formulate

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for·mu·late /ˈfɔːmjəleɪt $ ˈfɔːr-/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 PLANto develop something such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done 规划；制定；准备

formulate a policy/plan/strategy etc

He formulated Labour Party education policy in 1922.

1922年，他制定了工党教育政策。

formulate an idea/theory

Darwin formulated the theory of natural selection.

达尔文创立了自然选择学说。

2 EXPRESSto think carefully about what to say, and say it clearly 仔细思考并明确表达

We are studying the situation but have not formulated any response yet.

我们正在研究形势，但尚未考虑好如何回应。

—formulation /ˌfɔːmjəˈleɪʃən $ ˌfɔːr-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

the formulation of clear objectives

明确目标的制定

Examples from the Corpus

formulate• The songs are clean and streamlined, consistently formulated and ready for radio play.• The leadership role entails taking the initiative in formulating, articulating, and implementing goals for the political system.• Changes to the education system should be formulated by teachers not politicians.• Which is why our Multivitamin Liquid is specially formulated for children whose vitamin requirements differ from those of adults.• Many institutions are formulating guidelines to insure the protection of the rights of persons housed by that institution.• Jackie paused to formulate her reply.• He did not attempt to formulate his ideas in finished form; he thought aloud so one could hear the brain tick.• The city is currently formulating policies on new road expansions.• The government has set up a working party to formulate proposals for reducing environmental pollution.• The gasoline is formulated to burn more cleanly, producing less pollution.• Within the confines of lunch, I did my best to formulate what I thought.

formulate an idea/theory• In practice every opportunity should be taken to encourage students to formulate ideas for themselves.• They think, observe, formulate theories, make predictions, and do experiments.• To answer these questions, we have to formulate a theory of the determinants of growth.

From Longman Business Dictionary

formulatefor·mu·late /ˈfɔːmjəleɪtˈfɔːrm-/ verbCOMMERCE

formulate a plan/policy/strategy etc to decide on a plan or a way of doing something and work out in detail how it should be done

The company has hired a financial adviser to assist in formulating a growth strategy.

The company has another 120 days to formulate a plan for repaying its creditors.

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