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shape AHD[shāp] D.J.[ʃeɪp]K.K.[ʃep]n.（名词）- The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or a contour.See Synonyms at form 形状：某一事物的特征性表面形状；轮廓或周线 参见 form
- Something distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.外形：通过其轮廓与其周围的事物相区别的某物
- The contour of a person's body; the figure.身材：一个人的身体周线；身材
- A definite, distinctive form:形式：一种确定的、有特色的形式："The bomb gave the shape of life, outer and inner, an irreversible charge; a sense of fatefulness would now lie on all things"(Alfred Kazin)“炸弹给人们内在及外在的生活带来无法弥补的代价；不详的感觉凌驾于一切”(卡津)
- A desirable form:原状：一种理想的形式：a fabric that holds its shape.一件仍然保持原状的织物
- A form or condition in which something may exist or appear; embodiment:化身：某些事物可能存在或出现的形式或状态：a god in the shape of a swan.化身为天鹅的神
- Assumed or false appearance; guise.伪装：假装的或虚假的外表；伪装
- A ghostly form; a phantom.幻象：一种幽灵形式；幻象
- Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.式样：用来给出或确定形式的某物，例如模子或式样
- The proper condition of something necessary for action, effectiveness, or use:状态：对行动、效果或用途有必要的某物的合适状态：an athlete in excellent shape.竞技状态极佳的运动员
v.（动词）shaped, shap.ing, shapes v.tr.（及物动词）- To give a particular form to; create.塑造：赋予…一个特殊形状；创造
- To cause to conform to a particular form or pattern; adapt to fit.使符合：使与一种特殊形式或式样一致；使适合
- To plan to bring about the realization or accomplishment of; devise.策划：计划带来…的实现或完成；设计
- To embody in a definite form:体现：以一种确定的形式体现：shaped a folk legend into a full-scale opera.将一个民间传说编成一曲情节相同的歌剧
- To adapt to a particular use or purpose; adjust.调整：使适于特殊用途或目的；调整
- To direct the course of:指引…的进程："He shaped history as well as being shaped by it"(Robert J. Samuelson)“犹如历史创造了完美的他一样，他也塑造了完美的历史”(罗伯特J.塞缪尔森)
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To come to pass; happen.开始经过；发生
- To take on a definite shape or form. Often used withup or into. 用…形式：采用一种确定的形式或格式。常与up 或 into 连用
shape up - Informal To turn out; develop.【非正式用语】 证实；发展
- To improve so as to meet a standard:调整：改进以合乎标准：Either shape up or ship out.如果不好好干就请你走人
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English gesceap [a creation] 源自 古英语 gesceap [创造]
shapʹable 或 shapeʹable adj.（形容词）shaped adj.（形容词）shapʹer n.（名词） |