Shape
1. 释义
①[N-COUNT 可数名词] form or outline of an object
- 常用短语：
<1>a cookie in the shape of a heart [=a cookie shaped like a heart]
<2>The cloud took the shape of a dog. [=the cloud looked like a dog]
<3>The cake was rectangular/circular in shape.
<4>The bike's rim was bent out of shape. [=it was bent so that it was not its usual round shape]
②[N-NONCOUNT 不可数名词] the condition of something or someone
③[N-NONCOUNT 不可数名词] a physically strong and healthy condition
④[N-NONCOUNT 不可数名词] the way something is done : the form of something
⑤[N-NONCOUNT 不可数名词] a definite form or arrangement of something
⑥[N-COUNT 可数名词] a person or thing that cannot be seen clearly
⑦[VERB 动词] to give a particular form or shape to (something) : to work with (a material) in order to make something from it
⑧[VERB 动词] to influence the development of (something) : to help (something) become what it ism it
⑨[VERB 动词] to make (something, such as a plan) by a process of careful thought
2. 常用短语
shape up
①to happen or develop in a particular way
②to start behaving in a better or more acceptable way
③shape up (someone or something) or shape (someone or something) up : to cause (someone or something) to start behaving in a better or more acceptable way
④to make your body stronger and healthier by exercising
3. 翻译
很多人认为，我们所讲的语言可以决定我们的思维方式。
Zoe - Most people think that the languages we speak could shape the way of thinking.
参考 - Many believe that the language we speak shapes the way we think.
4. 运用
场景：人们常说，态度决定一切
造句：It is said that attitude shapes everything.
