼; a ~ of prayer used at sea; 航海时的祈借式; ~ s of worship. 礼拜式。 7 [C] printed paper with space to be filled in: 表格： 'telegraph ~s, 电报纸; appli'cation ~s; 申请表格; printed or typewritten letter sent out in great numbers (also called 亦称作 a ~ letter). 大量发出的印刷或打字于倨件。 8 [U] condition of health and training (esp of horses and athletes): 健康和训练情况 (尤指马而运动员者)： If a horse is not in good ~ it is unlikely to win a race. 如果一匹马的健康和训练情况不佳, 它多半不会在赛马中得胜。 On ~ (=Judging from recent performances as evidence of condition and training), the Aga Khan's horse is likely to win the race. 根据近况判断，那位回教首领的马可能获胜。 in/out of ~; on/off ~, in good/bad condition: 情况序好 (不好) Smith is out of ~ /is not on ~ /is off ~ and is unlikely to run in the 100 me ires race tomorrow. 史密斯的情况失常，大概不会参加明天的百米赛跑。 9 [U] spirits: 精神; 心境： Jack was in great ~ at the dinner party, in high spirits, lively. 杰克在那宴会上十分愉位。 10 [C] long wooden bench, usu without a back, for several persons to sit on. 长凳 (通常无靠背，可以坐数人) 。 11 [C] class in GB schools, the youngest boys and girls being in the first ~ and the oldest in the sixth ~. (英国学校的) 年级; 级 (自一年级至六年级) 。 ~less adj without shape. 无形状的; 无形式的。 ~lessdy adv |
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