shape
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英 [ʃeɪp]
词形变化
复数：shapes 现在分词：shaping 过去式：shaped 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [c][u] 形状；外形；样子；呈…形状的事物the form of the outer edges or surfaces of sth; an example of sth that has a particular form |
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| The pool was in the shape of a heart. 游泳池呈心形。 |
| The island was originally circular in shape . 这个岛原先为圆形。 |
| Squares, circles and triangles are types of shape. 正方形、圆形和三角形是不同类型的形状。 |
| Candles come in all shapes and sizes . 有各种形状和大小的蜡烛。 |
| You can recognize the fish by the shape of their fins. 你可以根据鳍的形状来辨认这种鱼。 |
| This old T-shirt has completely lost its shape. 这件旧 T 恤衫已经穿得完全走样了。 |
| The government provides money in the shape of(= consisting of) grants and student loans. 政府以助学金和学生贷款的形式提供资助。 |
2. | [c] 模糊的影子a person or thing that is difficult to see clearly |
| Ghostly shapes moved around in the dark. 有几个鬼一样的影子在黑暗中游荡。 |
3. | [u] 状况；情况the physical condition of sb/sth |
| What sort of shape was the car in after the accident? 这车出过事故以后状况如何？ |
| He's in good shape for a man of his age. 作为那把年纪的人来说，他身体不错。 |
| I like to keep in shape(= keep fit) . 我喜欢健身。 |
4. | [u] 性质；特点the particular qualities or characteristics of sth |
| Will new technology change the shape of broadcasting? 新技术会改变广播的方式吗？ |
1. | [t] 使成为…形状（或样子）；塑造to make sth into a particular shape |
| Shape the dough into a ball. 把和好的面揉成一团。 |
| This tool is used for shaping wood. 这个工具是用来加工木料的。 |
2. | [t] ~ sb/sth 决定…的形成；影响…的发展to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth develops |
| His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war. 他的思想深受战时经历的影响。 |
| She had a leading role in shaping party policy. 该党奉行何种政策，她起着主导作用。 |
3. | [i] ~ to do sth 准备（做某动作）；摆好姿势to prepare to do sth, especially hit or kick sth |
| She was shaping to hit her second shot. 她正准备再一次击球。 |
习惯用语
get (yourself) into shape
强身健体to take exercise, eat healthy food, etc. in order to become physically fit
get/knock/lick sb into shape
把某人培养成材（或训练出来）to train sb so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well
get/knock/lick sth into shape
把某事物整顿好；使某事物条理化（或更趋完善）to make sth more acceptable, organized or successful
| I've got all the information together but it still needs knocking into shape. 我把材料全都收集齐了，但还需要整理。 |
give shape to sth
表达，阐释（观点、计划等）to express or explain a particular idea, plan, etc.
in any (way,) shape or form
| I don't approve of violence in any shape or form. 我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。 |
out of shape
变形的；走样的not having the normal shape
| The wheel had been twisted out of shape. 轮子已经扭曲变形了。 |
身体不好；不健康not in good physical condition
the shape of things to come
未来的状况the way things are likely to develop in the future
take shape
成形；有了模样to develop and become more complete or organized
shape up or ship out
不好好干就卷铺盖走人used to tell sb that if they do not improve, work harder, etc. they will have to leave their job, position, etc.
| He finally faced up to his drug problem when his band told him to shape up or ship out. 乐队警告他要么好好干，要么走人，这使他终于正视自己的吸毒问题。 |
英汉解释
n. | 9. 【戏】戏剧服装;(用来充抵手脚等形状的)戏装衬垫 |
v. | |
abbr. | 1. (=Supreme Headquarters; Allied Powers in Europe)(北大西洋公约组织的)欧洲盟军最高司令部 |
英英解释
例句
You could say that I ordered takeout with such frequency that my dialing finger practically started to evolve into the shape of a phone key.
可以说，频繁按动叫外卖的电话号码，我的手指也快变成电话的按键了。
A recent Reuters Institute report on the "Power of the Commentariat" is in no doubt that opinion writers shape politics.
路透研究所（ReutersInstitute）最近一份关于“评论家的影响力”报告说明，无疑是那些评论员影响了政治。
Color helps them judge distance and shape. Thus they are able to catch bugs in the air or to light on branches.
色彩帮助它们判断距离和形状，这样它们才能在空中抓到虫子或者在树枝上落下。
The gardener communes with nature, can sow and reap, shape the garden as he or she sees fit, relax or simply enjoy the beauty of it.
花匠与日然交谈，可以播种收获，设计他或她认为合适的花园，放松心情或只是欣赏它的美观。
She and her husband joined a gym a year ago looking to get in shape and get out of the house.
一年前，她和他的丈夫加入了健身房来寻找状态并搬出了家。
The gap on the front end of the steel plate is in a rectangular shape.
所述的钢板前端的缺口为长方形。
The unique shape allows the product to be completely portable, as it tucks into a beach bag or swim trunks pocket with ease.
独特的形状使产品完全便携，因为它成为一个高质量沙滩袋或泳裤口袋，操作非常简便。
My high school boyfriend spanked me with a coat hanger that he'd twisted into a paddle shape.
我的高中男友用衣架扭出了桨的形状来抽我。
The church is in the shape of a Greek cross, its width coinciding with that of the three Byzantine naves .
教堂以希腊的十字记号体现，它的宽度与三个拜占庭的中殿一样。
Such a structure lends rigidity to the work as a whole and keeps its shape when hung on the wall.
这种结构使得刚性的工作作为一个整体，并保持它的形状时，挂在墙上。
I saw the body emerging out of the ground as one shape, and as you can see the edge between the leg and the ground is totally lost.
在我眼中人物和地面是一块大型，人物腿部和其接触的地面调子太接近，边缘完全消失。
Picture perfect: To plate, each winter melon ball is laid with the flat side down in the shape of a cluster of grapes.
完美构图：装盘时，每个冬瓜球都要平面朝下放置，摆成一串葡萄的形状。
He said, "I might as well try to clip my own nose into shape with scissors. The book bleeds" (2).
他说，“就像我试着拿剪刀修剪自己的鼻子一样，书也会流血”。
She honestly felt that her husband was the only one in the world entitled to be president, even in the shape he was in.
她由衷地认为，即使处于这种情形，她的丈夫也是世界上唯一有资格当总统的人。
It had been two years since I'd last seen him and he was in bad shape.
距离我上一次见到他，已经过去了两年，老爸的身体情况很糟糕。
"She was a glamor girl, " Gregg said. "The arched eyebrows, the beautiful lips, the shape of the face -- that's her. "
“她是个充满魅力的女孩，”Gregg说“那弧形的眉毛、漂亮的嘴唇和脸型——那就是她。”
Though his own boots were in fair shape, Inman made a late-night foray onto the field simply to see what the day's effort had accomplished.
英曼自己的靴子还不错，参加这场夜袭，他只是想看看这一天的战果。
if you enjoy staying in shape and helping others , there has never been a better time to become a certified fitness trainer ( cft ) .
如果你仅仅保持自己的身体健壮来指导他们，将不会有时间或机会成为合格的健身私人教练。
The addition of the STED doughnut reduced the spot area by ninefold, but, owing to its cylindrical shape, did not squeeze the spot axially.
在受激发射损耗减少甜甜圈此外九倍的名胜区，但由于其圆柱形状，并没有当场轴向挤压。
so fabric is slightly sheer and you can see shape of your hand behind fabric when you hold it up to the light.
面料有些透明，当你手持面料放在灯光下时，可以透过面料看到你的手。
He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
他把铁丝折成正方形。
I'll be in great shape for those bricks.
我就会身强力壮地去对付那些砖头了。
I'm not in that great physical shape.
我没有那么壮的身体。
The design fits any orchard size or shape.
这种设计适用于任何大小，任何形状的果园。
Keep your shoes from losing shape.
别使你的鞋走样。
All of them have a direct bearing on both the internal structure and the shape of the sand body.
所有这些均对砂体的内部结构和形态有直接关系。
Rahm has warned that the work will be done and the performances will shape up.
拉姆曾经警告说，这项工作得办好，各种演出也得顺利进行。
They resemble each other in shape.
他们形态相像。
Because of differences such as charge, size and shape and mobility, the various complexes of metal behave differently chemically.
由于诸如电荷、大小、形状及淌度的差别，各类金属混合物呈现不同的化学性质。
That made us shape our ends.
这使我们费尽心机。
Color helps them judge distance and shape. Thus they are able to catch bugs in the air or to light on branches.
色彩帮助它们判断距离和形状，这样它们才能在空中抓到虫子或者在树枝上落下。
She loved the intent, far look in his eyes when they rested on her, the funny shape of the mouth.
她喜爱他那热切而深遂的目光落在她身上时的神色，喜爱他那有趣的嘴部表情。
The simple fact was that Zhou had lost the ability to shape events-as a result of American actions.
简单的道理就在于，由于美国的行动，周已失去驾驭局势的力量了。
One of the persons around Eleanor who helped shape her life and activities in the White House was a black educator.
接近埃莉诺并帮助她安排在白宫的生活和活动的是个黑人教育家。
She peered at it through the sheets of rain but could not identify its shape before it disappeared again.
她透过雨幕紧盯着它看，但还没等看清它的形状，它就消失不见了。
There will always be those who will want to take an extra month or two to do further research on the shape of the roof on a new car.
总是有人想多花一两个月去进一步研究新车车顶的形状。
Mr. Lorry glanced at the work in his hand, and observed that it was a shoe of the old size and shape.
劳雷先生一瞥他的手上的作物，就看见那是从前的一只旧式鞋子。
Your love scenes are beginning to shape well already.
你们的爱情场面一开头就蛮象样了。
On December 17, the day after his return to Washington, he intimated to reporters the plan that had taken shape in his mind.
12月17日，即他返回华盛顿的第二天，他向记者们透露了他胸有成竹的计划。
It seemed to him that the old man's words were a veil and behind them moved and stirred some huge and unguessed shape.
他认为老人这番话是一块帷幕，后面有某种巨大而未可逆料的东西在动荡欲出。
The issues had been defined, and we would have the rest of the Presidency to shape the answer.
问题已经摆出来，我们将利用总统任期的其余时间来寻求答案。
Based upon the near crack-tip elastic analysis, estimates of the size and shape of the plastic zone will be developed.
根据裂纹尖端附近的弹性分析，来估计塑性区的形状和大小。
The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.
木头雕成了花朵状。
With upward decreasing grain size the deflection of the self-potential curve also decreases to form a bell-shape.
随着向上去粒度减小，自然电位曲线的偏斜也减弱而形成钟状。
Since decisions were obviously taking shape at highest levels, others waited, though now a buzz of conversation filled the hall.
显然，决定就要在最高层中做出，其他人等待着，不过，此时会场里，窃窃私语已汇成一片声浪。
I think you have the courage to shape up to your mistakes.
我相信你有勇气面对你的错误。
We were all in bad shape.
我们的处境都很糟。
The question was open as to what shape of lens would so focus in the coming rays.
什么形状的透镜能起这样的聚焦作用，还是一个没有解决的问题。
He has roughed in the shape of her head in pencil.
他用铅笔勾画出她头部的轮廓。
The upper and lower jaws possess straight tooth rows and the jaw arches are almost rectangular in shape.
上、下颌具有直的齿列，而颌弓几乎呈直角形。
I just bought a bunch of apples, put them in a bowl, and drew them for a week or so to simplify the shape.
我就买了一堆苹果，把它们放到果盘里，对着它们画了一星期草图，如此来简化外形设计。
Keen observers of this island may be able to make out the faint shape of a ship.
该岛的观察者也许能辨认出船只淡淡的形状。
She was fond of working with neutral colors and soft easy-to-wear jersey fabrics that were simple in shape and cut.
她是中性的颜色和柔软易于穿球衣的面料是在形状和切割喜欢简单的工作。
One is the right sort of cells. The other is a framework on which to grow those cells so that they take up the right shape.
一个是正确的细胞，另一个是框架，它能让细胞生长从而它们能长出正确的形状。
But, he never justified himself by a hint tending that way, or tried to bend the past out of its eternal shape.
不过他并没有表示出他的这种看法，也没有表示对已经铸成事实的往事有什么懊悔屈服。
It has a span of4260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
桥的跨度有4,260英尺。桥梁很长，所以它的设计师不得不考虑地球的形状。
After the Dissolution, it was realised that its circular shape made it a perfect venue for cock fighting.
在解散寺院之后，鸽棚的环形结构为斗鸡提供了绝佳的场所。
Digital publishing as a force to be reckoned began to take shape with the Commander of the potential of traditional publishing.
数字出版作为一支不可忽视的力量开始形成与传统出版的争锋之势。
Bruce Lyon, a physical trainer, is in great physical shape. However, all his strength and energy seems to melt away when spring arrives.
布鲁斯里昂，一个体能教练，是伟大的体型。然而，他所有的力量和能量似乎融化了当春天到来。英语堂欢迎大家到来
He was still as in shape as he was in high school, and Johannah liked that he took such good care of himself.
他仍然在形状，他在高中，约翰纳喜欢他花了这么好好照顾自己。
Then he tucked the coal into the center of the clockwork, and placed it all on the skin, and wrapped it up tight into a cocoon shape.
然后，他将这块煤块塞进钟件的中央，再把它全部放在皮革上，然后再把它紧紧地裹起来，裹成一个茧形。
It was still too dark to see clearly, but I could just see the shape of a young man.
天气仍然很暗，什么也看不大清楚，我只能辨出一个年轻人的轮廓来。
Mr Bush did not shape his presidency just as he pleased.
布什先生并没能如愿左右他的任期。
He turned and went into the bedroom. Mary Turner was a stiff shape under a soiled white sheet.
他转身走进卧室，看到玛丽·特纳的僵硬的尸体，盖着一条泥污的白被单。
This might shape up to be a somewhat confusing day for you, and you may feel like spending a little time alone right now.
一些令人费解（困惑）的事情发展的还算不错。你想要独自呆一会。
and a shape of simple loveliness, like a tear-drop or a pear, or that first forbidden fruit hanging low in the Garden of Eden.
形状象泪滴或梨子，或伊甸园里第一颗低垂的禁果，质朴而美丽。
It cost a lot of money to send astronauts and supplies there. It was also not easy to keep Mir in good shape.
运送太空人和补给品到那里所费不赀，而且和平号太空站的维护也不容易。
Ireland was denied credit because, even though its public finances were in solid shape, it had allowed its banks to overwhelm them.
虽然爱尔兰的公共财政状况较为稳定，但是它放任了银行，因此也被拒绝借贷。
EPS is often designed with ribs that will compress on impact and return to its original shape.
EPS通常设支架，受到撞击时会压缩并返回原形。
Besides, she was not in a strong enough position to shape everything as she would have liked.
此外，她还没强大到足以让每件事情都如己所愿。
As n increases, the vertical lines not only become more numerous but also tend to bunch up together to form a bell shape.
当n增加时，不仅垂线愈来愈近，而且趋向于钟形曲形。
I have not yet known her long enough to find a shape and sign for my guesses.
我认识她还不久，所以无从推测她的模样儿和风姿。
