take shape

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake shapetake shapeDEVELOPto develop into a clear and definite form An idea was beginning to take shape in his mind. → shapeExamples from the Corpustake 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.

单词	take shape
释义	take shape From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake shapetake shapeDEVELOPto develop into a clear and definite form An idea was beginning to take shape in his mind. → shapeExamples from the Corpustake 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.
随便看	set book/text etc set considerable etc store by set dinner set doing set down set down set down a marker set down on set establish a working group set establish a working group to do set eyes on set fire to ) set fire to something) set foot in set foot in something set forth set free set great etc store by set great/considerable etc store by something set guidelines etc set hold an inquiry set hold an inquiry into set homework set in set in motion