爱词霸在线词典

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.

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。

...little pens in the shape of baseball bats...

棒球棒形状的小钢笔

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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.

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。

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。

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N-COUNT 形状;图形 A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example a circle, a square, or a triangle.

...if you imagine a sort of a kidney shape...

如果你想象出一种类似肾脏的形状

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。

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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.

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。

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。

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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.

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。

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。

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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.

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。

...machinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weapons.

制造核武器钚核心的机器

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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.

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。

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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.

I don't condone violence in any shape or form...

我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。

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。

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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.

...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

He was still in better shape than many young men...

他仍然比很多年轻人都要健康。

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