formation

英 [fɔːˈmeɪʃn]

美 [fɔːrˈmeɪʃn]

n.  组成; 形成; 组成物; 形成物; 编队; 队形

复数：formations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 组成；形成
  the action of forming sth; the process of being formed
  1. the formation of a new government
     组成新政府
  2. evidence of recent star formation in the galaxy
     银河系新恒星形成的证据
• 组成物；形成物
  a thing that has been formed, especially in a particular place or in a particular way
  1. rock formations
     岩层
• 编队；队形
  a particular arrangement or pattern
  1. aircraft flying in formation
     编队飞行的飞机
  2. formation flying
     编队飞行
  3. The team usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation.
     这支球队比赛通常排出的是4–4–2阵形。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 创建;设立;创造
  Theformationofsomething is the starting or creation of it.
  1. ...the formation of a new government.
     新政府的组建
• N-UNCOUNT 形成;养成;建立
  Theformationofan idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it.
  1. My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.
     我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。
• N-COUNT 编队;列队
  If people or things areinformation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move.
  1. He was flying in formation with seven other jets...
     他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
  2. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation...
     他们看见 15 名警察骑着摩托车排成 V 字形前行。
  3. The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being.
     舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。
• N-COUNT 形成物;组成物;(岩或云)层
  A rock or cloudformationis rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure.
  1. ...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar...
     柱状的巨大岩层
  2. Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
     巨大的云层形成紫色云团。

英英释义

noun

• the act of forming or establishing something
  1. the constitution of a PTA group last year
  2. it was the establishment of his reputation
  3. he still remembers the organization of the club
  Synonym:constitutionestablishmentorganizationorganisation
• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  Synonym:shaping
• creation by mental activity
  1. the formation of sentences
  2. the formation of memories
• a particular spatial arrangement
• an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
  1. a defensive formation
  2. a formation of planes
• (geology) the geological features of the earth
  Synonym:geological formation
• natural process that causes something to form
  1. the formation of gas in the intestine
  2. the formation of crystals
  3. the formation of pseudopods

双语例句

• Showing the anatomy and the formation of dental caries.
  展示了龋齿的解剖和形成。
• Research progress and the limitation of non-equilibrium effect of rapid solidification and its formation mechanism are analysised.
  分析了快速凝固的非平衡效应及形成机制的研究进展，指出了现有理论的局限性。
• Economic development cycle and industrial structure determine the formation of Japanese RD industrial agglomeration to a certain extent.
  经济发展周期和产业结构在一定程度上决定了日本研发产业集聚的形成。
• Kinetin was later shown to be inhibitory for embryoid formation.
  激动素原来被表明抑制胚状体的形成。
• Objective: To investigate the effect of tea-seed oil on serum lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis ( AS) formation.
  目的：研究茶油对血脂水平和动脉粥样硬化（AS）形成的影响。
• Natural advocate of the formation of a Japanese natural color phase of the United States.
  对自然的崇尚就形成了日本人对自然色彩的美的相位。
• The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government
  首相今天的辞职为新政府的组建扫清了道路。
• Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
  巨大的云层形成紫色云团。
• This method has been used to study island formation and growth.
  这种方法曾用于研究海岛的形态与形成。
• Erosion of gently dipping strata commonly results in the formation of asymmetrical ridges known as cuestas.
  轻微倾斜地层的侵蚀通常造成非对称的山脊，称为单面山。