| 单词 | shape |
| 释义 | shape (ʃeɪp ) Word forms: shapes , shaping , shaped 1. countable noun [oft in NOUN] B1 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. ...little pens in the shape of baseball bats. [+ of] The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso. ...sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours. The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape. These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape. Walking is extremely beneficial to your body shape. Synonyms: appearance, form, aspect, guise 2. countable noun B1 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. Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon. [+ of] 3. countable noun B1 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. He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland. 4. singular noun B2 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. [+ of] Ultimately, we can change the shape of people's lives. 5. verb Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops. Their views provide an insight into how environmental issues are shaping the future of business. [VERB noun] Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are. [VERB noun] Synonyms: form, affect, influence, make 6. verb 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. [VERB noun + into] ...machinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weapons. [VERB noun] Synonyms: mould, form, make, fashion 7. See also shaped 8. the shape of things to come phrase 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. The new railway station is said to be the shape of things to come. 9. in any shape or form phrase 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. [emphasis] I don't condone violence in any shape or form. There is absolutely no reason for consumers to be panicking in any way, shape or form. 10. in good shape phrase B2 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. He was still in better shape than many young men. The trees were in bad shape from dry rot. 11. in the shape of phrase You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way. The Prime Minister found a surprise ally today in the shape of the President of the European Commission. What industry needed now was a little hope in the shape of an interest-rate cut. 12. to lick into shape phrase If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in. You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape. Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape. 13. out of shape phrase B2 If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired. Synonyms: unfit, unhealthy, in poor condition, feeble 14. out of shape phrase B2 If something is out of shape, it is no longer in its proper or original shape, for example because it has been damaged or wrongly handled. Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position. 15. comes in all shapes and sizes phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that things or people of a certain type come in all shapes and sizes, you mean that there are a large number of them, and that they are often very different from each other. Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes. 16. take shape phrase When something takes shape, it develops or starts to appear in such a way that it becomes fairly clear what its final form will be. By Friday night, when we held our regular board meeting, a plan was taking shape. Synonyms: become clear, come together, fall into place, crystallize Phrasal verbs: shape up 1. phrasal verb If something is shaping up, it is starting to develop or seems likely to happen. There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight. [VERB PARTICLE] The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster. [VERB PARTICLE + as] It's shaping up to be a terrible winter. [VERB PARTICLE to-infinitive] 2. phrasal verb If you ask how someone or something is shaping up, you want to know how well they are doing in a particular situation or activity. I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents. [VERB PARTICLE + as] Girls are being recruited now. I heard they are shaping up very well. [VERB PARTICLE adverb] 3. phrasal verb If you tell someone to shape up, you are telling them to start behaving in a sensible and responsible way. It is no use simply to tell adolescents to shape up and do something useful. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: knock something into shape or whip something into shape to use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve something, so that it is in the condition that you want it to be in After a successful career at the Italian central bank, few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers shape up or ship out said to mean that someone should start behaving in a more reasonable or responsible way, or else they should leave the place where they are or give up what they are doing The message to every player in the team is clear – shape up or ship out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: classic shape Go for furniture in classic shapes that will stand the test of time, and cover it in an unexpected fabric. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Towards the end of the last century, he played with most classic shapes and expectations. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Look for classic shapes and your coat will last you for decades. Times, Sunday Times (2012) From the outside, the building looked to be in decent shape. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) He chose not to appeal and says the enforced rest has left him in decent shape. The Sun (2014) It has a sound chance of emerging from the current storms in decent shape. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There is an on-site coffee shop and the model garden of trained fruits shows how the trees can be trained in many different shapes. The Sun (2013) The coaching staff are great at coming up with different shapes and different ways of playing depending upon the circumstances. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Use plants with different shapes and textures to provide interest. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He goes into the holiday break in terrible shape in the opinion polls. Times, Sunday Times It was in terrible shape, all gap-toothed bits and pieces, sometimes no more than a metre and a half high, sometimes three metres. Times, Sunday Times The trouble was that if the finesse lost, he would be in terrible shape. Times, Sunday Times The new building was up, but finances were in terrible shape. Christianity Today But, we’ll be in terrible shape. Chicago Sun-Times Here we look at some of the latest ways to keep face, body and teeth in tip-top shape, plus foundations to help youth spring eternal. The Sun It also keeps your heart in tip-top shape. The Sun We need to see to it that transport infrastructure, back-up generators and the fan parks are all in tip-top shape. ST I also like to keep my body in tip-top shape. The Sun It's perfect for removing rough skin on feet, leaving you in tip-top shape ready for your pedicure. The Sun But as anyone who has bought an ill-fitting pair will know, claiming to have the perfect trouser shapes and actually selling the perfect trouser shapes are two different things. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He was showing me his butternut squash, and complaining that they had not turned out that perfect pear shape that you see in the shops. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's in perfect shape. Christianity Today (2000) More importantly, however, we should also make sure that, before becoming a have-a-go hero, we're in decent physical shape. Times, Sunday Times We all train hard and are in good physical shape. The Sun He's in remarkable physical shape, too, pumped up and bulging in all the right places. Times, Sunday Times I get in the best physical shape possible; that helps my confidence. Times, Sunday Times Instructions from the club dictated that we stay at home and keep in physical shape to start back in training whenever told to do so. Times,Sunday Times The military-industrial complexes continue to have great impact on their countries and help shape their society, policy and foreign relations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also claims that the software can determine whether school history curriculums concentrate on those figures who were genuinely most important in shaping the society we live in today. Times, Sunday Times He influenced not only the administrators who shaped their societies' inner workings, but also the artists who helped shape those societies' ideals and beliefs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It believes that collectively we have the power to shape the societies and communities we want to live in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Culture can shape behaviour quite profoundly – within limits. Globe and Mail War posters were used as recruiting tools, but also to shape behaviour among civilians, to inspire, embarrass, threaten, coerce and cajole. Times, Sunday Times Look closely and you will see allegiances to larger ideals - to community, club, or nation - that shape behaviour every bit as much as incentives or profits. Times, Sunday Times What if, instead of the didactic, knowledge-based messages they typically use, they designed health-promotion campaigns to take into account the fact that reason alone doesn't shape behaviour? Globe and Mail Our unique sociality creates a further potent force that shapes behaviour: we imitate others. The Times Literary Supplement Your ideas and discussions with others can, and will, shape the direction of these events. Times, Sunday Times A muggy, morning, perfect for swing bowling, helped shape the direction of the match. Times, Sunday Times Historians now view the contending groups within the city as agents who shape the direction of urbanization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Members have the opportunity to help shape the direction of the organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bringing together international experts and students for debate helps to answer these questions and hopefully lead to decisions that will shape the direction of evolutionary science in the foreseeable future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Subsequent experiences have continued to shape my thinking about deliverance in pastoral ministry. Christianity Today Party insiders say the pair have met at least twice and this has helped shape his thinking. Times, Sunday Times Much of this appeared to shape his thinking about music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He tells a story that shaped his thinking. Times, Sunday Times The economic crisis has shaped their thinking, with most reluctant to commit significant investment in large-scale projects that are unlikely to generate a financial return for several years. Times, Sunday Times I like simple shapes and darker colours. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The curve that has the simplest shape is the average fixed cost curve. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) The triangle is the strongest simple shape that a frame can be made into. Technology Basic Facts (1990) The cactus lives up to its name—its bright yellow spines and nearly spherical shape make it a perfect focal point in a garden. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To counteract water’s tight pull, soaps and detergents thin out the solution, reducing surface tension just enough to allow bubbles to expand while still maintaining an energy-efficient spherical shape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 D radiodurans, which has a red spherical shape, was discovered five decades ago after a can of corned beef went rotten despite having been sterilised by radiation. Times, Sunday Times Amorphous particles usually adopt a spherical shape (due to their microstructural isotropy), whereas the shape of anisotropic microcrystalline whiskers corresponds to their particular crystal habit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to the spherical shape of fly ash particles, it can increase workability of cement while reducing water demand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cut out a square shape from paper or cardboard to create a master template. Times, Sunday Times New romance circles a square shape or location. The Sun Start on your hands and knees so that your body forms a square shape. The Sun Work in a square shape until a big chunk falls off. The Sun It also seems to have been round, abandoning its unconventional square shape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He pointed to an underground multistorey across the road, which was a bizarre, tight, strange shape and descended countless layers, drilling straight into the earth. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes that hedge can take a strange shape. Times, Sunday Times It's a strange shape when on as it doesn't have cups, it's like a scubastyle 3 crop top from the inside. The Sun That strange shape on the ceiling of the bar? Times, Sunday Times He finds the rabbit where it fell, but then sees a strange shape, making slurping noises, behind the hamper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tape the ends together to make a triangle shape. The Sun (2016) Fold the pastry over and over, keeping a triangle shape, until you reach the other end. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Feet are together and knees apart, so you're making a triangle shape. The Sun (2014) Hold a triangle shape and breathe. The Sun (2014) As a result it had to be set up in a large triangle shape rather than a rectangle. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It had a long, triangular shape and was decorated with a lime-green theme (other rooms are in blue, orange or purple). Times, Sunday Times Its triangular shape means three-way views of river, harbour and downtown. Times, Sunday Times A smoked glass panel which echoes the triangular shape above the bed forms a wall of the adjacent wet room, where a skylight provides natural light. Times, Sunday Times A military truck in which the driver can switch the wheels to a more triangular shape and back again has been demonstrated by the defence advanced research projects agency. Times, Sunday Times A triangular shape was designed and floating tire breakwaters were used to protect the island from erosion due to wave action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The medal can be identified by the unusual shape of the clasps on his first medal. Times, Sunday Times The property's real stars are the two converted hop kilns that date from the 1600s and give the house its unusual shape. Times, Sunday Times Unusual shape or not, the hall's acoustics are deemed excellent by the musicians who have tested it so far. Times, Sunday Times Blemishes on the skin could actually make brilliant features and an unusual shape will be even more eye-catching on display. The Sun Although an unusual shape, it comfortably accommodates a shower, lavatory and basin. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 形状, 塑造 Japanese: 形, 方向づける |
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