1type 种类 [countableC]TYPE a particular type of something that exists in many different varieties 类型,种类
form of
a severe form of cancer
一种严重的癌症
The bicycle is an environment-friendly form of transport.
自行车是一种环保的交通方式。
the art forms of the twentieth century
20世纪的各种艺术形式
2way STH is/appears 形式/外形 [countableC]TYPE the way something is or appears to be 形式,方式
We oppose racism in all its forms.
我们反对各种形式的种族主义。
in the form of something
People are bombarded with information in the form of TV advertising.
人们受到大量电视广告信息的狂轰滥炸。
Vitamin C can be taken in capsule or tablet form.
补充维生素C可以服用胶囊,也可以服用片剂。
A typical training programme takes the form of a series of workshops.
一般的培训计划都采用一系列研习班的形式。
3shape 形状 [countableC]SHAPE a shape 形状,外形
form of
the shadowy forms of the divers swimming below the boat
潜水员在船下游动的模糊身影
in the form of something
The main staircase was in the form of a big ‘S’.
主楼梯呈一个大大的S形。
The female form is a thing of beauty.
女性形体是一种美。
4document 文件 [countableC]INFORMATION an official document with spaces where you write information, especially about yourself 表格
Application forms are available from the college.
可向学院索取申请表。
Just complete the entry form (=write the answers to the questions on a form) and return it.
填好参赛表格后交回即可。
fill in/out a form (=write the answers to the questions on a form) 填表
Fill in the form and send it back with your cheque.
填好表格后连同支票一起寄回。
5art/literature 艺术/文学 [uncountableU]A the structure of a work of art or piece of writing, rather than the ideas it expresses, events it describes etc 〔文艺作品的〕(表现)形式
the distinction between form and content
形式与内容的区别
6performance 表现 [uncountableU]DS how well a sports person, team, musician etc is performing, or has performed recently 〔运动员、运动队、乐手等的〕表现,状态
I have been greatly encouraged by the team’s recent form.
该队近来的表现极大地鼓舞了我。
on present/current/past etc form
On current form he’s one of the top three players in the country.
就目前的情况看,他是全国选手的前三强。
in good/fine/great form
He’s been in good form all this season.
这整个赛季他一直表现良好。
He had no qualms about dropping players he thought were off form (=not performing well).
不选他认为状态不好的队员,他觉得这没什么不对。
7school 学校 [countableC]British EnglishBrESES a class in a school 年级
8.grammar 语法 [countableC]SLG a way of writing or saying a word that shows its number, tense etc. For example, ‘was’ is a past form of the verb ‘to be’. 〔表示单词数、时态等的〕形式
9.criminal record 犯罪记录 [uncountableU]British EnglishBrE informal if someone has form, they are known to the police because they have committed crimes in the past 犯罪记录,案底
10bad formold-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS behaviour that is considered to be socially unacceptable 不合礼节要求的行为,不礼貌的行为SYN bad manners
It used to be considered bad form to talk about money.
过去,谈论金钱被认为是不礼貌的。
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bad form• The most terrible bad form. 5.• Wilful impediment of the sacred moves was not only ill-mannered, but the worst form of blasphemy.• We all now agree with Churchill's adage: democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.• He asked Billy what he thought the worst form of execution was.• Self-interest was the worst sin and slaveholding was the worst form of self-interest.• They need an exorcist to figure out what in the devil possessed them to return to their worst form from last season.• Tainting the courts with politics is very bad form, but apparently irresistible.
The precise form of words has been agreed by the 12 heads of government.
准确的措辞已经由12名政府首脑商定。
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form of words• It is an attempt to find a form of words around which people of different views can unite.• You need to know what will be said and a suitable, accurateform of words should be specifically agreed.• The draftsman employed several different forms of words to achieve this result.• Regularinflectedforms of words are not given their own specificdictionarydefinitions.• Other forms of words instilled into the young are also present.• Not only is the subject unknown but the form of words is probably unfamiliar too.
12be in good/fine/great etc form (also be on good/fine/great etc form British English)GOOD AT to be full of confidence and energy, so that you do something well or talk in an interesting or amusing way 情绪良好,兴高采烈
Michelle was in great form at last week’s conference.
米歇尔在上星期的会议上状态很好。
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be in good/fine/great etc form• Davies, now in his 80s, is in fine form.• That is our strength and our forwardsare in good form at the moment.• At least he is in good form again.• I was in good form that night.• Fortunately, Alan Judgewas in fine form, pulling off a great save to keep Hereford in the game.• Officemanager is on holiday this week., and assistant manager are in good form.• HealthManagement Associates Inc., known as the Wal-Mart of hospitaloperators, appears to be in fine form.
form• Some of the fifth- formers have started a rock band.• Melanoma is a form of skin cancer.• The visa requires an application form and two photos.• a college application form• But like all Balkan political survivors, Milosevic has made an art form of knowing when to switch sides.• Animation is one of the most labor-intensive art forms.• The nurse asked her to sign the consentform.• Britain has a constitutionalform of government.• Dark forms seemed to hide behind the trees.• How, then, do we account for these very different responses to the different forms of cheating?• The book discusses what the ideal female form has been for different centuries and cultures.• Mrs Davies took the fifthform to the science museum.• The painting consists of a series of interlockingforms.• As early as 1844, Alfred Donne published a compendium of drawings made from daguerreotypes of microscopicforms.• Sugar in chocolate and other forms of confectionery is one of the major causes of tooth decay.• Johnson is far from his past form and may not make the Olympic team.• Sleeping forms lay in groups and rows on the earth floor.• Make sure you sign and date the form before you return it.• Just fill in the form and take it along to your local bank.• She's by far the brightest pupil in the form.• Antibacterial treatments can take the form of baths, external application to affected areas, injection and oraladministration via the food.• I'm in the third form.• However, most of the research has relied upon a narrow and traditional form of grammar teaching.• The bodies which are most obviously subject to various forms of public accountability are central government departments and local authorities.• Writers such as Henry James are concerned with form as well as content.• Pour the cement into the woodenform.
form of• I think she died of some form of cancer.• Please bring two forms ofidentification, such as a passport or driver's license.
takes the form of• This account of that age takes the form of an experiment-a contrast between two days.• In some cases it is also hard to measure scheme cost, eg where aidtakes the form of tax concessions.• Egocentrism takes the form of an inability to differentiate between perceptual events and mental constructions.• The plant takes the form of any of three varieties known.• In the modern Arab states it sometimes takes the form ofintolerantoutbursts and rejections of the present and our leaders.• Each unit takes the form of an issue of Streetwise magazine.• This usually takes the form of obsessively pursuing the minutiae of experimentalphenomena and theories that leave a subsequentgeneration cold.• The vibrationtakes the form of an acoustic wave travelling down the rod.
female form• The further from the natural a female form, the more feminine it is.• A much more acceptablefemale form.• In 1877 he observed the adult male and female forms.• It is not known for certain if the male and female form a pair bond.• Here, too, we find subtlecombinations of male imagery with essentially female forms.• Pech-Merle also contains some of the relatively rareengravings of human female forms.• But the family fortune rested on the female form.• The female form is more beautiful.
fill in/out a form• She sat in the Ministry of Education and filled out forms.• Creating a trip is as easy as filling in a form.• They even filled in forms for her.• They may see that it does not have to be time consuming and it doesn't always involve filling in forms.• Nobody likes filling in a form.• Once on the system, it saves time and allows me to concentrate on walking the crops, not filling in forms.• Jobseekers are asked to fill out forms or present resumes that detail their education, experience, and other qualifications.
in good/fine/great form• Health Management Associates Inc., known as the Wal-Mart of hospital operators, appears to be in fine form.• And it was not all deep depression yesterday, with the likes of Boots and Morgan Grenfell in fine form.• Davies, now in his 80s, is in fine form.• At least he is in good form again.• I rode Granville Again this morning and he seems in great form.• Opener Ramiz Raja started the tour in fine form, with an innings of 172 against Worcestershire.• I was in good form that night.
first/second/sixth etc form• The information will be gathered in 4 city centre retail and catering firms and 3 sixth form colleges in Swansea.• A second form of personal thought is intuition.• Augustine in the Confessions 12: 19 between the first form and unformed or prime matter.• But most teachers with amorousintent are wise enough to wait until the girls are in the sixth form.• Most of the detailed factual material learned in the sixth form is forgotten or superseded within a few years.• Remember that big sloppyjumper you knitted me when I was in the sixth form - that maroon one?• Mitosis lasted two years during the period between the pair leaving the sixth form and attending university.
form2 ●●●S2W1 verb
1establish 建立START something/MAKE something START [transitiveT] to establish an organization, committee, government etc 建立,组成〔组织、委员会、政府等〕 → formation
The winning party will form the government.
获胜的党派将组建政府。
CARE was formed in 1946 and helps the poor in 38 countries.
美国援外合作署成立于1946年,为38个国家的穷人提供援助。
2be part of STH 成为某事物的一部分 [linking verb]PART to be the thing, or one of the things, that is part of something else, often having a particular use 成为…的一部分
Love and trust should form the basis of a marriage.
爱和信任应当成为婚姻的基础。
The project forms part of a larger project investigating the history of the cinema.
该项目是电影史研究这个大项目的一部分。
The river formed a natural boundary between the two countries.
这条河成了两国的自然边界。
nGRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Form is a linking verb that links the subject of the sentence with a noun:
The changes form part of a new curriculum.
3start to exist 开始存在 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]START something/MAKE something START to start to exist, or make something start to exist, especially as the result of a natural process 〔尤指经过自然过程而〕形成,产生 → formation
The rocks were formed more than 4,000 million years ago.
这些岩石是40多亿年前形成的。
By midnight ice was already forming on the roads.
到了午夜,路面已开始结冰。
Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combine to form acid rain.
4make/produce 制作/生产 [transitiveT] to make something by combining two or more parts 构成
In English the past tense of a verb is usually formed by adding ‘ed’.
在英语中,动词的过去式通常是加ed构成。
5shape/line 形状/队列 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLE to come together in a particular shape or line, or to make something have a particular shape (把…)编[排]成SYN make
Film-goers began to form a line outside the cinema.
来看电影的人在电影院外面排起了长队。
Cut off the corners of the square to form a diamond.
切下正方形的四个角形成一个菱形。
6relationship 关系 [transitiveT] to establish and develop a relationship with someone 〔与某人〕建立〔关系〕
She seemed incapable of forming any relationships.
她似乎难以与人建立起任何关系。
On returning to Boston, she formed a close friendship with her aunt.
回到波士顿,她就与婶婶建立起了非常亲密的关系。
7form an opinion/impression/ideaMAKEto use available information to develop or reach an opinion or idea 形成看法/印象/概念
She formed the opinion that one of the pupils was bullying the other.
她觉得其中一个学生在欺侮另一个学生。
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form an opinion/impression/idea• He conceded to Franceschelli that actually being present during the autopsy might have given him better information to form an opinion.• Yet, along with journalists, poets, literaryfigures, and agitators, they do help form opinions.• So gather information about your child, rather than forming opinions and judgments.• Members of the jury must not have formed opinions from publicity before the trial.• Among those who have formed an opinion, more say public projects should go on the ballot than not.• You should try to form an impression of the person the adjectivesdescribe.• He was in no state to form an idea of what we were talking about.• It is the auditor's responsibility to form an opinion on the truth and fairness of the accounts.• Nor that we should not form opinions or make evaluations.
8influence 影响 [transitiveT]MAKE to have a strong influence on how someone’s character develops and the type of person they become 形成,塑造〔性格〕SYN mould, → formative
Events in early childhood often help to form our personalities in later life.
幼年时期的经历往往影响到我们后来个性的形成。
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form• Aspirin stops heart attacks by preventing blood clots from forming.• Out of one of my women's courses I attended, a consciousness-raising group was formed.• Our house and the barnform a big "L."• And, of course, mania usually alternates with depression, to form a bipolardisorder.• She cut away the corners to form a circle.• Oils produced by the skin form a protectivebarrier against infection and disease.• The ions combine with proteins to form a reddish-colored complex.• The exchange is owned by its shareholders, who form a separate membership.• IBM formed an alliance with Lotus, a software maker.• Acquisitions have formed an important part of the strategy and will continue to do so.• Imagine how, when and where this formed, and its temporal and spatial journey.• A crowd was beginning to form at the scene of the accident.• In English the past tense is usually formed by adding "ed."• The United Nations was formed in 1945.• The rocks were formed more than 4 billion years ago.• Coal is formed naturally from decomposedorganic matter.• Events in early childhood help to form our personalities in later life.• Long lines formed outside the ticket offices.• Governors must decide whether this subject is to form part of the curriculum for their school.• With a few clevertwists, he had formed the balloon into the shape of a dog.• Newton's theories form the basis of modern mathematics.• These foods should only be eaten occasionally; they should not form the basis of your diet. 11.• The Rio Grande forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico.• Riceforms the most important part of their diet.• Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
forms part of• Its Rocko Vario interchangeable-blade system forms part of a comprehensive range.• The Chirac-Kohl coolness forms part of a growing pattern of strained personal relations among world leaders.• The stone-built mill now forms part of a house.• This book forms part of a Thames & Hudson series, Masters of Art.• The cut to seven percent forms part of John Major's growth package designed to propel Britain out of recession.• This forms part of the company's long standing commitment to reducing atmosphericemissions from its Teesside operations.• The motivation was there and forms part of the picture, but it is not dominant.• The adjective that forms part of the syllogism is one that has come to form a sort of collocation with the noun.
From Longman Business Dictionary
formform1 /fɔːmfɔːrm/ noun [countableC]
an official document with spaces to answer questions and add information
a Medicare Benefits form
We need to receive your application form by July 31.
There was no delivery address on the order form.
If you would just like to fill in a form we will process your request as quickly as possible.
You must complete the entry form and return it to us.
1type of sth/way of doing sth類型;做法ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤common常見的做法◇Strikes are the most common form of industrial protest.罷工是產業工人最常見的抗議方式。➤different, various不同的/各種各樣的形式◇various forms of surveillance各種形式的監視➤extreme極端形式◇an extreme form of socialism社會主義的一種極端形式➤pure不摻雜質的形式◇In its purest form, the substance is highly explosive.以最純的形式存在時,這種物質是高度易爆的。➤basic, simple基本/簡單形態▸➤complex複雜形態▸➤mild委婉的形式▸➤severe, virulent嚴重的/強毒的類型◇a virulent form of the flu一種致命的流感➤early, original, traditional早期/最初/傳統形態◇an early form of bicycle早期的自行車➤final最終形態◇The document was edited before being circulated in its final form.文件在以定稿形式分發之前經過了編輯。➤new新形態▸➤art, literary, musical藝術/文學/音樂形式◇Storytelling has acquired the status of an art form.講故事已經成為一種藝術形式。➤life生命形態◇primitive life forms at the bottom of the sea海底的原始生命形態➤digital, electronic數字/電子形式◇The data is stored in digital form.數據以數字形式存貯。➤graphic, tabular圖表/表格形式◇The results of the survey are shown below in tabular form.調查結果以表格形式顯示如下。➤liquid液態▸➤physical物理形態VERB + FORM➤take表現為⋯的形式◇Bullying can take many forms.恃強凌弱可表現為多種形式。➤give賦予形態◇A film gives physical form to a novel's characters.電影將小說中的人物轉變為活生生的人。PREPOSITION➤in... form以⋯的形態◇The gas is stored in liquid form.那種氣體以液態貯存。➤in the form of以⋯的形式◇These costs were passed on in the form of higher rents.這些費用以漲租金的方式轉嫁他人。➤form of⋯的形式◇Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.游泳是最好的鍛煉方式之一。PHRASES➤in any shape or form以任何形式◇The company will not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form.公司不容許有任何形式的歧視。➤in some form or other以某種形式◇We spend most of our time communicating in some form or other.我們大部份時間都在以某種形式溝通。form
noun²
2shape形狀ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORM | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤human人的形體◇paintings of the human form人體畫➤adult成人體型▸➤sleeping睡覺姿勢VERB + FORM➤alter, change改變外形◇a mythical creature that could change its form會易形的神話中的生物➤assume, take on呈現⋯的外形◇a god who could take on human form能現出人形的神PREPOSITION➤in a/the form以⋯的形狀◇Two weeks later the moth will emerge in its adult form.兩週後飛蛾就會變成成蟲形態。form
noun³
3piece of paper with questions on it表格ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORMADJECTIVE➤application, booking, consent, entry, order, registration, reservation (NAmE) 申請表;(車票、戲票等)預訂單;同意書;參賽表格;訂貨單;登記表;(酒店房間或餐桌等)預訂單➤online網上表格◇Please fill out the online form on our website.請上網填寫我們網站上的表格。VERB + FORM➤complete, fill in, fill out完成表格;填寫表格◇Please complete the application form and return it to us.請填寫申請表後寄還給我們。➤sign在表格上簽字▸➤return交還表格form
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4how well sb/sth is performing表現的狀態ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fine, good, great, top良好的/不錯的/非常好的/最好的狀態◇The team entered the tournament in top form.該隊以最好的狀態參加了錦標賽。➤poor狀態不佳▸➤current, present當前的/目前的狀態VERB + FORM➤maintain保持狀態◇The team is hoping that it can maintain its current form.球隊希望能保持現在的狀態。➤find找到狀態◇She urgently needs to find her form.她迫切需要找到狀態。➤regain恢復狀態PREPOSITION➤in form狀態良好◇She was in fine form for the tournament.她以良好的狀態參加了錦標賽。◇Ben was in great form at the wedding.本在婚禮上的狀態好極了。◇Barcelona are the team in form. (BrE) 巴塞羅那隊狀態良好。➤off form (BrE) 競技狀態不佳◇Her recent illness possibly explains why she was off form in this race.她最近生病可能是比賽中狀態不佳的原因。➤on form (especially BrE) 競技狀態良好◇He'll be a difficult opponent to beat; he's really on form today.他將是一個很難擊敗的對手,他今天狀態極佳。◇Yesterday's game saw him back on form.在昨天的比賽中他又恢復到以前的良好狀態。➤on sb's form (especially BrE) 某人競技狀態良好◇On his present form it seems likely that he will win.依他現在的良好狀態,他很可能會贏。➤out of form (BrE) 競技狀態不佳◇The team was out of form and did not play as well as expected.球隊狀態不好,沒有打出預期水平。PHRASES➤a return to form狀態恢復◇His recent performances mark a welcome return to form.他近期的表現標誌着他已恢復到以往可喜的競技狀態。form
verb¹
1make/organize sth構成;組成VERB + FORM | PHRASESVERB + FORM➤attempt to, try to試圖組建▸➤agree to, decide to同意/決定組建▸➤ask sb to, invite sb to (both especially BrE) 要某人/邀請某人組建◇The leader of the party with the most seats is invited to form a government.贏得最多席位的政黨的領導人獲邀組建新政府。➤help (to)幫助組建PHRASES➤newly formed, recently formed新組建的◇a newly formed political party新組建的政黨form
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2make sth into a shape使成形PREPOSITION | PHRASESPREPOSITION➤into把⋯塑造成⋯◇She formed the clay into a ball.她把黏土塑成一個球。PHRASES➤fully formed完全成形的◇The plan came in a flash of inspiration, fully formed.這個計劃是靈機一動想出來的,構想完整。➤perfectly formed形態完美的◇a perfectly formed body完美的人體
form verb ⇨appear (storm clouds form)⇨determine (sth forms sb's character)⇨establish (form the new government)⇨make1 (form a new word)⇨shape (bend the wire to form a ‘V’)form noun ⇨form1 (The disease can take several different forms.)⇨form2 (an application form)⇨kind (a form of transport)⇨shape (the human form)⇨structure (the form of a poem)form1
noun
The disease can take several different forms.这种疾病会有几种不同的表现形式。an application form申请表form ♦︎ shape ♦︎ guiseThese are all words for the way in which sth appears or is presented.这些词均表示形式、外表、样子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the form / shape / guise of sb / sth◆to take a form / shape■form [countable, uncountable] the particular way sth is, seems, looks or is presented形式;外表;样子◆The disease can take several different forms.这种疾病会有几种不同的表现形式。◆Help in the form of money will be very welcome.出钱资助将很受欢迎。◆Most political questions involve morality in some form or other.多数政治问题牵涉到这样或那样的道义性。◆We need to come to some form of agreement.我们需要达成某种形式的协议。◆This dictionary is also available in electronic form.这部词典也有电子版本的。 see also form ⇨ kindnoun, form ⇨ shapenoun■shape [uncountable] the particular qualities or characteristics of sth形态;性质;特点◆Will new technology change the shape of broadcasting?新技术会改变广播的方式吗?◆A new song began to take shape in her mind.一首新歌开始在她脑子里成形了。◆Prices vary according to the size and shape of each project.价格随每项工程的规模和特点有所变化。◆ (informal) I don't approve of violence in any way, shape or form.我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。◆Are solar-powered cars the shape of things to come(= the way things are likely to develop in the future)?太阳能动力汽车是未来发展的方向吗?■guise gaɪz [countable] a way in which sb/sth appears, often in a way that is different from usual or that hides the truth about them/it表现形式;外表;伪装◆His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism.他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。◆The story appears in different guises in different cultures.这个故事以不同的形式出现在不同的文化中。◆She had been invited to the conference in her guise as a professional counsellor.她冒充专业顾问,获邀参加会议。form2
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The disease can take several different forms.这种疾病会有几种不同的表现形式。an application form申请表form ♦︎ questionnaire ♦︎ couponThese are all words for a document containing questions and spaces for answers.这些词均表示表格。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an entry form / coupon◆to design / draw up / prepare / send out / receive a form / questionnaire◆to complete / fill in / fill out / return a form / questionnaire / coupon■form [countable] an official document containing questions and spaces for answers表格◆ (especially BrE) Please fill in the application form in black ink.请用黑色墨水笔填写申请表。◆ (especially NAmE) There were a lot of official forms to fill out.有很多正式的表格要填。◆This is a standard form sent to all applicants.这是发给所有申请者的标准表格。■questionnaireˌkwestʃəˈneə(r); NAmEˌkwestʃəˈner [countable] a written list of questions that are answered by a number of people so that information can be collected from the answers调查表;问卷◆Students completed a questionnaire about their social attitudes.学生填好了有关社会见解的问卷。◆Companies were sent a questionnaire on their environmental practices.发给了各公司一份问卷,调查它们在环境方面的做法。■couponˈkuːpɒn; NAmEˈkuːpɑːn, ˈkjuːpɒn [countable] a printed form, often cut out from a newspaper or magazine, that is used to enter a competition or order goods(常为剪自报刊的)参赛表,订货单◆Contestants were invited to complete an entry coupon.请竞赛选手填好参赛表。