英语词汇“formulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To formulate is to come up with a plan. If you are locked out of your house, you'll need to formulate a plan to get back inside — preferably one that doesn't involving kicking in the door.

You can also use the verb formulate to mean "put into words." If too many people are showing up at your work in inappropriate clothes, your company may formulate a dress code policy. They may, for example, decree that either socks or shoes must be worn. The verb can also mean to develop a formula for something. If the dog ate the chicken you were going to use in your dinner, you may need to formulate a new recipe for chicken-less pot pie.

WORD FAMILY

formulate: formulated, formulates, formulating, formulation, reformulate+/formula: formulae, formularise, formularize, formulary, formulas, formulate/formularise: formularised/formularize: formularized/formulary: formularies/formulation: formulations/reformulate: reformulated, reformulating

USAGE EXAMPLES

Those who employ it frequently fail to formulate additional planks for their arguments.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

Hospital staff administered antibiotics, a specially formulated laxative to treat constipation, and a diet of squid and fish.

Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)

And scientists continue efforts to formulate a vaccine.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016)

1v prepare according to a formula

Hyper

create from raw material, create from raw stuff

make from scratch

2v elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

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develop, explicate
develop

elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

acquire, develop, evolve

gain through experience

mature

develop and work out fully in one's mind

redevelop, reformulate

formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis

conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

3v come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Syn|Hyper

contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent

create by mental act, create mentally

create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

4v put into words or an expression

He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

articulate, give voice, phrase, word

ask

direct or put; seek an answer to

lexicalise, lexicalize

make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language

dogmatise, dogmatize

state as a dogma

formularise, formularize

express as a formula

cast, couch, frame, put, redact

formulate in a particular style or language

evince, express, show

give expression to

单词	formulate
释义	formulate (once / 1010 pages) v To formulate is to come up with a plan. If you are locked out of your house, you'll need to formulate a plan to get back inside — preferably one that doesn't involving kicking in the door. You can also use the verb formulate to mean "put into words." If too many people are showing up at your work in inappropriate clothes, your company may formulate a dress code policy. They may, for example, decree that either socks or shoes must be worn. The verb can also mean to develop a formula for something. If the dog ate the chicken you were going to use in your dinner, you may need to formulate a new recipe for chicken-less pot pie. WORD FAMILY formulate: formulated, formulates, formulating, formulation, reformulate+/formula: formulae, formularise, formularize, formulary, formulas, formulate/formularise: formularised/formularize: formularized/formulary: formularies/formulation: formulations/reformulate: reformulated, reformulating USAGE EXAMPLES Those who employ it frequently fail to formulate additional planks for their arguments. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Hospital staff administered antibiotics, a specially formulated laxative to treat constipation, and a diet of squid and fish. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) And scientists continue efforts to formulate a vaccine. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) 1v prepare according to a formula Hyper create from raw material, create from raw stuff make from scratch 2v elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper develop, explicate develop elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme acquire, develop, evolve gain through experience mature develop and work out fully in one's mind redevelop, reformulate formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds 3v come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort Syn\|Hyper contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent create by mental act, create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands 4v put into words or an expression He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper articulate, give voice, phrase, word ask direct or put; seek an answer to lexicalise, lexicalize make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language dogmatise, dogmatize state as a dogma formularise, formularize express as a formula cast, couch, frame, put, redact formulate in a particular style or language evince, express, show give expression to
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