shape是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the particular physical form or appearance of something -- 形狀，形態，外形

  • Clay can be moulded into almost any shape. 黏土可以塑成幾乎任何形狀。

  • These bricks are all different shapes. 這些磚塊形狀都不同。

  • Kim's birthday cake was in the shape of a train. 金姆的生日蛋糕是火車形狀的。

  • Our table is oval in shape. 我們的飯桌是橢圓形的。

  • My bicycle wheel is bent out of shape. 我的腳踏車輪子彎曲變形了。

  • This T-shirt has been washed so many times that it's lost its shape (= has become loose and lost its form). 這件T恤已經洗過多次，都變得沒形了。

  • a round/square/circular/oblong shape 圓／方／橢圓／長方形

  • A triangle is a shape with three sides. 三角形是有三條邊的圖形。

  • The children made patterns by sticking coloured shapes onto paper. 孩子們把彩色圖形黏貼在紙上構成圖案。

  • In the story, Faust is tempted by the Devil, who has taken the shape of a man. 故事中，浮士德被化作人形的魔鬼所誘惑。

  • Life on earth takes many shapes. 地球上的生物千姿百態。

  • I could see a dark shape in the street outside. 我可以看到外面街道上有個黑漆漆的人影。

  • We sell all shapes and sizes of teddy bear. 我們出售各種各樣的玩具熊。

  • Cars come in all shapes and sizes. 汽車有各種不同的型號。

  • I'm opposed to war in any shape or form. 我反對任何形式的戰爭。

• 1 the way something is organized, or its general character or nature -- 形式；特徵

  • Technological developments have changed the shape of industry. 科技的發展改變了工業的面貌。

  • We need to change the whole shape of our campaign. 我們需要徹底改變我們宣傳活動的形式。

• 2 condition, or state of health -- 情況；健康狀況

  • He bought up businesses that were in bad/poor shape, and then sold them off piece by piece. 他收購狀況不好的企業，然後再一點點地將其賣掉。

  • "How are you?" "Oh, I'm in great shape." 「你身體怎麽樣?」「哦，好極了。」

  • You're in no shape (= not in a good enough state of health) to go to work today. 你今天身體不好，不能去上班。

  • It's taken us five years to get our house into shape. 我們花了五年的時間才把房子整理得像個樣子。

  • She runs six miles every day to help keep herself in shape. 她每天跑六英里路以保持健康。

  • I haven't had any exercise for weeks, and I'm really out of shape (= not in good physical condition). 我有好幾個星期沒運動了，所以現在身體狀況真的不太好。

• 3 to decide or influence the form of something, especially a belief or idea, or someone's character -- 決定（或影響）（尤指信仰或思想）的形式；決定，影響（性格）

  • Many people are not able to shape their own destinies. 很多人不能決定自己的命運。

  • My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men. 我和父親之間的關係在很大程度上決定了我對男性的看法。

  • He was very influential in shaping the country's economic policy/strategy. 在左右政府的經濟政策／戰略方面，他有著極大的影響力。

• 4 to make something become a particular shape -- 使成形，塑造

  • The skirt has been shaped so that it hangs loosely. 這條裙子設計得很寬鬆。

  • When you've made the dough, shape it into two loaves. 生麵團揉好後，把它捏成兩個長條麵包。

  • Early humans shaped tools out of stone. 早期的人類用石頭製作工具。