新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

shape

英 [ʃeɪp]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

shapes
1. [C 可数名词] 外形 , 形状
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.
双语例句
例：
Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size.
每面镜子都是定制的，而且几乎可以设计成任何形状或规格。
例：
little pens in the shape of baseball bats.
棒球棍形状的小钢笔。
例：
sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours.
形状和颜色反差很大的沙发和椅子。
2. [C 可数名词] （模糊的）影像
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.
双语例句
例：
The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village.
一辆坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。
3. [C 可数名词] 形状
A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example, a circle, a square, or a triangle.
双语例句
例：
Imagine a sort of a kidney shape.
想像一种类似肾脏的形状。
4. [SING 单数型名词] （计划或组织的）框架
The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character.
双语例句
例：
The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe.
在过去的两周里有许多关于欧洲的未来格局的讨论。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

shape up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 开始形成 , 酝酿
If something is shaping up, it is starting to develop or seems likely to happen.
双语例句
例：
There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight.
也有迹象表明今晚很可能有一场坦克大战。
例：
The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
这次事故已经演变成一场严重的环境灾难。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 进展
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.
双语例句
例：
I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents.
我对休和我将如何为人父母的确有些担心。
3. [PHRASAL 短语] 端正行为 , 好好表现
If you tell someone to shape up, you are telling them to start behaving in a sensible and responsible way.
双语例句
例：
They were given a year to shape up or risk losing their scholarships.
他们在这一年要好好表现，否则就有失去奖学金的危险。

PHRASE. 习语

in any shape or form
1. 以任何形式
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.
双语例句
例：
I don't condone violence in any shape or form.
我决不容忍任何形式的暴力。
in shape , in good shape , in bad shape
1. （身体、物体）处于（良好或不良）状况
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.
双语例句
例：
the Fatburner Diet Book, a comprehensive guide to getting in shape.
《减肥饮食指南》，保持身体健康的综合指南。
例：
He was still in better shape than many young men.
他依然比许多年轻人都健康。
lick into shape , knock into shape , whip into shape
1. 用尽办法塑造
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.
双语例句
例：
You'll have four months in which to lick the recruits into shape.
你将有4个月的时间练就这些新兵。
out of shape
1. 变形了的
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.
双语例句
例：
Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position.
大多数电线一旦弯曲变形就恢复不了原状。
2. 不健康的
If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired.
近义词
unfit
双语例句
例：
I weighed 245 pounds and was out of shape.
我那时体重245磅，健康状况不佳。
take shape
1. 成形
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.
双语例句
例：
In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape.
1912年增加了女子项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形。

VERB. 动词

shapes , shaping , shaped
1. [T 及物动词] 塑造
Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops.
双语例句
例：
Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.
无论喜欢与否，家庭影响了我们的生活，决定了我们成为什么样的人。
2. [T 及物动词] 使成…形
If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool.
双语例句
例：
Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf.
把生面团切成两半，分别捏成长条状。