单词 | form up |
释义 | form up —form /fɔːm/ aep /fɔːrm/ noun (ABILITY) F0 [U] A competitor's form is their ability to be successful over a period of time: » Both horses have shown good form over the last season.» After a bad year, she has regained her form.Thesaurus+: ↑Skill, talent and abilitybe on good, great, etc. form C2 UK (US be in good, great, etc. form)F0 to be feeling or performing well: » Paul was on good form at the wedding and kept everyone entertained.Thesaurus+: ↑Extremely good• • • Extra Examples:» After the humiliation of last week's defeat, the Mets were back on form.» She's currently experiencing a dip in form.» The team are in unbeatable form.» Ashia Hansen rediscovered her best form with a morale-boosting win in the triple jump.» He has been struggling to regain his form after a series of defeats.noun (BEHAVIOUR) bad form OLD-FASHIONED► F0 rude behaviour: » Was that bad form then, leaving so early?Thesaurus+: ↑Rude and cheeky , ↑Relating to sex and sexual desirenoun (SHAPE) C1 [C] the shape or appearance of something: » I could just about make out his sleeping form on the bed.» The moon highlighted the shadowy forms of the hills.» The lawn was laid out in the form of the figure eight.Thesaurus+: ↑Patterns and shapesThesaurus+: ↑Conditions and characteristicstake formF0 to gradually be seen or gradually develop: » Trees and hedges started to take form as the fog cleared.» As they chatted, the idea of a holiday together gradually took form.Thesaurus+: ↑Appearing and disappearingWord Builder:–Nouns: form, formation, transformation, reformer, transformer–Adjectives: reformed–Verbs: form, reform, transform• • • Extra Examples:» She looked at Timothy's recumbent form beside her.» The song achieved a perfect unity between form and content.» The sculpture was inspired by natural forms.» He could see the form of a vehicle approaching in the distance.» The chairs were arranged in the form of circle.noun [C] (DOCUMENT) ► A2 a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an organized way: » an application form (= document used for asking officially for something, for example a job)» an entry form (= document used to enter a competition)» Please fill in/out the form with black ink.» When you have completed the form, hand it in at the desk.Thesaurus+: ↑Official documentsThesaurus+: ↑Paper • • • Extra Examples:» Have you completed your application form yet?» I had to fill in this really complicated form.» On his form he lists his interests as cycling, the cinema and cooking.» Please write your credit card number on this form.» Take the forms into your local branch office.noun [C] (GRAMMAR) ► B1 a part of a verb, or a different but related word: » The continuous form of 'stand' is 'standing'.» 'Stood' is an inflected form of 'stand'.» 'Hers' is the possessive form of 'her'.» 'Isn't' is the short form of 'is not'.Thesaurus+: ↑Verb forms, tenses and types of verbs• • • Extra Examples:» the genitive form of a noun» the imperative form of the verbnoun [C] (SCHOOL GROUP) ► B1 in the UK, a class of school children or a group of classes of children of a similar ageThesaurus+: ↑Students and pupilsnoun [C] (TYPE) ► B2 a type of something: » Swimming is the best form of exercise.Thesaurus+: ↑Categories and varieties , ↑Species and genders• • • Extra Examples:» Aerobics is one of the most stimulating forms of exercise.» Body language is a potent form of non-verbal communication.» Emma's only form of recreation seems to be shopping.» Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.» Simple forms of life have only one cell.noun [C] OLD-FASHIONED (SEAT) ► F0 a long, thin seat, usually without a backThesaurus+: ↑Chairs and seatsverb ↑Verb Endings for form B2 [I or T] to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist: » A crowd formed around the accident.» A solution began to form in her mind.» She formed the clay into a small bowl.» I formed the impression (= the way she behaved suggested to me) that she didn't really want to come.Thesaurus+: ↑Creating and producing , ↑Inventing, designing and innovationB1 [L only + noun] to make or be something: » The lorries formed a barricade across the road.» Together they would form the next government.» This information formed the basis of the report.Thesaurus+: ↑Comprising and consisting of , ↑Including and containingF0 [I] (ALSO form up) FORMAL If separate things form, they come together to make a whole: » The children formed into lines.» The procession formed up and moved off slowly.Thesaurus+: ↑Collecting and amassingThesaurus+: ↑Forming groups (of people)Word Builder:–Nouns: form, formation, transformation, reformer, transformer–Adjectives: reformed–Verbs: form, reform, transform• • • Extra Examples:» Research forms the predominant part of my job.» By forming a coalition, the rebels and the opposition parties defeated the government.» The prisoners formed a line against the wall.» A long queue had formed, snaking its way downstairs and out into the street.» A thick sheet of ice had formed over the water. |
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