shape

[ʃeɪp]
  • 释义
  • n.

    形状，图形;模糊的影子;状况;特点;

  • v.

    塑造;决定…的形成;准备（做某动作）;

  • 词义辨析
  • shape, fashion, forge, mould
  • 这组词都可表示原料被加工制成有用的物品。它们的区别在于：
    1.用于具体物品时, shape常指用刀具切削; mould指用模具铸造或冲压; forge指加热后锤锻; fashion指用手或简单工具把某种物品制成一新物品。
    2.用于抽象事物时, shape强调后果; mould常指培养塑造人的思想、性格等; forge指花费巨大劳动,克服困难后所达到的成就; fashion也有培养塑造的意思,可与mould, shape互换。
    3.forge的材料一般是金属; shape, mould, fashion的材料可以是金属,也可以是黏土、塑料等其他材料。
    4.shape强调制成某种特殊形状; forge, mould和fashion强调制成某种新物品。
    5.mould和forge带有很强的技术色彩。例如:
    The presses moulded the car bodies.压床压制出汽车模型。
    The figure of a man has been moulded.人像已塑造成了。
    The climate moulds his character.这种气候养就了他的性格。
    A bayonet blade is forged from the finest steel.刺刀刃是用最优质的钢锻造的。
    They forged pieces for a wrought-iron railing.他们将生铁块锻造成熟铁棒。
    The poem is forged in the brain.诗歌是在头脑中酝酿而成的。
    She fashioned a necklace from paper clips.她用曲别针做成项链。
    We can fashion the dress to your figure.我们能把这件衣服做得合你的身。
    He fashioned a talented amateur into a brilliant actor.他将一个有才华的业余艺术爱好者培养成了卓越的演员。
  • shape, figure, form
  • 这三个词都有“形状,外形,样子”的意思。它们的区别是：
    form可特指某事物的具体组成结构、形式、体制; 而shape则强调人或物的整个外形,还可特指模糊的、朦胧的形状; 当指人的体形时, form强调“体形,躯体”; figure指人体外部线条构成的“轮廓”; shape强调“身影”; form还可指诗、文、曲的体裁、格式,而shape不能这样用。例如:
    My garden is in the shape of a square.我的园子是方形的。
    There were clouds of different shapes.有各种形态的云。
    I made out two dim shapes in the dark.黑暗中我隐约辨出两个模糊的影子。
    The figure of a girl fills out at puberty.姑娘的身段在青春期变得丰满起来。
    The gown showed off her lovely figure.那件睡衣显露出她优美的身段。
  • mould，forge，form，shape
  • 这些动词均有“使成形”之意。
    mould通常指把有延展性的材料浇铸或塑成所需形状的物品。
    forge意义较窄，指用锤子和砧对金属材料进行加工或锻造。
    form通常指对尚未成形的物品作进一步加工，使成为成品。
    shape比mould使用广泛，指用许多不同的方法制成不同形状的制品。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk.

    红细胞大致呈圆盘状。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 2、

    And the senstive observer of sculpture must learn to feel shape simply as shape, not as description or reminiscence.

    雕塑品的敏锐观赏家必须学会把形体当作形体去感觉, 而不当作描述或联想去感觉.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 3、

    Your education is bound to shape your world view.

    一个人接受的教育必定会决定其世界观的形成。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 4、

    The front wheel of the bicycle was out of shape.

    自行车的前轮变形了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    In shape, it was like a bell.

    其形如钟.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 6、

    The new building is beginning to take shape.

    新大楼已初具规模.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    He will shape into an excellent basketball player.

    他会成为一个优秀的篮球运动员.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    Divide the dough into 12 even pieces and shape each piece into a ball.

    将面团分成12等份，每份揉成球状。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    Political influence is being used to shape public opinion and isolate critics.

    政治影响正被用来左右公众舆论，使批评家们陷于孤立。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing.

    这件衬衫的袖口洗后照样挺括，不变形。

    柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners.

    把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。

    柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    The island is roughly circular in shape.

    这个岛屿大致是圆形的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.

    你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    The child twisted the iron wire into the shape of a star.

    这孩子把铁丝弯成星状.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    This chair accommodates its shape to a person's position.

    这把椅子的形状能随就座者的姿势而改变.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    These robots are capable of shape discrimination.

    这些机器人能辨别形状.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    a fairground mirror that distorts your shape

    露天游乐场的哈哈镜

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 18、

    A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.

    液体能自由流动,无固定形态.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    The leaf is oval in shape.

    叶呈椭圆形.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    The grey shape resolved into a group of walkers.

    灰色的影子慢慢呈现为一群走路的人.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.

    玻璃杯呈女子身体的形状。

    柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    They are uniform in size and shape.

    它们的大小和形状都相同.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    The brewers are still none the wiser about the shape the Government envisages for the industry.

    啤酒公司对政府对该行业的构想仍然不甚明了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    She has a pleasing shape.

    她的身段很俊俏.

    《用法词典》
  • 25、

    Britain needs new leadership if she is to help shape Europe's future.

    如果英国想要对欧洲未来的发展产生重要影响的话，就需要新的领导层。

    柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    The pool was in the shape of a heart.

    游泳池呈心形。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 27、

    He has some difficulty in giving shape to his ideas.

    他很难清晰地表达他的意见.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Keep your shoes from losing shape.

    别使你的鞋走样.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 29、

    After months of work, the new book is gradually taking shape.

    经过几个月的努力, 这本新书渐渐成型了.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 30、

    The market has been in poor shape lately.

    近来市场情况不好.

    《简明英汉词典》
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