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S0318400 (shāp)n.1. a. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour: a lake in the shape of an hourglass. See Synonyms at form.b. Spatial form, contour, or appearance: The sandy coastline is always changing shape.2. a. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal: saw two shapes walking toward her in the night.b. The contour of a person's body; the figure: a swimmer with a slender shape.3. a. A definite or distinctive form: Our discussion acquired the shape of an argument.b. Form, condition, or embodiment: How is your research project taking shape?c. A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.4. a. Assumed or false appearance; guise: a god in the shape of a swan.b. A ghostly form; a phantom: Shapes appeared in his bedroom at night.5. Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.6. a. The condition of something with regard to effectiveness, use, or appearance: What kind of shape is your car in?b. Bodily condition, as in regard to muscle tone or endurance: She's in great shape after working out for six months.tr.v. shaped, shap·ing, shapes 1. To create or fashion, as:a. To give a particular form to (a material): shape the dough into baguettes.b. To create or configure, as from a material: a sculpture that was shaped out of ice.2. To cause to conform to a particular form: a pool that is shaped like an hourglass; a bone that is shaped to bear weight.3. a. To plan or devise: shape a new educational program.b. To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk tale into an opera.4. a. To influence in a formative way: experiences that shaped his identity.b. To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it" (Robert J. Samuelson).Phrasal Verbs: shape into To develop into a particular form or condition: This is shaping into one of the biggest scandals of the century. shape up1. To turn out; develop: This ski season is shaping up to be the best in years.2. To improve one's performance or behavior so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.

[Middle English, from Old English gesceap, a creation.]

shap′a·ble, shape′a·ble adj.shaped adj.shap′er n.

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(ʃeɪp) n1. the outward form of an object defined by outline2. the figure or outline of the body of a person3. a phantom4. organized or definite form: my plans are taking shape. 5. the form that anything assumes; guise6. something used to provide or define form; pattern; mould7. condition or state of efficiency: to be in good shape. 8. out of shape a. in bad physical conditionb. bent, twisted, or deformed9. take shape to assume a definite formvb10. (when: intr, often foll by into or up) to receive or cause to receive shape or form11. (tr) to mould into a particular pattern or form; modify12. (tr) to plan, devise, or prepare: to shape a plan of action. 13. an obsolete word for appoint[Old English gesceap, literally: that which is created, from scieppan to create; related to sceap sexual organs, Old Norse skap destiny, Old High German scaf form] ˈshapable, ˈshapeable adj ˈshaper n

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(ʃeɪp) n acronym for (Military) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

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n., v. shaped, shap•ing. n. 1. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. 2. something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist. 3. an imaginary form; phantom. 4. an assumed appearance; guise. 5. organized form or orderly arrangement: He could give no shape to his ideas. 6. condition or state of repair: The old house was in bad shape. 7. the collective conditions forming a way of life or mode of existence: What will the shape of the future be? 8. the figure, physique, or body of a person, esp. of a woman. 9. something used to give form, as a mold or a pattern. 10. a flanged metal beam or bar of uniform section, as a channel or I-beam. v.t. 11. to give definite form, organization, or character to. 12. to couch or express in words. 13. to adjust; adapt. 14. to direct (one's course, future, etc.). 15. to teach (a behavior) by rewarding actions as they approximate the desired result. v.i. 16. to come to a desired conclusion or take place in a specified way. 17. shape up, a. to evolve or develop, esp. favorably. b. to improve one's behavior, performance, or physical condition. Idioms: take shape, to assume a fixed or more complete form; become defined. [before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English gesceapu (pl.), c. Old Norse skap state, mood; (v.) Middle English, generalized from Old English sceapen, past participle of sceppan, scyppan, c. Old High German scaphen, Old Norse skepja, Gothic gaskapjan to create, make]

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n. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.

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(Breasts) flat as paper —William Trevor
As two-dimensional as a household weather vane —Saul Bellow
Flat and pale as an empty sheet of nonerasable bond —Lyn Lifshin
See Also: PALLOR
(The back of his head) flat as a book —T. Coraghessan Boyle
(Suit lapels as) flat as a cardboard —Derek Lambert
Flat as a carpet —Anon
To be more specific, there’s “Flat as Oriental rugs.”
Flat as a fashion model’s breasts —Anon
Flat as a flounder —Anon
In his novel, Death of the Fox, George Garrett found a new application for this commonly used simile: “I am panting and my body twitches and heaves. Like a man with a woman, flat as a flounder, beneath him.”
[A cleft in a rock] flat as a fresco —John Farris
Flat as an empty wallet —Anon
Flat as a pancake —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
The comparison which has been with us since the fifteenth century applies most often to very flat persons and objects.
(A blue sea as) flat as a table top —Jean Stafford
Flat as a tracer bullet —Frank Conroy
Flat as a waiter’s feet —Arthur Baer
Flat as melted iron —Joyce Cary
Flat as paper dolls —Elyse Sommer
Flat as the palm of one’s hand —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
A shorter version, “Flat as my hand,” was used by Robert Louis Stevenson in Will O’ the Will.
(I lie on my single bed,) flat, like a piece of toast —Margaret Atwood
(Her talk is) formless as a dream —Henry Miller
[A field of July corn] level as a mat —H. E. Bates
Long and slender like a cat’s elbow —H. G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
Pressed myself flat as a tick against the wood of the wall —Davis Grubb
(Pebbles … ) round and white as pearls —John Cheever
Round as a ball —Alexander Hamilton
Round as a melon —Anon
Round as a pillow —William Wordsworth
(The Jewish women were as … ) round as the earth —Thomas Wolfe
Round as the world —Dame Edith Sitwell
(Eyes as) shapeless as a kneecap —Charles Johnson
Shapeless as fear —Beryl Markham
(The neighbors lounged on each other’s steps, big and) shapeless as worn cushions —Helen Hudson
Shapeless like a slug —Heinrich Böll
(Born) a shapeless lump, like anarchy —William Drummond
They [passing lovers] are flat as shadows —Sylvia Plath

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Past participle: shaped
Gerund: shaping

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Present
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Preterite
I shaped
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Present Continuous
I am shaping
you are shaping
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we are shaping
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Present Perfect
I have shaped
you have shaped
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we have shaped
you have shaped
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Past Continuous
I was shaping
you were shaping
he/she/it was shaping
we were shaping
you were shaping
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Past Perfect
I had shaped
you had shaped
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you had shaped
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Future
I will shape
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Future Perfect
I will have shaped
you will have shaped
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we will have shaped
you will have shaped
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Future Continuous
I will be shaping
you will be shaping
he/she/it will be shaping
we will be shaping
you will be shaping
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shaping
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we have been shaping
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shaping
you will have been shaping
he/she/it will have been shaping
we will have been shaping
you will have been shaping
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shaping
you had been shaping
he/she/it had been shaping
we had been shaping
you had been shaping
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Conditional
I would shape
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Past Conditional
I would have shaped
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"configuration, conformation, contour, formkeenness, sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of pointbluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying spacetopography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural featureslobularity - the property of having lobulesconcaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shapeconvexity, convexness - the property possessed by a convex shapeangularity - the property possessed by a shape that has anglesnarrowing - an instance of becoming narrowcurvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surfaceroundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angularstraightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or anglescrookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or anglesstratification - a layered configuration
	2.	shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"formattribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entitysolid - a three-dimensional shapeplane, sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"natural shape - a shape created by natural forces; not man-madeflare, flair - a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shapeline - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving pointangular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp anglesround shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp anglesdistorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortionamorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shapeconnexion, link, connection - a connecting shapecircle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"square - something approximating the shape of a squaretriangle - something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"pillar, tower, column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"plume - anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
	3.	shape - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, soma, formindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriagebody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"juvenile body - the body of a young personadult body - the body of an adult human beingmale body - the body of a male human beingfemale body - the body of a female human being
	4.	shape - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"embodimentconcrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
	5.	shape - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"cast, formappearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	6.	shape - the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')conditiongood health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental diseasephysical fitness, fitness - good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
	7.	SHAPE - the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command EuropeSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeNATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective securityhigh command, supreme headquarters - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
	8.	shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"pattern, formstructure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a conceptfractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometrygestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its partsgrid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lineskaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapesmosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaicstrand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
Verb	1.	shape - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"determine, influence, regulate, molddispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"disincline, indispose - make unwillingmiscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"predetermine - determine beforehandcause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	2.	shape - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"mould, mold, form, forge, workcarve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"swage, upset - form metals with a swagechip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinerygrind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratchpreform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehandpreform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired onemound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"hill - form into a hillroughcast - shape roughlyremold, reshape - shape again or shape differentlysinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without meltingmould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"handbuild, hand-build, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"mold, mould, model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
	3.	shape - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"formalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"individuate - give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories"tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"tabulate - shape or cut with a flat surfacedimension - shape or form to required dimensionsroll - shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"strike - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize - cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"sliver - form into slivers; "sliver wood"ridge - form into a ridgeplume - form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"round off, round, round out - make round; "round the edges"scollop, scallop - shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"square, square up - make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"dish - make concave; shape like a dishfit - make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"blow - shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"block - shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"block - shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"cup - form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"encircle, circle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors"turn - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"

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noun1. appearance, form, aspect, guise, likeness, semblance The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.2. form, profile, outline, lines, build, cut, figure, structure, appearance, silhouette, configuration, contours the shapes of the trees against the sky3. pattern, model, frame, mould Carefully cut round the shape of the design you wish to use.4. condition, state, health, nick (Brit. informal), repair, trim, kilter, fettle He was still in better shape than many young men.verb1. form, affect, influence, make, produce, create, model, fashion, mould Like it or not, our families shape our lives.2. form, make, fashion, model, cast, frame, mould, sculpt Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf.out of shape unfit, unhealthy, in poor condition, feeble, debilitated, flabby, decrepit, out of trim Physically, Englishmen are out of shape.shape up (Informal) progress, develop, come on, turn out, proceed, look good, be promising He is shaping up after being hailed `the new Paul Gascoigne'.take shape become clear, come together, fall into place, crystallize The plan started to take shape in his mind.

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noun1. The external outline of a thing:cast, configuration, figure, form, pattern.2. A state of sound readiness:condition, fettle, fitness, form, kilter, order, trim.verb1. To give form to by or as if by pressing and kneading:form, model, mold.2. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together.3. To create by combining parts or elements:build, compose, configure, form, pattern, structure.

Translations

形状成长朦胧的形象状态决定某事物的性质

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(ʃeip) noun1. the external form or outline of anything. People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.形状2. an indistinct form. I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.朦胧的形象3. condition or state. You're in better physical shape than I am.状态 verb1. to make into a certain shape, to form or model. She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.塑造2. to influence the nature of strongly. This event shaped his whole life.决定某事物的性质3. (sometimes with up) to develop. The team is shaping (up) well. 发展，成长 shaped adjective having a certain shape. A rugby ball is egg-shaped.成…形的ˈshapeless adjective lacking shape. She wears a shapeless, baggy coat.无定形的ˈshapelessness noun 无形（性） ˈshapely adjective well-formed and having an attractive shape. She has long, shapely legs.匀称的ˈshapeliness noun 习匀称性，形状好 in any shape (or form) at all. I don't accept bribes in any shape or form.以任何形式out of shape not in the proper shape. I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.变形take shape to develop into a definite form. My garden is gradually taking shape.成形

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noun a state of sound readiness

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verb to create by forming, combining, or altering materials

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verb to create by combining parts or elements

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noun any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

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noun the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

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noun alternative names for the body of a human being

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noun a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

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noun the visual appearance of something or someone

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noun the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape')

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noun the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe

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noun a perceptual structure

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verb shape or influence

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verb make something, usually for a specific function

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