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shape

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Related topics: Shapes, patterns
ldoce_297_hshape1 /ʃeɪp/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
1  round/square etc 圓形/正方形等 [countableC, uncountableU]SHAPE the form that something has, for example round, square, triangular etc 形，形狀，外形
What shape is the table?
那張桌子是什麽形狀的？
You can recognize a tree by the shape of its leaves.
可以根據樹葉的形狀辨認出是什麽樹。
round/square etc in shape
The dining room was square in shape.
飯廳是正方形的。
His battered old hat had completely lost its shape.
他那頂破舊的帽子已經完全變形了。
in the shape of something
a silver pin in the shape of a large bird
一枚大鳥形狀的銀胸針
The plants grow in every shape and size.
這些植物有各種形狀，各種大小。
The children cut out shapes (=squares, triangles etc) from the piece of cardboard.
孩子們把卡紙片剪成各種形狀。
out of shape
The wheel had been bent out of shape.
這個輪子彎曲變形了。
→5  See picture of quadrilateral 四邊形, trapezium BrE【英】/trapezoid AmE【美】, parallelogram 平行四邊形 ...
2  health/condition 健康/狀況
a) in good/bad/poor etc shape in good, bad etc condition, or in good, bad etc health 情況良好/不佳/糟糕等；健康狀況良好/不佳/糟糕等
For an old car, it’s in pretty good shape.
對一輛舊車來說，它的狀況相當不錯了。
The economy is in worse shape now than it was last year.
現在的經濟狀況比去年更糟。
Kaplan seemed to be in better shape than either of us.
卡普蘭的身體狀況似乎比我們倆都好。
b) in shape/out of shape in a good or bad state of health or physical fitness 健康狀況良好/不好 → fit, unfit
I was feeling totally out of shape.
我感到身體狀況很不好。
I’ve got to get into shape before summer.
夏天到來之前我得讓身體強健起來。
keep/stay in shape
She’s bought an exercise bike to keep in shape.
她買了輛健身單車來鍛煉身體。
c) be in no shape to do something to be sick, tired, drunk etc, and not able to do something well 〔因生病、疲勞、酒醉等原因而〕無法做某事，做不了某事
Mel was in no shape to drive home after the party.
梅爾在聚會結束後醉得無法開車回家。
3  knock/lick/get somebody/something into shape IMPROVEto make someone or something better so that they reach the necessary standard 把某人訓練好；使某物達到標準
Some of them lack experience, but we’ll soon knock them into shape.
他們有些人還缺乏經驗，但我們很快就能讓他們上手的。
Examples from the Corpus
knock/lick/get somebody/something into shape• With the BaByliss BodyToner Plus you can treat yourself to wonderful massages and get back into shape at the same time.• And backs off quick, before the long-suffering pimp shows up, and knocks the girl into shape with his jewelled fists.• The first two hours knock us into shape, however, as we battle with the boulder-strewn approach to Condoriri.• Lionesses lick their cubs into shape and life.• Nevertheless an heroic effort is being made to lick Expo into shape before Easter Monday.• His replacement, former sales manager Nils Sontag, never had enough time to lick the company into shape.• A lot of similar stories, people just wanting to get back into shape, get their games together.
4  character of STH 某物的特點 [singular]CHARACTER OF something the way something looks, works, or is organized 形態；形式；方式
shape of
Computers have completely changed the shape of our industry.
計算機已經完全改變了我們的工業模式。
This new technique is the shape of things to come (=an example of the way things will develop in the future).
這種新技術是未來的發展方向。
5  take shape DEVELOPto develop into a clear and definite form 形成
An idea was beginning to take shape in his mind.
一個想法開始在他腦子裏形成。
Examples from the Corpus
take shape• Then passersby saw thousands of feet of wire being strung, and soon a huge, strange-looking antenna system began taking shape.• The creator of Yoknapatawpha County took shape on a bench, seated with his legs crossed, holding a pipe.• The world watched as the fleet took shape.• Later as weapons and uniforms became available and with the help of the older men, the unit began to take shape.• Quickly the character of Witness began to take shape.• An obvious case is that of Eärendil, the first character to take shape in Tolkien's mythology.• A new plan was taking shape.• Such was the excitement in the field as the new theory of plate tectonics was taking shape.
6  in the shape of something CONSIST OF/BE MADE OFused to explain what something consists of 以…的形式〔用以解釋某事物的組成〕
Help came in the shape of a $10,000 loan from his parents.
他父母幫助他，借給他一萬美元。
Examples from the Corpus
in the shape of something• It was a bun baked in the shape of a bagel.• Where languages grow most unlike one another as they drift apart is in the shapes of their words.• Volunteers, sometimes wearing blue lapel pins in the shape of crutches, raised money in numerous and often ingenious ways.• Well, apart from our man with his arms cut off and placed in the shape of a swastika.• It is noteworthy that the application sought relief in the shape of a declaration, injunctions and damages.• Management decidedly can not rely on having its spokesmen on the spot in the shape of co-operative station staff.• Part of the bank here was in the shape of a sea wall, with a miniature promenade running along the top.• The stable had lost its star, but there was another in the wings in the shape of Chaplins Club.
7  not in any shape or form  (also not in any way, shape, or form) used to say that you will not accept something for any reason 不能以任何形式，不允許以任何方式
We will not tolerate racism in any shape or form.
我們決不能容忍任何形式的種族主義。
8  thing not seen clearly 看不清楚的東西 [countableC]SHAPE a thing or person that you cannot see clearly enough to recognize 〔物或人〕朦胧的形狀，看不清的東西
A dark shape moved behind them.
一個模糊的黑影在他們身後移動。
n THESAURUS
types of shapes
square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
circle a round shape that is like an O
semicircle half a circle
triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
cube a solid object with six equal square sides
pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
sphere a shape like a ball
describing types of shapes
square shaped like a square
a square box
circular/round shaped like a circle
a circular table
semicircular shaped like a semicircle
a semicircular arch above the door
triangular shaped like a triangle
sails divided into triangular sections
rectangular shaped like a rectangle
a simple rectangular building
oval shaped like an oval
an oval swimming pool
cylindrical shaped like a cylinder
The statue is on top of a tall cylindrical column.
spherical shaped like a ball
The planet Saturn is not completely spherical.
Examples from the Corpus
shape• The future size and shape of these forces is under debate.• You can get pasta in lots of different shapes.• His heart hammered in terror as he glimpsed those shaggy, hulking shapes of shadowy grey speeding across the meadows.• The fruits are similar in shape and size to plums.• Of course, getting into shape is only as good as staying in shape.• When a neurotransmitter attaches itself outside, the part on the inside changes its shape.• We could just see a couple of shapes in the distance.• If a mole changes color or shape, see a doctor.• It was Mr Oliver Wendell Holmes who said that a mind stretched to a new idea never returns to its original shape.• Such retro shapes demand parallel patterns.• The candlelight on the peeling walls made scary shapes that I'd never noticed before.• The pool was custom built, it is an unusual shape.• What shape is the swimming pool?
round/square etc in shape• Gaperon is rounded in shape and made from skimmed milk or buttermilk and often flavoured with garlic or peppercorns.• The ventral arm plates are keeled rounded pentagonal to nearly square in shape and contiguous.• Brawn is usually square in shape and therefore quite unlike a sausage, although it is classified as one.• The dining-room, for such it was, was square in shape, and simply furnished.• They were round in shape, and about three-sixteenths of an inch in width.
the shape of things to come• She is 70 now, and the shape of things to come.• Unlike religion, science promised the final authority, the shape of things to come.• A business approach to education could be the shape of things to come.• Parisians saw the shape of things to come in the wooden triangulation towers which were set up throughout the city.• It was the shape of things to come.
shape2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1  EFFECT/INFLUENCEto influence something such as a belief, opinion etc and make it develop in a particular way 形成〔某種信仰、看法等〕，影響〔某事物的發展等〕
People’s political beliefs are shaped by what they see in the papers.
人們的政治觀點受報紙的影響。
2  MAKEto make something have a particular shape, especially by pressing it 〔尤指通過擠壓等〕使成爲某種形狀，使成形
shape something into something
Shape the dough into small balls.
把面團搓成小圓球。
egg-shaped/V-shaped etc
an L-shaped living room
L形起居室
3 shape up phrasal verbphr v informal 
a) IMPROVEto improve your behaviour or work 改進〔行爲或工作〕
You kids had better shape up, because I’m in no mood to fool around.
你們這些孩子最好規矩點，我可不想浪費時間。
b) IMPROVEto make progress in a particular way 進展；發展
Ken’s plans for the business are shaping up nicely.
肯爲公司制訂的計劃進展良好。
as
Immigration is shaping up as a major issue in the campaign.
移民問題在此次競選活動中逐漸成爲一個重要的議題。
shape up to be something
It’s shaping up to be a pretty big party.
它逐漸發展爲一個規模相當大的政黨。
c) shape up or ship out American EnglishAmE spokenIMPROVE used to tell someone that if they do not improve, they will be made to leave a place or their job 不改進就走人
Examples from the Corpus
shape as• The story is shaping up as a major event.• Immigration is shaping up as a major presidential campaign issue this year especially in California.• Somewhat surprisingly, it is again shaping up as a presidential campaign battleground.• Because for once the Grammy contest is shaping up as a real horse race.• Either way, it is shaping up as an interesting ride.• If 2001 is looking great for movies, then 2002 is shaping up as even better-particularly on the sequel front.• Bob Farner is shaping up as the misdemeanor trial of the century.• Rapidly shaping up as today's main event are the Madchester show trials.
Examples from the Corpus
shape• In Donoghue v Stevenson in 1932 the House of Lords shaped a general theory of manufacturer's liability in tort for products.• Monetary union is shaping as the new political battleground.• Tealight candleholders by Design Ideas, for instance, are daisy shaped but colored acid blue, lime green and raspberry.• Teenagers' tastes and preferences are shaped by what they see in the media.• One should also explore the present capacities of the client against the background of the life experience which shaped him/her.• She had soaked the leather to bend and shape it into the form of a small shoe.• Gel is great for holding and shaping shorter hairstyles.• Bland little symbols were only mirrors of colour and shape that she had to push around into the order her teachers wanted.• Buffalo needed expert advice and specific strategies to shape the district's future, he said.• Those who are privileged achieve the competence with which to shape the future.• But the company sees state regulatory rules shaping up unfavorably for it, as a would-be competitor for residential customers.
SHAPEn /ʃeɪp/
n1.(Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) the place in Belgium where the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, one of the military commanders of nato, is based
Origin shape2
Old English scieppan

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