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

• The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being.
  舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。
• The generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbon are importantly controlled by the formation and evolution process of fracture.
  断裂的形成及演化对油气的生成、运移和聚集具有重要的控制作用。
• 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。
• Firstly, this part reviews the background and process of the formation of WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
  首先，回顾了WTO争端解决机制的形成背景和过程。
• The rise and fall of geomantic culture has much to do with the formation and development of Hakka People.
  风水文化的兴盛与客家民系的形成和发展是息息相关的。
• Flower-bud formation may be affected adversely.
  反而影响花芽的形成。
• 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。
• Their traditional culture's formation and development is the result of cultural adaptation.
  湖南维吾尔族传统文化的形成与发展是文化适应的结果。
• 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。
• 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。